Could some of the Skins woes be due to an "easy" off-season?

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Hijinx

You know what occurred to me as I watched this debacle? I don't know what our Offense is supposed to be.

If we are supposed to have a WCO, then why do we use a zone blocking scheme? You are not going to create passing lanes like that for the quick passes of the WCO. If it is a WCO why do the Skins have 178 attempted passes vs 147 rushes. Shouldn't a WCO be much more pass heavy? If it is a WCO why don't we have possession WRs, instead of undersized fast guys? Why don't our RBs block better. And QB has to be told to let loose the ball faster (yes i know the OLINE sucks), you don't get to check down to the 3rd WR in a WCO. We don't have the players for what the coach wants to do and the coach wasn't smart or inventive enough to come up with something that works for these players.



I really think that the situation has come from the coaching carousel, that our front office has fostered. The Skins have a top 10 maybe top 5 Defense, but the Offense is a mess.

I think you have some things messed up here. We do run plenty of zone blocking, but zone blocking is a run scheme, not a pass scheme.

The whole reason we drafted guys like Thomas, Kelly, Davis, was to have bigger WRs.

The offense might be more pass heavy with a better OL. Tough to pass more when your QB is getting killed.

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

Vets got to go home at night, a few two-a-days were dropped, there was more rest for starters it seemed in the camps and definitely in the preseason games, where we needed to give our O a chance to click. We've committed a ton of errors, which should have worked themselves mostly our by now, but somehow haven't.

Well, there is "some" truth to that, but it's because Zorn is cream puff. It started in camp with no sense of urgency or true desire to battle and win (minus the defense). Zorn is too easy going to be a coach at this point. I was pissed when Campbell made mistakes like fumbling, and the int, and Zorn spoke to Campbell like he was his grandmother. Light a fire here Zorn, GET PISSED. The most enthusiasm I saw from him was at the end of the second half when Suisham hit that field goal and he pumped his arms and raised them like he won something. I understand trying to be enthusiastic, but you CAN NOT accept ineptitude, and Zorn has no fight in him.
All you that say it's the Oline, or Campbell, or whoever...you are right, however, the head of this issue IS INDEED Zorn.