I have my complaints with Garrett but I agree with you here. You can't bitch that the guy didn't stick to the run game when you average 3.6 yards per pop. Why the hell would you run if the defense is easily stopping it. It's easy to say run the ball more, but if you aren't getting yards doing it, running the ball more isn't going to get you any better.False.
He's been pass first since forever. I don't buy this idea he wants balance now.I have my complaints with Garrett but I agree with you here. You can't bitch that the guy didn't stick to the run game when you average 3.6 yards per pop. Why the hell would you run if the defense is easily stopping it. It's easy to say run the ball more, but if you aren't getting yards doing it, running the ball more isn't going to get you any better.
Its kind of a chicken and egg thing does the running game suffer from lack of emphasis or is there no emphasis because it sucks?I have my complaints with Garrett but I agree with you here. You can't bitch that the guy didn't stick to the run game when you average 3.6 yards per pop. Why the hell would you run if the defense is easily stopping it. It's easy to say run the ball more, but if you aren't getting yards doing it, running the ball more isn't going to get you any better.
He may never be a run first guy, but if you look at the games last year where we averaged a respectable amount of yards per carry we ran the ball a lot. I think if the run game is effective Garrett will at least stick to it and use it to set up the pass. Romo is great with the play action pass and Garrett loves using it as well. Hell he uses it even when our run game is sucking.He's been pass first since forever. I don't buy this idea he wants balance now.
Yeah. He even designs plays where Romo fakes it...to air.He may never be a run first guy, but if you look at the games last year where we averaged a respectable amount of yards per carry we ran the ball a lot. I think if the run game is effective Garrett will at least stick to it and use it to set up the pass. Romo is great with the play action pass and Garrett loves using it as well. Hell he uses it even when our run game is sucking.
Oh, I'm sure he will never balance. He's pass happy.He's been pass first since forever. I don't buy this idea he wants balance now.
I said this all season and was told that it was our failure to stick with the run that was the bigger problem (which is nonsense). That if we'd only stick with it and continue to pound our heads against a wall, the ypc would improve.I have my complaints with Garrett but I agree with you here. You can't bitch that the guy didn't stick to the run game when you average 3.6 yards per pop. Why the hell would you run if the defense is easily stopping it. It's easy to say run the ball more, but if you aren't getting yards doing it, running the ball more isn't going to get you any better.
It's not a chicken and egg thing.Its kind of a chicken and egg thing does the running game suffer from lack of emphasis or is there no emphasis because it sucks?
IMO we have gone always looked at the running game as an afterthought to close out games instead of a key component.
This has been my main problem. We seem to value athletic ability and versatility over guys that are physically dominating. This has been a problem for awhile but Garrett has also been here on offense for awhile now.If there is a fault of Garrett regarding the running game, it's that he hasn't had either the clout or the foresight to bring in better run blockers to date, but that's ultimately the GM's responsibility.
I will take it a step further. We value athletic ability over if they can play football. It is almost at Al Davis levels where we have templates on size, height (esp. at WR) etc.This has been my main problem. We seem to value athletic ability and versatility over guys that are physically dominating. This has been a problem for awhile but Garrett has also been here on offense for awhile now.
That's because when your front office is too incompetent to recognize talent, they fall back on athleticism. It's easier to recognize whether a guy is a good athlete or not rather than being able to tell if he can actually play.I will take it a step further. We value athletic ability over if they can play football. It is almost at Al Davis levels where we have templates on size, height (esp. at WR) etc.
Jimmy Johnson once said that if he couldn't average 3.5 per carry he'd retire from football. I don't think our averages are that low but if he can't make the running game useful Garrett should give up on pretending to coach offense.It's not a chicken and egg thing.
We go away from it because it makes no sense to try when it's a guaranteed failure. We lose yards on the run as often as we gain them, in some games.
That's not a lack of repetition. NFL caliber talent should be able to prevent themselves from getting whipped that bad. We just don't have enough NFL caliber run blockers on our roster.
We were 31st in the NFL last year in YPC with 3.6. That's pretty horrendous. Not sure you can really put that on coaching. It's a talent problem.Jimmy Johnson once said that if he couldn't average 3.5 per carry he'd retire from football. I don't think our averages are that low but if he can't make the running game useful Garrett should give up on pretending to coach offense.
Since we are a long way into Garrett having a large say in offensive personnel, maybe we need a coach with an eye for the talent he needs to run "his offense". Garrett clearly doesn't have a clue because we never even get a consistent type of lineman, much less consistent quality.We were 31st in the NFL last year in YPC with 3.6. That's pretty horrendous. Not sure you can really put that on coaching. It's a talent problem.
Yeah, we also averaged 2 yards per carry once against Seattle and he blamed it on the players. You're confusing his boasts of valuing the running game with reality.Jimmy Johnson once said that if he couldn't average 3.5 per carry he'd retire from football. I don't think our averages are that low but if he can't make the running game useful Garrett should give up on pretending to coach offense.
We've run plenty of times in those situations and seen it result in no gain.2nd and goal from 1....pass
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That was comical.Yeah. He even designs plays where Romo fakes it...to air.
Yeah, but I think his 2 TE fetish is proof that he would like to be more balanced than he is.This has been my main problem. We seem to value athletic ability and versatility over guys that are physically dominating. This has been a problem for awhile but Garrett has also been here on offense for awhile now.
Of course along with this O-line that can't run block Garrett likes to run multiple TEs as though he is a running team. If you're going to be pass happy commit to it and put 3 to 4 WRs out there and have some speed on the field. Instead we seem so reluctant to have more then 1 or 2 WRs on the field.
Well this brings it all the way back around to "What coach would force Jerry to take a back seat and stop fricking things up in terms of personnel"?Since we are a long way into Garrett having a large say in offensive personnel, maybe we need a coach with an eye for the talent he needs to run "his offense". Garrett clearly doesn't have a clue because we never even get a consistent type of lineman, much less consistent quality.