Redskins Offense: What's the Problem?

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by over the mountain

i think the problems are a combination of everything, when you have problems are every level of your offense they compound each other.

seems every week coach zorn is pointing out plays where we had a long ball called then explaining for one reason or another why it never materialized. just speculation on my part but aside from pass pro problems and a lack of depth at wr, i think JC only throws the long ball if he has single coverage and he actually sees his man open. JC might be too gun shy given gibbs pounded it into his head to protect the ball and throw sideline.

the play he lofted it up to moss who almost made a play on the ball was JC throwing it up there b/c he had to given the situation.

Maybe JC is being too selective when he wants to throw the long ball, only wanting to let it go when a guy is wide open?
i dont know, but we have problems now that he run game has slowed down.

go skins!!

With JC always being told to check down, I wonder if he's doing it too much. I don't buy this, never having time to go long stuff. The line is not blocking well, I DEFINITELY agree with that, but it's a lot harder to block when you wait to throw long until later in the game because you have to because you're behind and nothing else is working. If you start throwing long occasionally early in the game, the "D" does'nt start stacking the line right away which opens up the run and shorter passes. If people on this board are saying we don't throw long because we don't have time, I would imagine DC's are saying the same thing. Makes it pretty easy to gameplan us. Whether it's completed or not you have to take a shot and you have to do it earlier than we've been doing it. Our offense is pretty easy to read right now. The Redskins don't go long. It's kinda like the lottery, you can't win if you don't play. Well you can't complete a long pass if you don't THROW a long pass. Give your quarterback and receivers a chance to make a play. We're taking that away ourselves by not attempting it. And I don't mean calling it then checking down. Throw the damn ball. That's what sends the message.

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by 53Fan

With JC always being told to check down, I wonder if he's doing it too much. I don't buy this, never having time to go long stuff. The line is not blocking well, I DEFINITELY agree with that, but it's a lot harder to block when you wait to throw long until later in the game because you have to because you're behind and nothing else is working. If you start throwing long occasionally early in the game, the "D" does'nt start stacking the line right away which opens up the run and shorter passes. If people on this board are saying we don't throw long because we don't have time, I would imagine DC's are saying the same thing. Makes it pretty easy to gameplan us. Whether it's completed or not you have to take a shot and you have to do it earlier than we've been doing it. Our offense is pretty easy to read right now. The Redskins don't go long. It's kinda like the lottery, you can't win if you don't play. Well you can't complete a long pass if you don't THROW a long pass. Give your quarterback and receivers a chance to make a play. We're taking that away ourselves by not attempting it. And I don't mean calling it then checking down. Throw the damn ball. That's what sends the message.

They don't have to stack the line in order to get pressure on Campbell. They can do it with just four down linemen. Hell, Pittsburgh did it with just three.

It doesn't matter how early in the game you start to throw it downfield. I've said it over and over -- Campbell is running for his life before the receivers have a chance to get deep.

Our line has allowed 14 sacks in the last three games, and when Campbell isn't sacked, he's being pelted, knocked down, and hit on just about every other throw. The line play is just plain bad. And that will cause everything on offense to stagnate.

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

They don't have to stack the line in order to get pressure on Campbell. They can do it with just four down linemen. Hell, Pittsburgh did it with just three.

It doesn't matter how early in the game you start to throw it downfield. I've said it over and over -- Campbell is running for his life before the receivers have a chance to get deep.

Our line has allowed 14 sacks in the last three games, and when Campbell isn't sacked, he's being pelted, knocked down, and hit on just about every other throw. The line play is just plain bad. And that will cause everything on offense to stagnate.

I don't know what game you were watching but the Steelers linebackers were all over Campbell. Somehow other teams find a way to move the pocket or roll quarterbacks out to buy time. They do that because their line is'nt holding back the rush. Right now we could'nt block a defensive line of cubscouts and if we don't find a way to stretch the field it's only going to get worse. Campbell hit Moss right in the hands with a pass and he dropped it. Somehow he found time to do it. It's not easy because our line sucks but to just give up trying the long ball would be offensive suicide. Why do you think we're getting so much pressure? There's been no threat of the long ball. There is no doubt it starts with the line, but we have what we have. Whether it's max protection or whatever, we better find a way to get it done. We can hardly even complete intermediate to short passes because we don't stretch the field and defenses are playing up on us. If the defensive front four were the only problem, we should be able to run draws all day long. Maybe I'm using the term long ball to much. Even intermediate, 20-30 yard passes would help tremendously. I guess what frustrates me is the attitude of , we can't do that...... well what CAN we do?