BennyVW
I'm the Man in the Box
Over the course of the off season we have seen that if there is one thing that CamRam covet's it's pure Speed. From every position on the offense there is no longer a "slow" player. Already i can see the changes, and let me tell you i'm excited!!!
The Saban Era: If there was one thing that saban liked, it was not turning the ball over. So as the season went on he collected a bunch of reliable players who wouldn't turn the ball over, but also were not explosive. He figured we'd be a ball control offense with a strong defense. When linehan came on board we definatly saw the gameplan for a fast strike team, but we never really saw the results because the personel just did not fit the scheme. Once mularkey took over it got even worse. Defenses were not scared of chambers or booker. They knew we would be conservative so the safties krept closer and closer to the line of scrimmage with every single play. This really started to hurt everyone. Suddenly teams had more options to blitz from. The holes in the middle of the field were getting smaller. Other teams could put 8 in the box without worrying about a long pass. Ronnie was getting hit in the backfield. Joey was unloading the ball to quickly....it was a bad time. Especially since our defense was doing so well....
The CamRam Era: Defenses better be ready, cause our boys are running to the goalline! The first difference you have to look at is the offensive line. Where before the inside was filled with gigantic and slow run blockers, we have replaced them with nimble and strong juggernauts. This helps us in two ways. 1. Our pass protection should be better as we struggled mightily against fast defensive linemen, 2. Our run selection has just doubled. We can now effectivly execute sweeps and counters because our linemen are now fast enough to get to the edge and cut off the tacklers... Chambers might be able to get back to form again. His position change and the addition of world class speed on the other side of the field will keep those safties back. Since our linemen should be better at pass protection, we can add in more deep routes that take a little time to develop. and with a threat on both sides of the field, it will force defensive cordinators to gamble on their protection package....TE David Martin is an exceptional and fast TE, that could be VERY good if he can ever shake off the injury bug. Faster, and more sure handed than mcmike, Martin will try to channel the position like antonio gates did before him at San diego....FB- Whats it worth to have both a Sledgehammer and a Juggernaut? If both these guys make the team then we will all be dreaming about some HUGE goaline jumbo packages...It's time to set ronnie free! Ronnie will expand his role this year with more runs, and more passes thrown his way. If there is one thing that Camron is good at, it's changing his scheme to fit his players. In SD his best players were Gates, and LT so he molded the offense around them in order to get the best production from them. Expect the same thing here!.. Thne it's time to add in the scary guys..Lorenzo Booker, and Tedd Ginn JR...When these two are on the field it will give the defense FITS! With them on the field defenses have to worry about long bombs, sweeps, reverses, double reverses, half back options. Booker has so much flexibility that teams will have to learn to play us in a whole new way!!!
The downside: This whole thing is a work in progress. Every part of our offense is relying on a lot of untested talent, and potential. If one thing will define our offense it will be youth. It will take time for our rookie linemen to gel. It will take time for lorenzo booker to learn his multiple roles. It will take time for the juggernaut to get to full speed, it will take time for the fastest man in the NFL to show off his speed. The problem is that not all of us have the time to wait for us to blossom. I'm talking about JT and ZT. Their time is running low. We may be inexperienced, but we owe it to them to try as hard as possible, and push ourselves to the brink of failure, and realize our potential. Next year the defense will be good, actually it will be REALLY good! If our offense can find it's rhythm we could compete for something. We could get back to the playoffs...i'll leave it at that. You can't get your expectations up to high....
What i have been trying to say this whole time is that the right things are happening. The right players are on our team. BUT it's going to take some time. We HAVE to be patient.There is no lightswitch to turn on, no bus to climb onto...Just hard work and repetition.
Soon the NFL will be scared of us again. Very soon.
The Saban Era: If there was one thing that saban liked, it was not turning the ball over. So as the season went on he collected a bunch of reliable players who wouldn't turn the ball over, but also were not explosive. He figured we'd be a ball control offense with a strong defense. When linehan came on board we definatly saw the gameplan for a fast strike team, but we never really saw the results because the personel just did not fit the scheme. Once mularkey took over it got even worse. Defenses were not scared of chambers or booker. They knew we would be conservative so the safties krept closer and closer to the line of scrimmage with every single play. This really started to hurt everyone. Suddenly teams had more options to blitz from. The holes in the middle of the field were getting smaller. Other teams could put 8 in the box without worrying about a long pass. Ronnie was getting hit in the backfield. Joey was unloading the ball to quickly....it was a bad time. Especially since our defense was doing so well....
The CamRam Era: Defenses better be ready, cause our boys are running to the goalline! The first difference you have to look at is the offensive line. Where before the inside was filled with gigantic and slow run blockers, we have replaced them with nimble and strong juggernauts. This helps us in two ways. 1. Our pass protection should be better as we struggled mightily against fast defensive linemen, 2. Our run selection has just doubled. We can now effectivly execute sweeps and counters because our linemen are now fast enough to get to the edge and cut off the tacklers... Chambers might be able to get back to form again. His position change and the addition of world class speed on the other side of the field will keep those safties back. Since our linemen should be better at pass protection, we can add in more deep routes that take a little time to develop. and with a threat on both sides of the field, it will force defensive cordinators to gamble on their protection package....TE David Martin is an exceptional and fast TE, that could be VERY good if he can ever shake off the injury bug. Faster, and more sure handed than mcmike, Martin will try to channel the position like antonio gates did before him at San diego....FB- Whats it worth to have both a Sledgehammer and a Juggernaut? If both these guys make the team then we will all be dreaming about some HUGE goaline jumbo packages...It's time to set ronnie free! Ronnie will expand his role this year with more runs, and more passes thrown his way. If there is one thing that Camron is good at, it's changing his scheme to fit his players. In SD his best players were Gates, and LT so he molded the offense around them in order to get the best production from them. Expect the same thing here!.. Thne it's time to add in the scary guys..Lorenzo Booker, and Tedd Ginn JR...When these two are on the field it will give the defense FITS! With them on the field defenses have to worry about long bombs, sweeps, reverses, double reverses, half back options. Booker has so much flexibility that teams will have to learn to play us in a whole new way!!!
The downside: This whole thing is a work in progress. Every part of our offense is relying on a lot of untested talent, and potential. If one thing will define our offense it will be youth. It will take time for our rookie linemen to gel. It will take time for lorenzo booker to learn his multiple roles. It will take time for the juggernaut to get to full speed, it will take time for the fastest man in the NFL to show off his speed. The problem is that not all of us have the time to wait for us to blossom. I'm talking about JT and ZT. Their time is running low. We may be inexperienced, but we owe it to them to try as hard as possible, and push ourselves to the brink of failure, and realize our potential. Next year the defense will be good, actually it will be REALLY good! If our offense can find it's rhythm we could compete for something. We could get back to the playoffs...i'll leave it at that. You can't get your expectations up to high....
What i have been trying to say this whole time is that the right things are happening. The right players are on our team. BUT it's going to take some time. We HAVE to be patient.There is no lightswitch to turn on, no bus to climb onto...Just hard work and repetition.
Soon the NFL will be scared of us again. Very soon.
