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Great post.
As for play calling, I agree that is trial by fire. But one thing that seems to be lacking is an overall scheme of what the offense should be doing. It seems to change from possession to possession, and seems to be called on a spur of the moment.
One thing that was obvious against the Saints was the offensive playcalling. Payton seemed to be stringing calls together. Each call had a purpose, not just for that specific down, but to set up a future play as well.
And we never really adjusted either. McKenzie played a fantastic game, full credit to him. But it was obvious he was jumping some routes and cutting underneath consistently. I didn't see any attempt at a double move to take advantage of that. Part of that might have been the OL struggling. I couldn't believe how much pressure that 3-man front was generating.
And Mayo definitely doesn't look like himself. He made an amazing recovery from his injury, but maybe he's not 100%.
As for play calling, I agree that is trial by fire. But one thing that seems to be lacking is an overall scheme of what the offense should be doing. It seems to change from possession to possession, and seems to be called on a spur of the moment.
One thing that was obvious against the Saints was the offensive playcalling. Payton seemed to be stringing calls together. Each call had a purpose, not just for that specific down, but to set up a future play as well.
And we never really adjusted either. McKenzie played a fantastic game, full credit to him. But it was obvious he was jumping some routes and cutting underneath consistently. I didn't see any attempt at a double move to take advantage of that. Part of that might have been the OL struggling. I couldn't believe how much pressure that 3-man front was generating.
And Mayo definitely doesn't look like himself. He made an amazing recovery from his injury, but maybe he's not 100%.