Do we have a balanced offense?

[Mr. Scot]

Coach Rivera's goal from the beginning has been to have an offense that is equally dangerous via the run or the pass.

 

Do we now have that?

 

If we don't, which aspect of the offense is doing better?

[Dex]

Our run game has been non existent.

 

inb4 defenses stacking the box.

[Udogg]

We are balanced in numbers of attempts.  We are not balanced in production.

[Marc Anthony]

Run game from our RB's is mediocre at best, Tolbert to me is the best thing at this position we have going so far. There have been situations where we need to be running instead of throwing long on 3rd and short. Could come done really to playcalling. Dunno...

[PantherFanOne]

 No, our run game has sucked lately.         

[XClown1986]

I think that the past 3 weeks has made the offense appear to be less balanced. But good defenses do that, they make you pick your poison. New England sold out to take away the run game and made Cam beat them with his arm, while Miami and San Fran both have fantastic front sevens to defend the run and we had to take what we could get in the passing game and short yardage run game.

 

Call me crazy, but I would like to see Cam get more yardage in the air. We have been running all year, you would think that the play action game is prime to be revved up about now.

[Mr. Scot]

Keep in mind that Rivera's idea of "balanced" was never about equal percentages of run and pass.

 

Rivera wanted an offense that was equally dangerous using both run and pass so that is a team took one away, we could burn them with the other.

 

Do we now fit that definition?

[LinvilleGorge]

Teams have figured out that we don't have a legit deep threat and they're stacking the hell out of the box to focus on shutting down our running game because they're not worried about getting beat deep.  But, our D keeps us in the game and Cam has been money in the clutch during this winning streak.

[IamSoClutch]

We Are:

9th in rushing

30th in passing

I say NO

[Lurk ∆]

Our run game has been non existent.

inb4 defenses stacking the box.

Ben Hartsock and Chris Scott have been non existent.

[Mr. Scot]

Teams have figured out that we don't have a legit deep threat and they're stacking the hell out of the box to focus on shutting down our running game because they're not worried about getting beat deep.  But, our D keeps us in the game and Cam has been money in the clutch during this winning streak.

 

Neither Smitty nor Ginn is a legitimate deep threat?

[PhillyB]

aren't we the 4th best rushing team?

 

IMO balanced doesn't mean you necessarily do both things equally statistically, but when necessary one facet of your team can make up for a deficit in the other. and this team has shown the ability to chuck the rock when things aren't going so well on the ground, or grind it out on the ground when the passing game is lacking.

 

we could always be better, but i'd say we're balanced.

[Mr. Scot]

aren't we the 4th best rushing team?

 

IMO balanced doesn't mean you necessarily do both things equally statistically, but when necessary one facet of your team can make up for a deficit in the other. and this team has shown the ability to chuck the rock when things aren't going so well on the ground, or grind it out on the ground when the passing game is lacking.

 

we could always be better, but i'd say we're balanced.

 

If you look back across our wins, are there games you would say we've won primarily on one or the other?

 

If so, how many of each?

[TheRed]

Our strength is the run game.

 

Certainly you could say the offense could improve, it always can. But I think we have a good balance. I don't give a poo about rankings.