Passing Offense Statistics.......Fix It Gibbs

[holcknowsbest]

i am concerned about chris cooley's role. i saw him in pass protection a few times, which really i dont hate, i just think the less the better. when he protects he isnt running a route and i think he is more dangerous than moss. hear me out though on this. moss commands a safety and a corner to him to help prevent the big play. cooley when active in the passing game will command linebackers, safeties, and even corners when he is lined up outside. cooley helps give santana the ability to up top, he commands so much attention in the middle of the field that it leaves one on ones on the outside. chris cooley needs to be a bigger part of the offense and i believe he will be, he always starts slow then they get him heavily involved. i really hope though that he is more of the offense in the coming weeks, because the running game and tight end go hand and hand....thats who we are run first.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by holcknowsbest

i am concerned about chris cooley's role. i saw him in pass protection a few times, which really i dont hate, i just think the less the better. when he protects he isnt running a route and i think he is more dangerous than moss. hear me out though on this. moss commands a safety and a corner to him to help prevent the big play. cooley when active in the passing game will command linebackers, safeties, and even corners when he is lined up outside. cooley helps give santana the ability to up top, he commands so much attention in the middle of the field that it leaves one on ones on the outside. chris cooley needs to be a bigger part of the offense and i believe he will be, he always starts slow then they get him heavily involved. i really hope though that he is more of the offense in the coming weeks, because the running game and tight end go hand and hand....thats who we are run first.

I think Cooley in to pass protect is a big concern. A result, unfortunately, of losing both Jansen and Thomas. Particularly Thomas. They definitely need to figure out a way to correct this and use him to his strengths, which is as a receiver.

[SouperMeister]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I think Cooley in to pass protect is a big concern. A result, unfortunately, of losing both Jansen and Thomas. Particularly Thomas. They definitely need to figure out a way to correct this and use him to his strengths, which is as a receiver.

I heard Cooley say during an interview that he was called upon to block Strahan on 12 different occasions, sometimes one-on-one which didn't go too well toward the end. His real value is as a receiver. Gibbs must come up with a way to pass that load to someone else, perhaps Yoder or one of the WRs cracking back on the DE. I know we have OL injuries, but I rarely see Jason Garrett keeping Whitten in to pass block.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I think Cooley in to pass protect is a big concern. A result, unfortunately, of losing both Jansen and Thomas. Particularly Thomas. They definitely need to figure out a way to correct this and use him to his strengths, which is as a receiver.

Well, the obvious solution is to play Yoder and Cooley on passing downs. Yoder stays in for extra protection and an emergency outlet also.

Don't have an established third receiver? Having to keep your second target in for pass pro? Will someone please put two and two together?!

And if Yoder isn't good enough, lets bring in a blocking TE that is.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by holcknowsbest

i am concerned about chris cooley's role. i saw him in pass protection a few times, which really i dont hate, i just think the less the better. when he protects he isnt running a route and i think he is more dangerous than moss. hear me out though on this. moss commands a safety and a corner to him to help prevent the big play. cooley when active in the passing game will command linebackers, safeties, and even corners when he is lined up outside. cooley helps give santana the ability to up top, he commands so much attention in the middle of the field that it leaves one on ones on the outside. chris cooley needs to be a bigger part of the offense and i believe he will be, he always starts slow then they get him heavily involved. i really hope though that he is more of the offense in the coming weeks, because the running game and tight end go hand and hand....thats who we are run first.

I saw Cooley, Moss & El open on a bunch of plays that JC ended up dumping the ball off for a short gain. I still think JC is going to be good but right now he is not seeing the field and that cost us as much as anything in Sundays loss. If you think back JC has averaged around 200 yards this year and has had atleast one big play each game to account for 1/4 of those yards and in the Miami game he had 50 yards on a batted down hail marry to go with a long pass to moss which 2 plays counted for 1/2 of his yards. We just have to remember that he is young and its going to take sometime to get things going.