What's your defnition of 'conservative playcalling'?

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

When guys were healthy last year we didn't have any problems running the ball, same in 2005. So I'm really not sure where you're going here.

I am, when ever we have a situation that we need to run the ball we can't, put all the stats out the window, kind of like our goal line running against the Giants when we had 1st and goal inside the 5 and a healthy line, as usual when a team commits to stopping the run against us we can't do anything, sorry but what we are doing is just not working we need to adapt another type of philosophy on offense, it may not have to be drastic but something has to change, we have as much talent as anyone and do less with it than most.

IMO we have to throw much more and be successful to open up the defense, shorten the routes if protection is not adequate but it has to force the defense to change to stop us, once that takes place you are dictating to the defense rather than them to us, then you can hit them with quick draws and screens, which neither will work without a legitimate, consistent passing game. IMO the players are there to accomplish this but the coaches have to be able to adjust and utilize whats there.