Where was Keiland Williams???

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Originally Posted by skinsguy

First of all, the first 10 to 15 plays of the game are just about always scripted. That is the reason why you normally see the offense look decent at the start of any game. Plus, the defenses adjust to the game plan making you as the offensive coordinator having to adjust your game plan according to the defense's adjustments. That's pretty much the cat and mouse game of any NFL game you're going to watch.

Secondly, this isn't Gibbs' offense. It really doesn't matter if a team is a run first to set up the pass or the other way around. There isn't anything in the bible that says "Thou shalt always run first to set up the pass". It all happens with your offensive line, always. Philosophy has nothing to do with. Gibbs had big offensive linemen who didn't need to worry about quickness as much as power to open up holes up the middle or maybe just enough speed for counter plays. But, Gibbs philosophy wasn't built upon a zone running type of offense as what Shanahan's offense is based on. The offense obviously still doesn't have the right personnel up front to make Shanahan's offense work on a consistent basis.

Also, there were plenty of plays in which the Redskins would have had first downs or would have had large gains if not for poor execution. Armstrong makes a huge play down field only to drop a pass right to him in the flat. You can't expect to stick with the run when you're facing 3 and 10 or 3 and 15. Look, the Redskins were facing a very talented, all-pro defensive line. I don't care what their record was, it is tough to run against that team, especially with our offensive line. THAT is the reason why you were seeing more dink and donk and a pass happy offense than what Shannahan normally likes to do. In the case of the Vikings and our running back situation, we did just exactly what we needed to do game plan wise, the players just didn't execute.

So I guess it's just deja vu we're ranked 30th in rushing attempts. Yet when we do rush we're 14th in average yards and smack dab in the middle of the pack when it comes to breaking runs for 20+ yards.

The run game works, if implemented, skillfully used and executed properly. But I guess its hard to give something a chance to work when you hardly use it.

I'm also not sure why you're under the impression I think we should just run run run. I've said the run compliments the pass. If you can weave your game plan together, execute, then you can rely less on the run, more on the pass or whatever you choose. But the Redskins do neither. They can't mix together play calls nor can they execute what's been called. It's not about pro DL or not. The Lions don't have a Pro DL and they schooled us, along with the Rams. Between the awful playcalling and the awful execution, the Skins are pretty bad.

But I digress.