By the numbers

[irish]

Those numbers are nice but they dont show TDs and the reality is that this team is not scoring much more than last years team. This team needs to score more points.

[skins052bgr8]

Originally Posted by irish

Those numbers are nice but they dont show TDs and the reality is that this team is not scoring much more than last years team. This team needs to score more points.

Maybe someone has the game tape and can look at the drives into the red zone yesterday when we did not get points. I am not sure, but I would have to say that we scored three times yesterday which is not bad when TO's negated 3 of those drives. They seem to be putting up points, if we lose of course the answer is we don't score enough TD's. Last year we said 21 points is the key or the goal we score 21 points yesterday and now that is not enough. It's not that the offense can't put points on the board due to the playcalling, or playmakers, or red zone ineffeciency. Blocked FG's, and TO's are the biggest killers.
I've heard numerous things about yesterdays TO's, Brunell should have felt the pressure, he has soft hands. Last time I checked it is close proximity back for the QB and O line run people behind the QBS all game with little incident or near misses and the QB's have to hang in and make the plays when people are baring down on them (not his fault) negated a score possible TD. The one run was his fault and can be corrected. Rock fumble was in KC territory and driving that hurts with your TD stats, but the answer is not cut Rock. It happens it just did not go our way yesterday. The simple answer is just cut out the TO's, but that is how the game is played and sometimes the ball bounces out of our control. It would not have been an issue if the ball would have bounced up to a skin and ran for a TD, who knows why it bounced to KC perfectly to scoop it up. It is a game with many uncontrollable turns and no fault to the skins performance, because heaven knows if the int or the fumble would have bounced our way the outcome could have been totally different

[irish]

Prior to yesterday's game the O had scored exactly 1 more point than the same time last year. For some reason this years O is considered to be rolling while last years was considered a dud. I think these yardage stats are misleading, this team needs to score more points.

[twinskinsfan]

Your Right Irish, We do need to put up points, stats look good. I still think our offense is stuttering abit, I mean c'mon Portis still with no Td's? Thats odd.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by irish

Prior to yesterday's game the O had scored exactly 1 more point than the same time last year. For some reason this years O is considered to be rolling while last years was considered a dud. I think these yardage stats are misleading, this team needs to score more points.

With that stat you also have to look at how many more TO's we have had that stoped a scoring drive and how many turnovers our D had last year which we did not score on. Our O is much better than last we just keep having those turnovers.

[Kope]

Originally Posted by irish

Prior to yesterday's game the O had scored exactly 1 more point than the same time last year. For some reason this years O is considered to be rolling while last years was considered a dud. I think these yardage stats are misleading, this team needs to score more points.

I agree to a certain extent. While points are unparallelled in their value, the way our offense is driving the ball, resting the defense and getting in position to score show huge strides in our ability to compete in the NFL. I know the old saying: close only counts in horseshoes and handgrenades- but I think it also counts in a sixteen game season with a very good coaching staff. What I mean is I absolutly believe we will score more points/ per game as the season goes on and the turnovers will fade. Why? Because it is all we have to work on. Think about that. Last year we couldn't line up right, remember the snap count or complete passes to open recievers who are 10 yeards away. This year we can execute the offense which allows our coaching staff to focus on one or two problems. That is a much better position to be in than having to go over formations and snap counts.