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Every article I seem to read (especially media from the PD) is pushing hard for the up-tempo, no huddle or hurry up offense. They often refer to Sam's success the last two games along with how he appears comfortable with this style of offense.
I know I am in the minority, but I disagree for a few reasons.
1. Fisher knows this team better than any of us and entering year two of a major roster rehaul we are not the deepest, most talented team in the league. Lets say EVERYTHING goes PERFECT with an up tempo offense and we score quickly on a majority of possesions. Our D plays more often, risking fatigue, more rotations (where we are not real deep) and is put in a position to defend the pass more often than the run. We have a young and inexperienced secondary while it looks to me like our run D is our strength. Although we have yet to go against a top tier back, the run D seems to be our bread and butter. Fisher wants to play towards that and a hurry up attack does just the opposite (look at teams torching Chip Kelley's D through the air).
2. Who knows what the no huddle or hurry up looks like when the D is not on their heels. I am not taking anything away from Sam he has looked awful impressive the last two games, but especially the Atl game we were down big. They played a softer D leaving the field open for completions. It reminded me of how a two minute offense always seems to march down the field on a prevent D. I am curious how they would look running this offense at the beginning of the game, but I have a feeling it would be different.
3. Due to our youth and lack of depth one of the keys to this team being successful is winning the TO battle and controlling the clock. Although we have given up two scoring def TD's already I think this team is still learning the offense. You got a new TE, new WR and a ton of second year guys. Speeding things up leads to more plays, the possibility of more mistakes and more TO's. You turn the ball over and the other team controls the clock we are going to lose a ton of games no matter what offense we run. But hurrying things up may create more confusion and more TO's.
With that being said I am not 100% in favor of the short drop off stuff we are currently seeing. My suggestion or question is why not something or an offense in the middle? A happy medium. Mix in some deep shots, out routes, etc. to control the clock, move the chains and get some points on the board. I know this is easier said than done, but I would love to see some deeper shots down the field to open up the run game. Let Sam go shotgun if that is what he is comfortable with, but control the clock at the same time.
Would love to hear you guys thoughts......
I know I am in the minority, but I disagree for a few reasons.
1. Fisher knows this team better than any of us and entering year two of a major roster rehaul we are not the deepest, most talented team in the league. Lets say EVERYTHING goes PERFECT with an up tempo offense and we score quickly on a majority of possesions. Our D plays more often, risking fatigue, more rotations (where we are not real deep) and is put in a position to defend the pass more often than the run. We have a young and inexperienced secondary while it looks to me like our run D is our strength. Although we have yet to go against a top tier back, the run D seems to be our bread and butter. Fisher wants to play towards that and a hurry up attack does just the opposite (look at teams torching Chip Kelley's D through the air).
2. Who knows what the no huddle or hurry up looks like when the D is not on their heels. I am not taking anything away from Sam he has looked awful impressive the last two games, but especially the Atl game we were down big. They played a softer D leaving the field open for completions. It reminded me of how a two minute offense always seems to march down the field on a prevent D. I am curious how they would look running this offense at the beginning of the game, but I have a feeling it would be different.
3. Due to our youth and lack of depth one of the keys to this team being successful is winning the TO battle and controlling the clock. Although we have given up two scoring def TD's already I think this team is still learning the offense. You got a new TE, new WR and a ton of second year guys. Speeding things up leads to more plays, the possibility of more mistakes and more TO's. You turn the ball over and the other team controls the clock we are going to lose a ton of games no matter what offense we run. But hurrying things up may create more confusion and more TO's.
With that being said I am not 100% in favor of the short drop off stuff we are currently seeing. My suggestion or question is why not something or an offense in the middle? A happy medium. Mix in some deep shots, out routes, etc. to control the clock, move the chains and get some points on the board. I know this is easier said than done, but I would love to see some deeper shots down the field to open up the run game. Let Sam go shotgun if that is what he is comfortable with, but control the clock at the same time.
Would love to hear you guys thoughts......
