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Originally Posted by skinsguy
Think about it though, let's say we do audible out of a run, and pass it every single time someone lines up 8 in the box. Remember - lining up 8 or 9 in the box doesn't necessarily mean they're ONLY keying in on the running back. We rush the pass and throw either an incompletion or worse - an INT. But, what is bad about passing it is that you throw an incompletion and the clock stops...you're giving a highly potent offense (and apparently the Seahawks were since they were #2 in the NFL,) plenty of time to get back on the field and run the score up. Plus, you still haven't gained anything on first down.
Even though it looks like some of those runs up the middle are "give up" plays or plays most of us feel aren't going to gain loads of yards, those plays are keeping the clock rolling, and with an improved passing attack, apparently it's not such a big thing for us to get into a 3 and long situation. It's just a characteristic of a ball controlled offense. It eventually wears down the interior of the defense. It's allowing OUR defense more time to rest. Which apparently is better for us than to force them to play more minutes.
I do agree that it would be nice to see more audibles with a toss sweep....something to keep the offense on the field for more minutes, but I believe the playcalling we had Sunday plays to our strengths. It keeps a very good offense off the field and allows our defense a chance to rest. Even if we don't score on that drive, we're not allowing the other team as much time to score....we're keeping the score low which is going to be the key in beating teams with very very good offenses...i.e. Philly and NYGiants!
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why not toss it to portis on the outside then? just cause they load 9 guys up in front of the oline doesn't mean you've got to throw it deep every time... they could audible to a sweep or outside run and keep the clock ticking while avoiding the pitfalls of running straight into 200 guys that aren't going to be moving.