Pat_Nasty
Third String But Playing on Special Teams
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At the beginning of the season, our running game seemed on the verge of excellence. Somewhere around the Miami game, it stopped.
For a while, there were things I blamed it on, but now, Danny Graham's back, our starting oline is healthy, and even when our passing game has been effective, we still don't seem to be rushing as effectively.
It's certainly forgiveable to be held to 3 yards a carry by a defense like Chicago, but man, we should have been able to tear up Green Bay on the ground like Seattle did. Against poor run defenses like the Jets and Indi, we were having some success, but still, it seemed like too often, our runners were being met in the backfield.
In fact, one of the things I noticed in both the GB and Chicago games is that it seems like our backs are picking up 95% of their yardage after first contact. Our oline is giving them creases but never holes to hit. I find this curious, as it seems like we have a young oline that's full of talent, and frequently praised -- especially our guys inside.
Let me say, I'm not trying to chicken-little here -- I'm not saying the running game is awful and that our season is over or anything..
It just seems to me like we have all the parts we wanted in place, and I'm a little surprised the results haven't been as spectacular as I thought.
For a while, there were things I blamed it on, but now, Danny Graham's back, our starting oline is healthy, and even when our passing game has been effective, we still don't seem to be rushing as effectively.
It's certainly forgiveable to be held to 3 yards a carry by a defense like Chicago, but man, we should have been able to tear up Green Bay on the ground like Seattle did. Against poor run defenses like the Jets and Indi, we were having some success, but still, it seemed like too often, our runners were being met in the backfield.
In fact, one of the things I noticed in both the GB and Chicago games is that it seems like our backs are picking up 95% of their yardage after first contact. Our oline is giving them creases but never holes to hit. I find this curious, as it seems like we have a young oline that's full of talent, and frequently praised -- especially our guys inside.
Let me say, I'm not trying to chicken-little here -- I'm not saying the running game is awful and that our season is over or anything..
It just seems to me like we have all the parts we wanted in place, and I'm a little surprised the results haven't been as spectacular as I thought.