Redskins Offense: What's the Problem?

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

If the receivers are the problem, then it wouldn't be the receivers who are actually on the field regularly, Moss and Randle El?

Kelly and Thomas will be just fine, I thought Kelly would be further along than DT at this point but it's just crazy to start writing them off 10 games into their careers.

They had Moss and El and they still drafted three big receivers with their top picks. I think the logic was, "They can't all be busts". Well. In this offense, with all the slants and other shortish routes, we need a big receiver that can muscle the defensive backs. That's what I see.

I know people get made fun of when they bring Madden in, but when Zorn was hired, I switched my Madden playbook to Holmgren, and it is brutal to try to get a deep pass with that offense and our personell. And I'm not nearly as careful with the ball as Jason. I heave it. There aren't enough combinations and deep breaks for guys to get open.

Furthermore, the reluctance to use motion and formation shifts is not helping our pass pro issues. You can shift a defense like Pittsburgh's out of blitzes or you can at least force the issue away from pressure. These West Coast followers are too dogmatic about not using shifts and motion. A blitzing defense still has to cover and when you shift or motion they have to adjust. That's why teams do it. It slows them down. You also force favorable matchups. This is how I see it.