The offense is looking good, what do you think?

it was nice to see Smith finally "throw" out of the wildcat.....perhaps Schotty finally realized that you can't use the same game plan for every game.

The offense has been clicking over the last couple of games....

 

Hunter was a stud.....bottom line.

Peppers was invisible the entire game.

 

Maybe the Miami and Pats games were wake calls for them. Really like what I'm seeing and were generally good against the long ball but not yesterday. Also if Edwards kept running he could have caught the ball.

 

Helllooo?!?!?!?

Short passing game. Something They should have fucking installed in the off season.

I took shit for saying Mark would put it up 500 plus times.
(Thanks ...he's over 500 now.)

I ASSUMED, the OC would be smart enough to know that if that was indeed the case, you could not just go down the field all the time.

In the last two weeks, Mark has been at a 65% completion rate.

Had they gone this way from week one, we'd be 13-2 and looking at a one seed.

(we'd have still lost yesterday, and I'll say NE but I'm not sure that's true.)

 

How weird would it be if we went to the AFCCG this year, with the offense as the key as opposed to the defense? that would be quite the twist...

But we always knew the offense could do this, they just have failed to click so far. If the offense plays like it has the last couple games, we have a chance in the playoffs as long as our defense is mearly average.

The key I believe anyways, is to give Sanchez easy passes to start the games, let him get in an early rythm and then turn and hand the ball to Greene and let him run people over. Then go back to the high percentage passes, and every now and then, give Sanchez a shot to gun it down the field. If it's not there, tell him to check it down to Greene/LT/ a crossing receiver. If we keep the kid in a rythm, everybody will be happy campers and our team will produce offensively.

 

If you do that play too much opponents expect it, it should have been saved for a big game in january. I thought that was one of Brians few mistakes yesterday.

people froget we have been winning miostly on offense this year, we had the awful 2-3 game stretch a few weeks ago but our offense(and STs) has carried our overrated defense most of the year not the other way around olike many people believe.

 

Right now I think the offense has two problems that need to be fixed yesterday.

1. The WR's and Keller are dropping too many balls. An asterisk to this is Sanchez misses too many easy passes especially passes to the flat to the RB's. That isn't a big deal, but the drops are.

2. Our ball carriers are not protecting the ball. From Greene's TD run, to Keller, the WR's and even LT, they aren't protecting the ball when they know they are about to get hit. Especially in weather like that, carrying the ball in one arm when you konw you are going to get hit is not good fundamental football. We had two fumbles yesterday, and I think we were lucky it was only two.

Aside from that, Rex is still taking risks in the wrong situation and not taking them in others. I hated the fake punt from our own 40. I hated not going for it on 4th when there was what, something like 6 minutes left in CHI territory? The defense was getting shredded, THAT was the time to gamble. Not at your own 40 with a lead.

The O and the D have been taking turns being lousy all year. One week it's the offense, the next it's the defense. This team doesn't often play well on both sides in any given game. Very inconsistant.

 

I think Smith should be throwing a little more often, junc....it keeps opposing defenses honest and opposing DCs guessing...plus, it should open a few more running lanes for Smith if he decides to run the option instead.

just my .02.

 

on the throw, i agree. on one hand its like "yay you finally did something we've been waiting all year for", while on the other its like "you should've saved it for a bigger game at this point". nice to see him opening things up later when tendencies are known. it just seemed a poor time for it. as for your second point the anemic offense of a few weeks ago is going to stick in peep's minds bc its easier to remember negativity. but you're right. take out those weeks, and the offense is somewhat back to early season form.

edit:
re: MBGreen's point about smith throwing more. i'd like to see it too... but with how little its been done this season, its just my opinion that it was in the wrong time. obviously if it becomes something used more in the upcoming weeks my argument is moot... but for hte right now it seemed poor timing.

 

I think we should be using the wildcat LESS, it happened to work yesterday which was great but it hasn't worked much of the season. There are other ways to get Brad invovled than just the WC. We knew he was going to throw again at some point, I don't think that point should have come in what was essentially a meaningless game.

 

of course it was poor timing....because it didn't yield any positive results. But if Schotty is smart, he'll call for it again next week...and hopefully in the WC round.

Opposing DCs shouldn't automatically assume Smith is going to run everytime he's behind center.

His running will be more effective if opposing DCs believe there's a threat to pass as well.

 

for the record, i'm agreeing with you.
however, it didn't become a meaningless game until about 2 minutes after the final whistle blew. so in an effort to win a game to get you in the playoffs, i can understand trying to mix things up and use something they've not seen and probably not prepared for.

 

I hate the wildcat in general, junc....but your buddy Schotty seems to love it.

So if he's going to utilize the wildcat....at the very least, he should use it correctly. Call a few passes to keep the opposing defenses on their toes. I mean, Smith was a QB in college for a reason.

 

well....someone needs to attempt a few passes. Maybe Tomlinson should do it...he's got more career TD passes than Clemens.