Plus and Minus for First Exhibition Game

How about we give our current RB's a chance before panicking.

you need two good RBs.... I will give them another game or two. Everyone has focused on Jones fumbling problems, even if he has solved the problem, he averaged 3.4 ypc . Hardly a rookie season worthy of being handed the #1 RB position.

you need two good RBs.... I will give them another game or two. Everyone has focused on Jones fumbling problems, even if he has solved the problem, he averaged 3.4 ypc . Hardly a rookie season worthy of being handed the #1 RB position.

Jones and Marshall didn't get many touches, tough to judge them on that. Jones had a good run called back on a penalty, had another decent run and was grabbed by one leg by Weatherspoon and pushed back.

Chance, Schmantz! None of the younger players besides Jones is ready to carry the load.

Nobody is freaking out about the RB's. They're just telling the truth which is that our RB's are not a strong group. Matt Jones needs a solid backup and that person is not yet on the team.

I think we're going to be forced to pick up a veteran RB who can help us get through this season. It seems to me that the right mix would be Jones, a veteran pickup, Thompson (3rd down), and one of the young RB's.

Chance, Schmantz! None of the younger players besides Jones is ready to carry the load.

Nobody is freaking out about the RB's. They're just telling the truth which is that our RB's are not a strong group. Matt Jones needs a solid backup and that person is not yet on the team.

I think we're going to be forced to pick up a veteran RB who can help us get through this season. It seems to me that the right mix would be Jones, a veteran pickup, Thompson (3rd down), and one of the young RB's.

Pierre Thomas is available and is our insurance policy. There is no reason to get worked up until he is signed by someone else.

Pierre Thomas is available and is our insurance policy. There is no reason to get worked up until he is signed by someone else.

Thomas is more of a receiver than a runner. He had 52 yards rushing last year.... he is not the answer. There will be some decent running backs cut in a few weeks.

Thomas is more of a receiver than a runner. He had 52 yards rushing last year.... he is not the answer. There will be some decent running backs cut in a few weeks.

Agreed, but Thomas knows the offense, and has a history with the coaching staff. One last point, there is no reason to have a veteran running back taking the practice reps from the young players.

Not sure why people are already complaining about the running. Guess what? That's not what we're going to do best. It is what it is. I wouldn't be surprised if Cousins has around 650 attempts.

Question. Do the Patriots worry about their running game? Never. Obviously KC isn't Tom Brady, but I really expect him to pick up where he left off at the last half of 15 and take it to another level of play.

We're definitely a passing team now, but we still need to run more effectively than last year. No reason why that can't happen.

Not sure why people are already complaining about the running. Guess what? That's not what we're going to do best. It is what it is. I wouldn't be surprised if Cousins has around 650 attempts.

Question. Do the Patriots worry about their running game? Never. Obviously KC isn't Tom Brady, but I really expect him to pick up where he left off at the last half of 15 and take it to another level of play.

New England has a def & ST that don't give up more then 20 pt/game too.
We haven't proven that we have that in our tool belt just yet.

We will face some better teams this year (tougher schedule) & being one dimensional against good teams usually isn't a good game plan.

It would be nice to be able to extend some drives, eat some clock & keep the defense off the field.

Callahan is the best o-line coach in the league. What he's done with Pass Pro is amazing here. But he also developed Dallas into a top rushing attack. I just can't understand why it hasn't translated here quite yet.

Callahan is the best o-line coach in the league. What he's done with Pass Pro is amazing here. But he also developed Dallas into a top rushing attack. I just can't understand why it hasn't translated here quite yet.

I know this is heresy, should his running schemes be simplified?

Lavau said in an interview during camp they had about 13 different run schemes:

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It's the interview from 8-9-16.

Cooley seems to suggest that it might be tough to master that many schemes.

All of our starters are going into the second year of this offense with Callahan as the Oline coach and run game coordinator.

They shouldn't have to pause and think as much as they were in Atlanta at the snap of the ball.

His line performed well in Dallas and, in theory, that should translate here. But, we really don't know how many different schemes he was allowed to run in Dallas and how complicated those were.