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I don't know what my full definition of conservative playcalling is, but I can't stand that we NEVER throw down the middle of the field. AND we're heading into week 8 and don't have a single stinkin WR with a TD! That's pathetic. Our rush average is lame, and we're reverting back to the old horizontal offense. We struggle mightily to get first downs, especially in the second half with the game on the line. We have a QB who can make every throw imaginable, yet we rarely try to stretch the field. 2 or 3 yard runs on 1st and 2nd down may be "Gibbs Football," but with our line in the tattered shape it's in, we need to adapt a little here. We've got to mix it up, and do it more often than the occasional throw of 15+ yards. We are deeper at WR than most teams in the league, and we repeatedly fail to get the passing game going.

Our second half offense is glaringly bad. Defesive coaches are making adjustments at halftime and we're not readjusting. And our offensive coaches (Bugel, Gibbs, Saunders, Breaux...) are pretty set in their ways. Unfortunately I don't see it changing any time soon. It's stunk pretty badly the entire time Gibbs has been here (except during the 5 game run to the playoffs in '05), and if not for Gregg Williams bailing him out with great defense, we'd probably be 2-4 or worse.