Honestly we have played games against the Ratbirds where they would have crushed us had they stuck to this plan. They ran at will and we seemed utterly helpless to stop it, but then they'd call a pass play and Jackson would shit his pants and bail us out.
Hate Belicheat, hate New England, and hate games like that, but I can't deny it was an excellent plan; it's Dance With Who Brought You 101. The only drawback is you kill your QB's confidence in the process, but I sure Bill doesn't give a fuck about his (or anybody else's) feelings.
And considering how badly we got gashed by Denver's running game early, I fear it would be quite effective against us as well. Especially since Pat still ain't right and our top receivers suddenly can't catch a cold. [Reply]
We should run the ball until they stop against the 2 high safety looks every game. We have thrown the ball like shit for weeks and it hasn't gotten any better and probably won't until they redo the offense in the off season.
Clyde and Williams get 10 yard runs and then get told to grab some wood bud, we won't have any that young man. [Reply]
The Bills "owning" the NFC East lasted exactly one season. As long as Palpatine is in NE, McDermott will always be playing checkers against a Grandmaster chess champion. [Reply]
Originally Posted by duncan_idaho:
Plenty of reason to believe Kelce and Hill can get it together and cut the drops out. It's not like either has been a drop-heavy player in the past.
This is from Mellinger: "But Hill’s drop percentage is actually down a little from a year ago, according to PFF. Travis Kelce’s is up from last year, but still lower than his career average."
So, it appears they are statistical within their historical range. Maybe we are just noticing them more because of the offense's struggles overall. In the past, Mahomes' magic made them not as relevant as they seem now? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Frazod:
Honestly we have played games against the Ratbirds where they would have crushed us had they stuck to this plan. They ran at will and we seemed utterly helpless to stop it, but then they'd call a pass play and Jackson would shit his pants and bail us out.
Hate Belicheat, hate New England, and hate games like that, but I can't deny it was an excellent plan; it's Dance With Who Brought You 101. The only drawback is you kill your QB's confidence in the process, but I sure Bill doesn't give a **** about his (or anybody else's) feelings.
And considering how badly we got gashed by Denver's running game early, I fear it would be quite effective against us as well. Especially since Pat still ain't right and our top receivers suddenly can't catch a cold.
To be fair that Denver running back is pretty badass. Pretty much the lone bright spot in their offense. Our guys were doing their damndest to stop him and he was absorbing hits and dragging guys for extra yards. [Reply]
Originally Posted by excessive:
This is from Mellinger: "But Hill’s drop percentage is actually down a little from a year ago, according to PFF. Travis Kelce’s is up from last year, but still lower than his career average."
So, it appears they are statistical within their historical range. Maybe we are just noticing them more because of the offense's struggles overall. In the past, Mahomes' magic made them not as relevant as they seem now?
How many years have they had where their drops tipped a combined 5-6 passes into INTs?
Hill has 3 this year. Kelce has 2.
That’s a weird variance that is highly unlikely to continue.
And yes, Mahomes - with the way defenses play him now - is less able to make up for setbacks on offense (penalties, drops). The 2-deep shell, drop 6+ defenders zone D is limiting that. [Reply]
