Notice we didn't use any of the motion influence from the linemen heading east and west. The Bills would blow that up.
I posted in preseason that we weren't in position to care about the handful of opponents who would abuse our cutesy new offensive style. Unfortunately one of them is in our division and showed up very early on the road in a Fury of Anti Revenge situation. Bad news all around.
I knew it would be problematic in the first half. Tannehill and Lazor needed to seize opportunity in the second half. You won't accomplish that via sideways passes and screens. Attack aggressively downfield and in the seams, as Wannyheimer posted.
Too many of these coordinators got their start in college, where weak defenses are terrorized by dink and run plays. That doesn't happen dependably in the NFL. You have to look at where the ball will be caught. Is that gain good enough? If not, stay away. In our case with so few runs per game the YAC is even less reliable. Philadelphia can count on it with their 32 rushes per game on average.
Changing coordinators seldom pays full dividend. I'm not sure how Lazor managed a savior reputation based on one season at the Eagles when he was mostly pedestrian at Virginia. Is he going to scrap everything he previously knew, and relied on? Doesn't look like it. Tempo is moderate. Still early. I retain hope.
The quarterback is the variable. And that quarterback could really use a true number one receiver. Those receivers aren't a necessity in college but can be absolute gold in the NFL. I get sick of watching the Bears and trying to forget who we got for those two wonderful third round picks.
I posted in preseason that we weren't in position to care about the handful of opponents who would abuse our cutesy new offensive style. Unfortunately one of them is in our division and showed up very early on the road in a Fury of Anti Revenge situation. Bad news all around.
I knew it would be problematic in the first half. Tannehill and Lazor needed to seize opportunity in the second half. You won't accomplish that via sideways passes and screens. Attack aggressively downfield and in the seams, as Wannyheimer posted.
Too many of these coordinators got their start in college, where weak defenses are terrorized by dink and run plays. That doesn't happen dependably in the NFL. You have to look at where the ball will be caught. Is that gain good enough? If not, stay away. In our case with so few runs per game the YAC is even less reliable. Philadelphia can count on it with their 32 rushes per game on average.
Changing coordinators seldom pays full dividend. I'm not sure how Lazor managed a savior reputation based on one season at the Eagles when he was mostly pedestrian at Virginia. Is he going to scrap everything he previously knew, and relied on? Doesn't look like it. Tempo is moderate. Still early. I retain hope.
The quarterback is the variable. And that quarterback could really use a true number one receiver. Those receivers aren't a necessity in college but can be absolute gold in the NFL. I get sick of watching the Bears and trying to forget who we got for those two wonderful third round picks.
