I doubt that his "play call" in most of those situations call for a 3 yard pass, again, at some point its up to the players to execute regardless of the play.
As to "stretching the field, I anticipate they will make a concerted effort of do more of that this year. I do agree, the part of this system that baffles me, at least in what they do NOT do enough of, are the intermediate and deeper crossing routes. The "deep dig" route should be a staple in this offense. With both Britt and Quick and even Bailey running it, they should be a nightmare to opposing defenses.
But those routes also are slow to develop, so having time to run them has not always been a luxury. Hopefully, that will change.
Again, Marc Brunnel ,last week on Sirius waltzed all around it but everything he said told me Sanchez isn't smart enough to run Shotty's system.
So true and maybe not having the confidence in the offensive line to hold their blocks contributed to not running the deeper routes. Now IMO that should be totally different this year they should run the ball with authority and pound their opponent into submission then go up top for the big score. The Rams have several receivers that should be able to stretch the field primarily Austin & Givens, however, Britt and Quick should have the ability as well and Bailey is sneaky fast because of his ability to run precise routes similar to Isaac Bruce.
not sure what your definition of "stretching the field" its, but for me, its not just dropping back and going "deep". Austin and even Givens don't have to be the guys who they count on to do that.
For me, stretching the field is as much about hitting the seams of the zones, with Cook, Kendricks, running that deep dig I referred to. All can be exploited in the play action game, freezing LBs, and drawing safeties up with that play action fake.
hard to be real creative when you have all first and second year WRs and RBs, plus losing Sam, and an Oline that was average at best. I fully expect major improvement with these guys all having at least a year in the league, a vastly improved Oline and a healthy Sam.Good points as always, but from one Coach to another...Do you agree that Schotty seems to call the same exact plays when he's in a tough spot? Now I agree you go back to what's working, but at the goal line it seems I've seen the same exact play run time and time again. Now I've seen Schottenheimer more than most being that he was with the Jets, but my hope is that he needs to be a tad more creative and maybe having a lights out running game will improve the play action.
Williams has typically been big risk, big reward with his blitzes. How does that change if our front four constantly get pressure without the need for all the exotic blitzes? Do you throw them in anyway, just to stifle people even more? Or do you focus on mixing up your coverages?
Our defense has to stay stout, We don't have the luxury of an offense that can bail out our offense like G. Williams had with Drew Brees down in Nawlins.
IMO the best OC's are the guys who can find a rhythm in terms of playcalling deep into the game. Know when to run, know when to pass, know when to call the trick play, know when to adjust the tempo etc...
At times this offense has no rhyme or reason to the play calls. It has gotten better, and i expect it will continue to improve with execution and player continuity.
Makes you wonder where this team would be if Fisher was permitted to hire him in 2012.
Getting after the QB is great and one of the best things a defense can do ..... I just hope we can stop the runequally ... .because in our division, that is just as important.Greg Williams will turn this defense into what we should have had last year, and much more.
Walton was scared.
Getting after the QB is great and one of the best things a defense can do ..... I just hope we can stop the runequally ... .because in our division, that is just as important.