Offensive philosophy

[TheBigKat]

two words.... Fantasy Football....

 

that has boomed the interest in the NFL and the NFL is getting a big piece of that action. Ain't nobody going to want to play if the NFLs rules are designed for the 85 Bears regime

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2 hours ago, Wundrbread33 said:

OP, it sounds like you would have enjoyed if we just ran it back with Wilks and co, who did just what you are describing with a power run game to put the QB in the best possible situation. 
 

Wilks of course had Darnold, yet managed to finish 4-2.

 

A lot of people will excuse away that success, but it was success. 
 

I’m 37, so maybe we are just two old farts, but I saw Wilks philosophy as a smart approach in a league with only a handful of elite QB’s, with high odds that you won’t have one of those guys. 
 

It was fun watching us physically dominate with a power run game, but people don’t want that. They want to win the Mahomes way…but finding a Mahomes is damn hard. People don’t think about that part. 

 

Yeah I definitely would have been fine keeping Wilks as he proved he could take an abysmal team and turn them into a competitive unit on short notice. That and yes the philosophy he instilled was one of being physically dominant and playing mistake free football. It's a philosophy I love. 

 

People poo on Fox and Rivera for being that kind of coach, but the fact is they weren't wrong. They each needed an OC with fresh ideas for sure, but the concepts didn't have to change, just the approach. Rivera was running 21 and 22 personnel from the pistol, because Cam. But you could just as easily move that under center and now you have offset-i and the plays all still work. And another fact, Fox and Rivera each took us to the Super Bowl with that philosophy. They both got out coached in their Superbowl, but they each got there.

Edited September 27, 2023 by lightsout

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6 hours ago, WarHeel said:

I feel like the Falcons Stewart/Williams’d us in week 1. Allowed Ridder to be a lot more comfortable in the pocket. 

I mean you're not wrong but that was moreso because we gave them the ball on short fields too.

They ran more than they passed because we couldn't get out of our own way and the scoreboard. But they did find success running down our throat.

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5 hours ago, BIGH2001 said:

2003 panthers - run the ball all game with moderate success, play good defense and keep it close. Pull something out of their ass at the end with a bunch of pass plays on a game winning drive.

 

Idk if I'd call it moderate success. We had our way running the ball more often than not. Jake being Captain Comeback absolutely helped make that team though lol. Without him being a magician in comebacks, that team is a 6 win team at best.

[stratocatter]

I love a defensive battle. Goal line stands.  Hitting. Dislodge the ball from the carrier or receiver, brutality no extra charge. Murderous intent practically.  
That is great football. It is gone lost to history and grainy film. 

I love a 1-0 baseball game too. 

Where points or runs are not cheap. Every pitch, or every play, has potential to change the outcome when the margins are tight. Love it. 
 

 

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4 hours ago, stratocatter said:

I love a defensive battle. Goal line stands.  Hitting. Dislodge the ball from the carrier or receiver, brutality no extra charge. Murderous intent practically.  
That is great football. It is gone lost to history and grainy film. 

I love a 1-0 baseball game too. 

Where points or runs are not cheap. Every pitch, or every play, has potential to change the outcome when the margins are tight. Love it. 
 

 

 

fug yeah. It's why I love hockey. Yeah you'll get your occasional 6-4 when goalies are off or when you have superstars with the puck, but the 2-1, 3-2 outcomes leave tension that football, basketball and now even baseball are lacking. It's a shame. High scores aren't exciting. They are dull. These sports have taken a NASCAR persona of "it's kinda boring until the big wreck and the last 10 laps when everybody is throwing it all out there".