After a day of frustration over where we are, its a good time to look at how it can be fixed.
We need to win 3 games, and at least the first 2 will be against very flawed teams.
That said, we simply cannot play like we have the last month and have any hope of advancing. We have major flaws. I think BB believes he has the worst OL ever so there must be some things happening on offense. If he continues the White Flag Offense we are done before we start.
The OL needs to be totally reevaluated.
We need to find out if Vollmer can play. If we can do we replace Cannon with Waddle or with Fleming?
How bad is Stork playing? Does he need to be benched? I think Kline needs to start, and we need to figure out who the other G is going to be.
We need to stop being afraid to run the offense. Let it rip. When we run the short crossing stuff, we always get the play up the seam. Screens will help.
There should be no hope to be the high scoring lights out offense at the beginning of the season. But we should absolutely not become a 'on schedule' 'get to 3rd and 3' offense. That has always been where we fail in the post season. This offense is best when it doesn't get to 3rd down. Throwing often on first and second down, situations like 2nd and 5, is where we normally get big plays. We need to play for chunks not nickel and dime. That doesn't mean throw it 30 yards down field it means spread the field and beat one on one.
We aren't going to win by running, so we should run only for balance.
Whether we use a TE as a 6th OL, devise a quick hit passing game plan, use a combination, or come up with something crazy like Mason as a RB in pass protection, we need to get Brady time, and put the ball in his hands and let him win it.
I am not as hopeful as others that Edelman will be back, or if he is will be very effective. But, Gronk, Amendola, Martin, Lafell and White are enough for Brady to pick apart any D, if we let him try.
We probably need to win a 17-13 game along the way. We probably need special teams to win us a game.
I hope that BB has been breaking down this team to show it how terrible it is right now, so that he can put a game plan in front of them and they feel there is a solution.
