An Argument in Favor of the Playcalling

[Ghetti13]

The strength of the Miami Dolphins offense line up behind the quarterback. Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams. There is little doubt about that. So, why not pound it every play?

I think there are a few reasons why not to pound it.

1. We are not going to compete for a championship this year.
2. Our run blocking is terrible.
3. Teams are stacking up against the run and giving us favorable opportunities to throw the ball.

These are all important, but the most important reason may be that:

Saban and Linehan are not willing to use their talented runners as battering rams, and in essence, shorten their careers.

To me the bottom line is that if teams give us favorable looks and matchups in the passing game we have to take advantage of it.

To that end, it is quite possible that the coaches are calling the right plays and that our passing game is just not executing. That is no reason to use our backs as battering rams and shorten their career in the attempt to win a few games here or there this season.

Patience. Patience. Patience.

 

[Superself]

The strength of the Miami Dolphins offense line up behind the quarterback. Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams. There is little doubt about that. So, why not pound it every play?

I think there are a few reasons why not to pound it.

1. We are not going to compete for a championship this year.
2. Our run blocking is terrible.
3. Teams are stacking up against the run and giving us favorable opportunities to throw the ball.

These are all important, but the most important reason may be that:

Saban and Linehan are not willing to use their talented runners as battering rams, and in essence, shorten their careers.

To me the bottom line is that if teams give us favorable looks and matchups in the passing game we have to take advantage of it.

To that end, it is quite possible that the coaches are calling the right plays and that our passing game is just not executing. That is no reason to use our backs as battering rams and shorten their career in the attempt to win a few games here or there this season.

Patience. Patience. Patience.

Ok, this is ridiculous!! Lets sign players and NOT use them! There is a thought! :rolleyes2

I know people want to use the the excuse of patience for everything, but this is going way too far!

:shakeno:

 

[Shouright]

I'm on board with this. I say you take what the defense gives you. But I do think you don't keep trying to jam a square peg in a round hole, so I'd like to see a lot more short passes to the backs, McMike and Welker. If we can't be accurate downfield, let's be accurate closer to the line of scrimmage.

 

[Oraclepz]

The strength of the Miami Dolphins offense line up behind the quarterback. Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams. There is little doubt about that. So, why not pound it every play?

I think there are a few reasons why not to pound it.

1. We are not going to compete for a championship this year.
2. Our run blocking is terrible.
3. Teams are stacking up against the run and giving us favorable opportunities to throw the ball.

These are all important, but the most important reason may be that:

Saban and Linehan are not willing to use their talented runners as battering rams, and in essence, shorten their careers.

To me the bottom line is that if teams give us favorable looks and matchups in the passing game we have to take advantage of it.

To that end, it is quite possible that the coaches are calling the right plays and that our passing game is just not executing. That is no reason to use our backs as battering rams and shorten their career in the attempt to win a few games here or there this season.

Patience. Patience. Patience.

completly understand ... but can we at least run more than 9 times with ronnie.. can we at least make sure we give him 15 carries per game??? i dont think thats too much to ask.... or if not can we at least pound RICKY..

 

[Dol-Fan Dupree]

Take away the two big runs Miami has averaged 3.9 yards per carry. That isn't exactly terrible.

 

[Ghetti13]

Superself, I have a feeling that Nick might not find it so rediculous. Good coaches take what the defense gives them, and keep their eye on what is important.

See, you and Wanny share something in common. He liked to use Ricky as a batering ram even when the defense was giving us favorable looks in the passing game. Thankfully, Nick is smarter than that.

 

[Superself]

Superself, I have a feeling that Nick might not find it so rediculous. Good coaches take what the defense gives them, and keep their eye on what is important.

See, you and Wanny share something in common. He liked to use Ricky as a batering ram even when the defense was giving us favorable looks in the passing game. Thankfully, Nick is smarter than that.

WHat the hell are you talking about battering ram? Ronnie ran it what...8 friggin times? If he had ran it 10 more times is that what you label as overuse? I sure don't.

Did you even see the damn game??
Miami is in their redzone and pass 3 times....no TD.

Miami has it 2nd and 1....pass....3rd and 1...pass again!

That is stupid gameplanning. There is no excuse for it. You can preach wannyball all you want, but sometimes it is just plain common sense to run the football.

 

[Ghetti13]

If there was proper execution on the passes does Miami score? Yes.

We do not have the Chiefs or Steelers Offensive Line. We are a poor run blocking team. We routinely get beat in the trenches.

Ronnie and Ricky are too run to run it just to run it.

 

[Superself]

I'm on board with this. I say you take what the defense gives you. But I do think you don't keep trying to jam a square peg in a round hole, so I'd like to see a lot more short passes to the backs, McMike and Welker. If we can't be accurate downfield, let's be accurate closer to the line of scrimmage.

See I don't understand how ANYBODY could be on board with all this passing when we have a QB like Gus back there. This is not a knock against Gus, but he is not the type of QB you want back there just chucking it downfield every down.

 

[Dol-Fan Dupree]

Miami has not run enough, period.

 

[Superself]

If there was proper execution on the passes does Miami score? Yes.

We do not have the Chiefs or Steelers Offensive Line. We are a poor run blocking team. We routinely get beat in the trenches.

Ronnie and Ricky are too run to run it just to run it.

Have you seen our average per rush this year?? It is 4.8 yards per carry!!
Ranked top 5 in the whole league!

Screw proper execution! Go with your best shot...how about that? Go with your strength. 4.8 yards a carry does a lot for the entire team....especially the defense and it could help out that lethargic passing that you are so in love with!

 

[Ghetti13]

See I don't understand how ANYBODY could be on board with running the ball behind a bad offensive line against an eight man front when we have single coverage and opportunities to make plays in the passing game.

If Linehan sees a favorable defense to pass against, I expect him to take advantage of it.

 

[Superself]

Oh and BTW, tell me something. ON 3rd and 1....what is easier to execute? A power running back up the gut...or expecting a WR and QB to be in sync while the QB is being blitzed by 6-8 defensive players and the WR jammed at the line of scrimmage?

I'll take that RB up the gut every time! It is only 3rd and a damn yard man! Get the first...and stop trying to be cute!

 

[LarryFinFan]

The strength of the Miami Dolphins offense line up behind the quarterback. Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams. There is little doubt about that. So, why not pound it every play?

I think there are a few reasons why not to pound it.

1. We are not going to compete for a championship this year.
2. Our run blocking is terrible.
3. Teams are stacking up against the run and giving us favorable opportunities to throw the ball.

These are all important, but the most important reason may be that:

Saban and Linehan are not willing to use their talented runners as battering rams, and in essence, shorten their careers.

To me the bottom line is that if teams give us favorable looks and matchups in the passing game we have to take advantage of it.

To that end, it is quite possible that the coaches are calling the right plays and that our passing game is just not executing. That is no reason to use our backs as battering rams and shorten their career in the attempt to win a few games here or there this season.

Patience. Patience. Patience.

1.) We may not be expected to compete this year, that is probably the case. I would be willing to bet you that Saban and Linehan ARE thinking of a possible championship this year. That is their job...to find ways to win a championship. Until we are mathematically eliminated, they will play to win.
2) Run blocking is poor-to-mediocre, as you said but mainly inconsistent. Some plays there are holes, some no holes.
3) Teams are stacking the box because we have proven that our QB can't hit his recievers....thus, they are forcing us to work to our weakness, the passing game.

Your statement about "if teams give us favorable passing matchups that we must take advantage of it" hits the nail right on the head as to what is wrong with our team right now. We aren't taking advantage of the opportunities that we've had. If we connect on the multitude of open recievers we've had, we are a different team with a much better record. Everyone knows I have been a Gus basher since we signed him, but this is exactly what is wrong with our O right now...do you think that if we hit a few of the long balls that Gus has overthrown or underthrown that teams would still be stacking the box ?? If the teams aren't stacking the box, guess what...running lanes will be open...

My point is that the issue shouldn't be Linehan or CC or RW or RB...but Gus Frerotte...I know that we have what we have and changing the QB mid-season is unlikely, but the biggest issue with the O team still boils down to Gus....

 

[Superself]

See I don't understand how ANYBODY could be on board with running the ball behind a bad offensive line against an eight man front when we have single coverage and opportunities to make plays in the passing game.

If Linehan sees a favorable defense to pass against, I expect him to take advantage of it.

Again, the stats show that the offensive line is opening holes. Are you simply ignoring the 4.8 yards per rush that the offensive line is partly responsible for?

You want to ignore that huh?