rd421 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 I had every intention of posting this yesterday, but in all honesty I was still so upset it was coming out just a little too negative. When it looks like a season is going nowhere, the Dallas games are the only hope of Redskins fan happiness. After deciding no good was going to come out of posting yesterday here I am refreshed and ready to roll. Let’s be honest for a minute… as far as the offense goes this season, it is pretty easy to find something that leaves you wanting. The offensive line has been shaky and rearranged just about every week, injuries to just about every offensive unit have caused major issues, the quarterback play has been, well terrible and the running game has been almost non-existent. Out of this laundry list of bad juju surrounding the Redskin offense the thing that is the most surprising is the poor ground attack. Mike Shanahan teams are known for having a devastating rushing attack that sets up play action and bootlegs. Take away the run game and you take away the ability to keep defenses off balance. With the injury to Tim Hightower, who was expected to be the feature back this season, the run game as been pitiful and that is putting it as nicely as I can. The team only has one game this season in which a running back has rushed for more than 100 yards, and that came against the St Louis Rams and their miserable run defense. Since then Torain has been a nonfactor. On the Season Torain has 55 carries for a whopping 192 yards. What makes the 192 yards worse is that 135 came against St Louis. For all the math guys out there that means since the St Louis game in week 4 Torain has racked up 57 yards averaging a stout 1.5 yards per carry. When you have such poor numbers coming from a guy who has definitely showed he can play, you have to start looking for reasons. Some people may say that this is a direct result of the seemingly notorious poor play calling of Kyle Shanahan, and don’t get me wrong the guy definitely could go to the ground more than he has. But the truth of the matter is when your starting running back is netting 1.5 ypc you really can’t run the ball as much as you should. Others will blame the offensive line and that is fair, they have not been amazing. BUT they also have not been as bad as they look right now. If you watch the line during the games the holes are there, maybe not as consistently as they should be but they are. This system is predicated on finding the cutback lane and Torain seems to have lost the ability to find the hole. This makes the line look worthless because we see Torain running into brick walls. The truth is the poor play that we have seen from Torain is handcuffing Kyle in what he is able to call during the game. Here lies the problem. My problem with the coaching staff is not as much play-calling; it’s not pulling the plug on Torain. Like I said earlier Torain has 55 carries for 192 yards on the year, Rookie Roy Helu has 51 carries for 242, not to mention averaging 4.4 yards per carry. More importantly than the stats, he has in his limited carries, is the fact that Helu is the prototypical Shanahan Back. The guy showed Sunday that the holes in the line were there it was just a matter of finding them and making that cut to pick up chunks of yards. Some have even said they see a young Clinton Portis in Helu. Continue Reading Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rookieskin Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 i WANT TO SEE COPIOUS DOSES OF ROY AND ROYSTER UNTIL THE SNIFFLES STOP! Seriously I am having a hard time reading your post but i think i agree with what you are saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej3658 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 I agree 110% why oh why isn't Helu getting more carries ????? It's pretty obvious who the dominating running back is here and it's def Helu. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that one out, but then again Kyle ain't no rocket scientist..............................hell he’s barely a OC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washedup2 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 I have been wondering this for the past 4 weeks. Its obvious that Helu makes more positive yards especially when theres nothing there. He can also make the cut that Torain hasn't been able to do. On top of that, he can take it the distance with his speed. Give Helu the majority of the carries and spell him with Torain and Choice. Not sure how hard that is to figure it out. Its almost like Shanahan does things the opposite of what appears to make sense just to show that he calls the shots. Speaking of making a cut. Banks finally made a cut and had 2 nice returns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorshockalu Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Let Torain take the beating. Get behind in the game and ensure a loss. Draft elite QB next season and play Helu 95% of the time. This is the only option that makes any sense. The guy clearly has "it" but Shanahan seems to be okay with losing out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSHRedskins3ATLBraves3 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 I've been saying start Helu ever since Hightower got injured. For some reason, Shanahan decided it was a good idea to bench Helu after he did a good job in his first start. There must be something we don't know. Helu is currently the best back on the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuRedskins Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 shannahan could be worried about injuries, considering the luck we've had... or trying to keep small amounts of film on him for next year since its pretty clear we wont be going to the playoffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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