Battle for first place Skins vs Gints pregame thread

[skinsfaninok]

Yeah we started the season running great then it just stopped. If we can't run Sunday we won't win. This is the game of the season for us, if we win I believe we win the east.

[HailGreen28]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Yeah we started the season running great then it just stopped. If we can't run Sunday we won't win. This is the game of the season for us, if we win I believe we win the east.

Is it a case of our line getting hurt, or teams started keying in to our run/figuring our plays?

[30gut]

Originally Posted by HailGreen28

Is it a case of our line getting hurt, or teams started keying in to our run/figuring our plays?

I think keying in/figuring out is the culprit. Imho the run game struggles have more to with being out coached, out game planned and beaten by the defensive playcalling.

[SCRedskinsFan]

Originally Posted by 30gut

I think keying in/figuring out is the culprit. Imho the run game struggles have more to with being out coached, out game planned and beaten by the defensive playcalling.

And some of us think that Lavao and Lichtensteiger going down had a negative effect on the running game. If I remember correctly, the timing of their injuries matched the decline of run production. And Long and Rib were not the quality replacement we needed. Do we really think our coaches "forgot" how to prepare for a running attack?

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by SCRedskinsFan

And some of us think that Lavao and Lichtensteiger going down had a negative effect on the running game. If I remember correctly, the timing of their injuries matched the decline of run production. And Long and Rib were not the quality replacement we needed. Do we really think our coaches "forgot" how to prepare for a running attack?

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[30gut]

Originally Posted by SCRedskinsFan

And some of us think that Lavao and Lichtensteiger going down had a negative effect on the running game. If I remember correctly, the timing of their injuries matched the decline of run production. And Long and Rib were not the quality replacement we needed. Do we really think our coaches "forgot" how to prepare for a running attack?

Lol, the notion that the loss of Lauvao and an under performing injured Kory are the reasons behind historically bad run game production is funny to me.

To be clear injuries have hurt the OL. But to excuse the coaches accountability for this pathetic run game is giving this staff another of many passes some fans are willing to give.

I would say: decline in attempts, predictablitiy, poor rotation of personnel and general lack of emphasis are a bigger problem then the injuries.

I think this run game as presently constituted is woefully underperforming due mainly to coaching issues.