Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 8 minutes ago, Renegade7 said: The plan was running the ball, not turning the ball over, and playing defense. Worked last year, until the QBs started throwing picks. Now the defense is non-existent. It really doesnt matter wanting to run more, that wont keep up with an offense moving up and down the field on our defense. This plan is broken now until at least the defense plays better, regardless of the running back. I think that's true. The first half game plan did what Gruden wanted for the most part. The Cowboys scored 21 straight points with literally one Redskins drive interrupting the onslaught. Those drives were 97 yards, 83 yards, and 75 yards. At that point, your gameplan goes up in flames. To Gruden's credit, the best drive of the season might have come at 21-7. And that was immediately followed by two more long scoring drives. I'm actually astonished the Cowboys only had the ball for 33 minutes. From the second quarter forward, it felt like they had the ball he entire time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyHolt Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 I cannot be the first to say holy overreaction, batman. Philly and Dallas are stout. We passed the ball very well, extremely well if you consider our talent at wideout. Why keep running into a brick wall? Our top back got injured basically immediately. Our only open it up guy Reed on the shelf. We have 2 new guys on the OL. And we have a coach suddenly revealing that running AP on first down over and over isn't going to work for him. So we are a work in progress right now but it doesn't matter much to me if we can pass the ball. Our problem is not the run game, its our cannot stop anyone 2nd half D. If we can get a decent lead ha, and our D hold it, i think our run woes will go away. I will give OPie credit that we have no run identity and haven't since Shanny left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megared Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 4 hours ago, Lombardi's_kid_brother said: I'm actually astonished the Cowboys only had the ball for 33 minutes. From the second quarter forward, it felt like they had the ball he entire time. It's because they were pretty much scoring at will...and the only time they couldn't move it by themselves, we committed silly penalties to extend drives. TD Drive 1: 97 yards, 3:34 TD Drive 2: 83 yards, 4:23* Aided by roughing the passer penalty (Sweat) and the defensive holding one on Moreland. ______HALF_______ TD Drive 3: 75 yards, 5:02 FG Drive 1: 68 yards, 5:39 TD Drive 4: 54 yards, 5:57 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexa Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 On 9/15/2019 at 6:15 PM, ConnSKINS26 said: Might be the smartest guy on the roster. *Also, he's still being drug tested. So you don't need to worry about the blunts anymore than usual with him. IDK about that. You have to be pretty dumb to possibly let 13 million go down the drain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veteranskinsfan Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Profootballtalk is reporting the Skins are looking at two more running backs and bringing them in for tryouts. They should be looking for 2-3 offensive linemen who can run block then their running issue is resolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
profusion Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 2 hours ago, veteranskinsfan said: Profootballtalk is reporting the Skins are looking at two more running backs and bringing them in for tryouts. They should be looking for 2-3 offensive linemen who can run block then their running issue is resolved. Same problem as last year. Not many of those just sitting by the phone. I assume this means Guice will be out for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 11 minutes ago, profusion said: Same problem as last year. Not many of those just sitting by the phone. I assume this means Guice will be out for awhile. Gruden seems to actively hate Peterson. There's a story there that has not been reported. This goes beyond mere effectiveness as a player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stadium-Armory Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 3 hours ago, Lombardi's_kid_brother said: Gruden seems to actively hate Peterson. There's a story there that has not been reported. This goes beyond mere effectiveness as a player. Peterson was asked about it after the game and was like "I have no idea what's going on" [paraphrasing]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyHolt Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 I guess Reynolds just isn't ready for full time duty, specifically pass pro / the playbook. Jay needs a next game backup for AP. Makes sense. CT is getting more work than I prefer already. Well, the runs specifically. Smallwood is CTs backup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HigSkin Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D’Pablo Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Can we change the thread name so it’s made known that Gruden should change the run scheme? It seems like simplifying things is the consensus around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinzplay Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Sticking with the run and/or knowing when to call running plays........both would help tremendously. Those 1000+ yards that AP had last year weren't handed out to the team like comp picks. They were generated on the field. And he would've had a helluva lot more if Gruden hadn't kept taking him out when he got hot and putting in slow, indecisive runners. It was almost like he didn't want to use the man's strengths to help the team. That play-action won't work unless you've shown that you're willing and capable of running the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagletooth Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Jay is going to get fired. He should go down swinging. Convert Harmon to RB/WR. Put in Haskins and sling it from shot gun 90/10 pass/run ratio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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