Should Gibbs Flip The Script: Passing Team Now?

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by WillH

Cant agree with you there. I think it was Marcus Washington that said in the locker room after the game that part of the reason they were able to hold the Dallas Offense to a 3 and out late in the game was that the D saw "a fire in our offenses eyes. We wanted to get the ball back to them; we really thought they would score for us."

I think this team is finally starting to trust each other and play for one another.

As far as if we should shift our offensive strategy I have to give an emphatic yes. I think it was Randel El who said something to the effect of: "Jason is comfortable running the spread offense, and thats what he wants to do. Its what WE want to do." and Cooley: "It makes everyone out there more of a threat. When we do that it allows everyone to get the catches they should."

I would like to see us continue to spread the field and play no huddle, and do it early. If we can keep defenses guessing and keep them on their heels we'll be able to do anything we want offensively. Portis will still be able to contribute, and in this scenario he'll most likely have more room to run. And he is totally on board from what he says...he would rather be winning then getting all the carries and padding his stats, plus it seems he loves to smash people in the face when pass blocking.

This team seems to want this fast-paced gunslinging offense to be their identity, and if we start to get early leads we'll be able to slow it down an pound it out, because they wont be able to disregard Campbell's arm, it will be in the back of their minds that he could put the nail in the coffin if they dont protect against the big play.

We'll see what happens next week, but Campbell seems to be the man.

Good post, Will. Not just because I was thinking the same thing, but it seems to me that Gibbs and Co. have been trying to force a round peg into a square hole for the longest. The no-huddle, more fast paced offense may suit our personnel a little better than run, run, run and wear 'em down philosophy. I guess time will ultimately tell.

I still believe the attack must have some balance, but balance doesn't always mean equal distribution and 50/50 play calling. If you noticed yesterday, even Jason's pass distribution to his receivers were pretty balanced and not so one dimensional. A good step forward for this team.