Audible

[SKINSnCANES]

I title the thread with that one simple word, because I am positive that Joe Gibbs has forgotten the term.

Am I am the only that sees ten people in the box, and they still run it up the middle. The play calling is horrible. If theres ten in the box, dont run the ball, call an audible. I dont mean do like Spurrier and call 8 a play, but be smart about it. A lot of the time when they line up, not only do I know what we are calling, but its clear that it is not going to work.

An audible could be huge for us in making more first downs and scoring more points.

[SkinsFan3000]

good point! also, how about this = very little in the way of penalties and TO's with todays game!!! go skins!!!

[That Guy]

gibbs doesn't like audibles cause they can result in penalties... so running into a stacked line and wasting a down is a good solution if i've ever heard it

I thought it was REALLY strange too, i mean seattle wasn't even trying to hide it.

[offiss]

Originally Posted by That Guy

gibbs doesn't like audibles cause they can result in penalties... so running into a stacked line and wasting a down is a good solution if i've ever heard it

I thought it was REALLY strange too, i mean seattle wasn't even trying to hide it.

A simple play action and throw the intermidiate pass over the top of the LB's, the reason teams are able to stack the box is because the WR's are running deep patterns and being covered by corners and safties, we need to isolate Cooley and Portis just beyong the LB's so that any time they committ to the run we can dump the ball over the top of the LB's, if we show we are willing to do that every play we will force the LB's to wait a little longer for their read's to make sure we don't throw it, this will allow more running lanes for our backs, I don't know how we will ever run the ball if we allow LB's to overcommitt to the run like they do, no line can block 7 or 8 defenders in the box with any kind of reasonable success.

Considering how bad the seattle defense was just pining their ears back and running where ever our backs went, I don't understand why we didn't use more misdirection play's, end around's, and play's of that nature?

I also want to say I don't see anything remotly resembling the denver blocking schemes we so worked on in the offseason.


It also seemed that today's game later in the game that Gibbs allowed more play calling by our coordinator, we went away from a lot of those comeback routes, and started running a west coast offense with slants, and passes to the TE's and back's, which was refreshing to see, it is also what alwowed us to control the ball like we did for most of the game.

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by That Guy

gibbs doesn't like audibles cause they can result in penalties... so running into a stacked line and wasting a down is a good solution if i've ever heard it

I thought it was REALLY strange too, i mean seattle wasn't even trying to hide it.

LOL! That's definitely not true about Gibbs and audibles. I can understand that considering you've only had last year and this year as proof. Listening to Brunell call plays today, however, we audibled quite a few times. We run those plays to wear the defense down and consider the fact that on those long third down plays, we were converting with the pass.

The playcalling is exactly what we needed to do to keep the Seahawks offense - and our defense - off the field.

[SUNRA]

Originally Posted by skinsguy

LOL! That's definitely not true about Gibbs and audibles. I can understand that considering you've only had last year and this year as proof. Listening to Brunell call plays today, however, we audibled quite a few times. We run those plays to wear the defense down and consider the fact that on those long third down plays, we were converting with the pass.

The playcalling is exactly what we needed to do to keep the Seahawks offense - and our defense - off the field.

Exactly. 12 of 17 first down conversions is very good against a nine man front. It really doesn't matter what a defense tries to do, they must execute and make the key plays and Seattle, Dallas and Chicago couldn't do it. Hail to the Redskins!

[SKINSnCANES]

Ive never seen as many people in the box as I saw today. It was crazy how many of them stacked the line and yet we just ran right into them.

We did finally run some play action. But we still dont threaten the opposing team to play back on us, and until they do they will stack the box and stifle portis.

[htownskinfan]

I couldnt agree more,thats what I just said in the Brunell thread,so much for Moss stretching the defense,Brunell's an experienced qb,he should be able to recognize the situation and call an audible,who calls the plays anyway? is it Gibbs or somebody else?whoever it is might want to turn it over to somebody else

[JWsleep]

My guess is we'll see more of them as Gibbs and Brunnell get comfortable. You have to be able to audible in this league. No two ways about it.

[davy]

If only Joe Gibbs and his staff had the knowledge and experience of some of the guys on this board eh?

[htownskinfan]

Originally Posted by davy

If only Joe Gibbs and his staff had the knowledge and experience of some of the guys on this board eh?

well if he did he would have had a better record last yr,nobody in their right mind would have stuck with brunell that long last yr

[SKINSnCANES]

Originally Posted by htownskinfan

well if he did he would have had a better record last yr,nobody in their right mind would have stuck with brunell that long last yr

he stuck ith brunell because it wasnt all his fault. Just like it wasnt with ramsey when he came in and sucked to. No nfl qb is as bad as they loko in gibbs system. Gibbs needs to learn how to call plays again. Im not in love with brunell but hes not as bad as gibbs makes him looks.

Its very obvious that Gibbs is finally starting to listen to Musgrave. We looked like a real west coast team at times today and it was working. Hopefully we'll do it more. But then Gibbs to over teh play calling again with 5 straight runs...we had a lead, why would we try to score....

[dblanch66]

Originally Posted by htownskinfan

well if he did he would have had a better record last yr,nobody in their right mind would have stuck with brunell that long last yr

I thought we won today. Reading these successive comments, you'd think we'd lost. I've never seen so much negativity after a win. Jesus.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by dblanch66

I thought we won today. Reading these successive comments, you'd think we'd lost. I've never seen so much negativity after a win. Jesus.

haha get used to it.

Everyone is a head coach around here.

And I don't mean that in a 'you're not entitled to an opinion' kind of way either. It's just how it is.

[htownskinfan]

Originally Posted by dblanch66

I thought we won today. Reading these successive comments, you'd think we'd lost. I've never seen so much negativity after a win. Jesus.

"I thought Brunell played great,he was a late on some long throws,his scrambling was big,his throw to the endzone on the run that was ruled out was a thing of beauty,and I dont think the int was his fault,if we would have lost this game,I would not have blamed Brunell,but I'm still unhappy with the playcalling,Seattle was still stacking the box against the run,Portis 3.6 yrds a carry,Betts 2.9,so much for those passes to Moss last week stretching the defense,didnt seem to help at all,where are the audibles when Seattle's stacking the box against the run? It also seems like are run blocking is great in the 1st qtr and by the 4th it's practically non-existant"
this was my post on the brunell thread,as you can see i gave brunell his props,no negativity,my response was based on what Gibbs did last yr with Brunell,not this yr,anytime anyone gives an opinion on this board without wearing their rose colored glasses their treated like non-fans