How far can Beck take us?

[NLC1054]

It's funny how this fanbase is only capable of looking at two things---looking at the past, and looking at the future.

The Redskins haven't even put on the pads for their first preseason game, and we're already talking about Mike quitting, or resigning, or getting fired, or what kind of coach we need in the future? Can we at least let the kicker kick off before we start talking about who's quitting?

I see two things more than anything---"well in the past..." and "we need to do this in the future." Barely anything is about NOW.

And I think any shift in coaching now would completely negate what this team desperately needs; continuity.

Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon

Please explain how "a faster tempo gives the offense more time to adjust". Seems to me that a faster tempo give neither side as much time to adjust.

Also, can someone demonstrate to me that the teams who made the Super Bowl in the last 3 or 4 years all played "uptempo on offense"? Frankly, I don't care nearly as much about offensive tempo as I do about offensive success. Are there really stats out there that demonstrate that "faster offense" is equal to "more succssful offense"?

A faster tempo means you're getting to the line of scrimmage with 15-20 seconds on the play clock and the defense is still moving around trying to get set. When you break the huddle and you have 5 seconds on the clock, you gotta snap the ball, no time to scan the defense, no time to figure who who's blitzing, no time for anything. The later you get out of the huddle, the harder it is. Getting into better plays, audibles, adjustments, hot routes. Those are all easier when you have time on the clock.

I'd say the Packers and the Saints both have that high energy, fast tempo offense. The Colts, naturally, the Giants can play that style of offense too. And even though the Steelers can be old school, you won't see Big Ben taking his time to get under center too often. Package that with the fact that McNabb struggled with the terminology at times and it makes things a LOT harder.