For You Kubiak Watchers

[Arky]

Originally Posted by Roy P

This is so simple, it's frustrating. This offense is getting all kinds of yardage through the air, so one might conclude that defenses would show Nickle & Dime packages to cover. Thus, leaving a plethora of running lanes on the field for a ZBS RB to choose from. Instead, we pack it in tight with 240lbs TE and maybe a FB to clog everything up and allow the defense to load up heavy against the run too. Unless the offense gets serious and brings in a 300+lbs OT to block in the running game as "TE eligible" then the "Jumbo" package should be scrapped in the RedZone.

I thought they got better at this as the season wore on. I think early on, it was obvious to many of us that the "bunched" formation just wasn't getting it done in the red zone. Unfortunately, that didn't stop them from trying to make it work long past a reasonable point. For some reason, they thought they could just flip a switch, get macho in the red zone and run over people....

OTOH, they were some clever calls. Anyone, recall the little throwback dump to Moats all alone (that he nearly dropped) for the TD (I think it was against the Colts)? And there was the not-so-clever - (see C Brown).

Those Arian Foster runs in the 4th quarter of the Pats game is what a red zone running game is supposed to look like. Anyone remember Winston banging on the ground with his fist? I think he was saying, "That's what I'm talking about! That's how an OL moves the ball! Now, I remember!".