The Official "Lets Open Up The Offense Jim Zorn" Thread

[MTK]

JC tweaked his groin yesterday and I think Zorn just wanted to protect him the rest of the way. And with Brown's D that was awful against the run why not just pound them all day long?

[gibbsisgod]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

JC tweaked his groin yesterday and I think Zorn just wanted to protect him the rest of the way. And with Brown's D that was awful against the run why not just pound them all day long?

That is evident by the 36/23 run pass ratio. I think the Davis end around was supposed to be a pass but he didn't throw it, and the 2 Campbell runs were called pass plays. All in all, they rode the legs of Portis because JZ knows he is the one that gets it done.

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

JC tweaked his groin yesterday and I think Zorn just wanted to protect him the rest of the way. And with Brown's D that was awful against the run why not just pound them all day long?

Exactly. If your opponent can't stop it, run it til they do.

[hail_2_da_skins]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

JC tweaked his groin yesterday and I think Zorn just wanted to protect him the rest of the way. And with Brown's D that was awful against the run why not just pound them all day long?

Excellent point. I think the injury to Campbell, the success of the running game and the poor field position dictated more runs than passes. Right now the offense is very low risk relative to turnovers. If they open up the offense, the risk of turnovers will be higher. The team is having good success with the current approach. Why change? I'm not saying that I don't want them to take shots down the field, I just like the cautious approach, picking their shots downfield.