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Originally Posted by Roy P
It sounds good until Schaub takes one too many sacks or throws an interception. Then we start squawking about how we have got to be able to run the ball to milk time off the clock.
All ideas are great when they work.
Obviously, we were having pretty good success passing the ball to O.D. in the seam and running Patrick Willis away from the line of scrimmage. I think Kubiak or Shannahan start worrying that they might "go to the well" one time too many. Therefore, they try to utilize more formations and run different players on and off the field. The inside runs hopefully set up the outside runs.
I'm not agreeing or arguing here, simply making an observation.
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I think all this is true in football theory. But when you have an OL that is good at pass blocking and screen blocking in space but bad in tight...
But when you have great WRs and a pass catching TE...
But when you have a RB who fumbles...
But when you have a RB who is better on screens then on the lead...
But when your defense is shaky and gives up 21 in a half to a guy who hasn't played in two years...
And when it has already worked so well that you are up 21-0...
I know I am preaching to the choir here Roy, but does anyone doubt that we are going to lose a game at some point because we take the foot off the accelerator too soon. And one win could mean playoffs or not.
It's like I said last week, if Gary Kubiak was the coach of the patriots last week they would have gone up 10-0 on Tennessee and stopped throwing in an effort to win 10-0. That's just Kubiak to the core. He is throwing right now to get the lead because he has to. But the second he thinks he is able he goes straight back into the shell.