A big play offense (minus the big plays)

[cbully]

We have: TEs,  1 Deep treat, RB combo,semi- OL, and a GOAT QB. 

[Cuttinedge]

We would have to have receivers with world class speed to get deep with the lack of time Cam has to throw. Offensive line is total crap. If Bell and Chandler just fell down in front of their man it would probably give Cam more time. This team has some serious issues

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[Mr. Scot]

Sadly, a valid point.

[Jangler]

yeah, the Oline is what is stopping us right now and an OC that can't or won't call plays to compensate for the deficient Oline. 

[Paa Langfart]

 

 

So looking at that little grocery list, tell me what we have and what we lack.

 

 

Steve Smith Sr says we are missing the  

 

 

quarterback that can makes good decisions

 

[Brooklyn Bully]

- Deep threat receivers with great hands (helps a lot of they can block too)  Sort of

- Solid pass catching tight ends and slot receivers to attack the middle  Yep

- A combination of power runningbacks and speed/pass catching backs  NOPE (even before the injuries ... it's not 2008)

- An offensive line that's strong in both run and pass blocking  HELL NO

- A quarterback that can air it out and makes good decisions  Yep

[5158Poundin]

There is run blocking??? There is decent o line protection in any package? Biggest challenge for us starts and ends with the offensive line!

[beastson]

You really just hurt my soul with that title 

[Mr. Scot]

You really just hurt my soul with that title

Troy Aikman's fault, not mine.

[ok2h8pep]

Heard Troy Aikman while he was calling another game last week refer to that team's offense as "a big play offense with no big plays". 

 

Couldn't help but think "Man, that's pretty much us too"

 

The Panthers do indeed run a 'big play' offense; specifically, a Coryell offense.  For those who have heard that term thrown around here but aren't sure what it means, here's a basic primer:

 

The Coryell Offense (sometimes called Air Coryell) is based on vertical, downfield passing supplemented by a strong running game. The idea is to have a multidimensional attack so that the opposing defense can't concentrate on simply stopping one thing or covering one area of the field.  It's considered a 'big play' offense, meaning that you might see three or four modest plays suddenly followed by a huge chuck down the field for a bunch of yards and maybe a score.

 

So what sorts of things do you need to make that kind of attack work?

 

- Deep threat receivers with great hands (helps a lot of they can block too)

- Solid pass catching tight ends and slot receivers to attack the middle

- A combination of power runningbacks and speed/pass catching backs

- An offensive line that's strong in both run and pass blocking

- A quarterback that can air it out and makes good decisions

 

So looking at that little grocery list, tell me what we have and what we lack.

 

Which of these aspects are we most set at, and which just aren't there at all?

 

If we had all of this we could run any scheme we wanted and win.   Coaching is about winning with what you have.

[Mr. Scot]

If we had all of this we could run any scheme we wanted and win.   Coaching is about winning with what you have.

 

Which actually kind of leads in to another discussion (separate thread)

 

[CRA]

We have no speed on the outside. Cam took the shots to Ginn last year. Ginn missed many but we took them

[CRA]

If we had all of this we could run any scheme we wanted and win. Coaching is about winning with what you have.

At this level.....you can't just give a coach subpar talent and say if you were a good coach you would make it work.

[TheRumGone]

why isn't the genius bill bellichick scheming around his subpar talent at the line where tom brady is having one of the worst seasons of his career?