Is it Portis or the Offensive line?

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by Longtimefan

One of the major problems with the running game is that the plays are telegraphed from their infancy. When we line up in running formation with a blocker in front of Portis be it Sellers, a tight-end, or Cooley, if you watch the nearest deep back he will usually lead you to the point of attack even with the man in motion. This is the same type offense Gibbs ran with the Hogs and Riggins. Defenses' knew what was coming but they still couldn't stop it. However Riggins is a Hall of Famer and Portis is nothing near that. Coaches have had thirteen years to figure out what Gibbs was doing to them and it's not happening the same way this time around. We have no Riggins, we have no Hogs, so Joe is going to have to change his style of attack if the running game is going to succeed in those crutial times in a game when it's really needed. If you watch closely the defenses' reaction on most of our running plays, you can witness them moving into position to make a play at what they anticipate is going to be the point of attack. Diversity is a must.

IN GIBBS WE TRUST



but they couldn't stop it because our line at that time was unlioke any other in the league at that time

You are absolutely correct, and I had intended to make that a part of my original post.