Gibbs Pressconference

[SkinsRock]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

In Gibbs first season back in '81 he came in with a more wide open offense and quickly realized he needed to scale things down and go with a power running game as the focal point the offense. Seems like right now he needs to go in the opposite direction and open things up more. He doesn't need to completely get away from running the ball, but the passing game is so stale it's not even funny.

I agree. I said something similar on another thread. The majority of this team was put together for Spurrier's wide-open offense, and they are trying to be a power-running team. Think about it, Portis is the type of back that they wanted Canidate to be, and the WR's are basically the same, with only the addition of Thrash....another fast guy. The main difference is the addition of more TE's and replacing the FB's with H-backs. I think Gibbs will adapt and find some middle ground.
Also, they do need to open things up early. Yeah, I remember Gibbs opening up games by going deep on 1st down once or twice early. Also, in the pre-season game vs Atlanta, the first play was a reverse to Gardner for at least 15 yards, and I've been waiting for them to try something like that again. Anything to catch the defense off guard. All they really need to do is to prove that they can get the ball downfield, and while I'd love to see Ramsey in there, I trust Gibbs in his belief that Brunell can get it done. If that happens, the running game will open up, and CP will get his confidence back....