What's your defnition of 'conservative playcalling'?

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Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I don't think the debates have been over whether the offense was conservative or not, the debate for me has been WHY the offense was conservative.

Some seem to think that we should just "open up the offense" and things will be fine and dandy. That's the thinking I take issue with.

Isn't there something to be said of coaches allowing their teams to "evolve" to the circumstances they're in? If three of your best bulldozers are out, then you have to adjust to the situation. A possible example could be to morph your offense into a 'west coast' type scheme. If running the ball has been a problem, use the short passing game to compensate. If pass protection is lacking, utilize more quick, 3-step drops, slants, and hitches.

Bottom line, in this league you cannot be stagnant. Forcing a square peg into a round hole is something Steve Spurrier tried to do with the personnel he had and was excoriated for it. Attempting to be road-graders without the players who can carry it out isn't going to work, and it really won't work against New England.

As SouperMeister correctly put it in some other thread, why try to play smashmouth when your offensive line is a weakness and not a strength?