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Hidden Yards (Ronnie Brown & the OL)

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This will be a very short post (I know, me...short post...yeah, right).

I just wanted to point out something I came across. Some of you may have already realized it. Some of you may not have.

Ronnie Brown lost 4 yards on that attempted flea-flicker on the first drive. Obviously, the OL did not block extraordinarily well and Ronnie ended up having to keep the ball.

Also, the fumbled WR reverse where Troy Polamalu came in off the blitz and PASTED Ronnie just as he handed it off to Chris Chambers, went on the books as a 5 yard loss for Ronnie Brown.

So the initial stat line looks like Ronnie Brown had 15 runs for 30 yards (2.0 ypc) and 2 TDs.

But, the reality is that he had 13 runs for 39 yards (3.0 ypc) and 2 TDs. In the first half, Ronnie carried 7 times for 13 yards (1.9 ypc), however in the second half he carried 6 times for 26 yards (4.3 ypc).

This lends ALL THAT MUCH MORE credence to the people (myself being one of them) that would like to criticize Mike Mularkey's play calling.

Ok, yes, we ran into problems in the first half on the ground. They stacked the box, so we called 22 pass plays (sack and flea-flicker included) compared to 7 run plays. Ok, I'll grant that. You have eight men in the box, you're trying to pass to loosen up the run.

But in the second half, you have successfully loosened up the run, as evidenced by a 4.3 ypc, and yet you CONTINUE calling pass plays at a 2:1 pace. I'm not even talking about after the game is out of reach. I'm talking about before the Heath Miller TD.

I'm sorry man, but my criticism on this one stands.
 
ckparrothead said:
This will be a very short post (I know, me...short post...yeah, right).

I just wanted to point out something I came across. Some of you may have already realized it. Some of you may not have.

Ronnie Brown lost 4 yards on that attempted flea-flicker on the first drive. Obviously, the OL did not block extraordinarily well and Ronnie ended up having to keep the ball.

Also, the fumbled WR reverse where Troy Polamalu came in off the blitz and PASTED Ronnie just as he handed it off to Chris Chambers, went on the books as a 5 yard loss for Ronnie Brown.

So the initial stat line looks like Ronnie Brown had 15 runs for 30 yards (2.0 ypc) and 2 TDs.

But, the reality is that he had 13 runs for 39 yards (3.0 ypc) and 2 TDs. In the first half, Ronnie carried 7 times for 13 yards (1.9 ypc), however in the second half he carried 6 times for 26 yards (4.3 ypc).

This lends ALL THAT MUCH MORE credence to the people (myself being one of them) that would like to criticize Mike Mularkey's play calling.

Ok, yes, we ran into problems in the first half on the ground. They stacked the box, so we called 22 pass plays (sack and flea-flicker included) compared to 7 run plays. Ok, I'll grant that. You have eight men in the box, you're trying to pass to loosen up the run.

But in the second half, you have successfully loosened up the run, as evidenced by a 4.3 ypc, and yet you CONTINUE calling pass plays at a 2:1 pace. I'm not even talking about after the game is out of reach. I'm talking about before the Heath Miller TD.

I'm sorry man, but my criticism on this one stands.
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yea and also not taking any shots down the4 field is pathetic. U have burners for a reason, USE THEM!
 
"very short".... HAH !! for you maybe !! I agree tho... Mularkey will be under the microscope.... especially next week.
 
Yeah I noticed that too. He also lost about 3-4 yards on what seemed to be a draw where the line just flat out let 4 guys rush Ronnie straight through the middle. It just was very poor offense planning. Ronnie was getting better carries in the second half and then boom, they just stopped running, became one dimmensional, and the passing game was flat.
 
Awesome post...

I am tired of people criticising (sp??) the play calling. The Dolphins started passing because Steelers were taking away the run. Would you rather have Wanny Ball, where we keep running our RB's into a pile of bodies?

I would rather have a coordinator that makes adjustments and takes what the defense is giving..
 
the only play that really pissed me off was the 3rd and 2. with the steelers expecting run in that obvious run situation i would have loved to see a little play action pass to mcmike in the flats or over the middle, rather than that pitch out garbage. seems to me like we are beter suited to be a passing team than we are grind it out ball control offense. this is not a basis for criticism of ronnie, its more a view of the offensive line deficencies
 
your post is a little inaccurate. the flea-flicker play resulted in a 2 yard gain, not a 4 yard loss.

here's the nfl gamebook:

http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter/gamebook/NFL_20060907_MIA@PIT

the flea-flicker play was on a 1st and 10 with 7:52 left in the 1st quarter. The 4 yard loss i assume you are talking about was on the first drive on a dive up the middle....where the line let the entire Steelers' front-7 in.

So, the only adjustment I think you should really make is on the fumbled reverse.....leaving him with 14 carries for 35 yards (2.5 ypc).
 
You are right. You just proved to me that the playcalling was one of the big reasons Miami lost.

Wasn't the playcalling a problem last year until Saban had Linehan move down to the sidelines?
 
Ok if I was wrong about the 4 yard loss being on the flea-flicker, I apologize. I could have swore it was.

And actually the adjustment would still be 13 runs, because one of the runs WAS still a flea-flicker...so I take that out of consideration even if it gained yardage. 13 runs for 33 yards...or 2.5 ypc.

The point still remains, however...about the 2nd half. We had trouble running in the first half (7 ronnie carries for 7 yards), but in the second half Ronnie and Chris DID gain 31 yards on 7 carries (4.4 ypc).

In other words, the run was working in the second half, we just did not call it enough.

We started off the 3rd quarter with 4 Daunte plays and 4 Ronnie runs, got ourselves a touchdown.

Then, WITH THE LEAD IN HAND, when they fumbled at the goal line, we called 7 Daunte plays, 2 Ronnie runs, and 1 Chambers run.

Then we punted, they got the Heath Miller TD, and down by 4 with 6 minutes left we called 2 straight Daunte passes, one of which ended in interception.

Then, down by 4 with about 3 minutes left, we called one last Daunte pass that ended with Joey Porter's pick 6.
 
SR 7 said:
yea and also not taking any shots down the4 field is pathetic. U have burners for a reason, USE THEM!
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The shots down the field thing I kinda understand though. Those types of routes take a long time to develop... and with the pressure Pit was bringing... we didnt have that kind of time to allow the WRs to get down field.
 
All hail the guy who makes the extra long posts because when I think accurate, I think long!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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