Offensive questions

[Fat Stupid Loser]

The 1950s Nebraska offense has been figured out. We need to start using RG3 like a real NFL QB and not like Tim Tebow or Pat White.

Absolutely. Luck is rapidly becoming a pro-bowler. Griff's freaky talent is being used to run a freakshow offense. Dramatically hurting his growth. Time for Kyle to run an NFL offense and let Griff be the NFL QB he can be.

[Oldfan]

Amazing statistic.. especially since we've actually had some nice size draft classes. Are we not developing our young guys once they get here?

I suspect it's a combination of two factors: They develop players better and have a better idea of the kind of players they want to develop.

[gortiz]

I'm seeing a lot of words like "circus" and "gimmick" getting thrown around when describing this year's offense ...

Were you thinking that after 7 games? If no ... do you think jumping ship after this two game slide against a real good proven defense in the Steelers and an underated defense in Carolina that THRASHED the 7-1 bears offense is a little premature?

---------- Post added November-6th-2012 at 02:02 PM ----------

I think for about six weeks, a lot of coaches had to pull out their old high school and college playbooks when facing with us, but at this point, no one is panicking. We can still move the ball, because RGIII is awesome and you can move the ball running fullback belly plays if you execute well enough. But we are no longer fooling teams.

I'm sure at some point the Shotgun, the various formations of the WCO and the like were all first seen with a skeptical eye - they are now all staples in the NFL.

This offense was hitting on all cylinders after 7 games, we have hit a 2 game slide and now we need to jump ship?

I think we all agree that Robert is special ... why not try something special with him?

[Khun Kao]

I find myself going back and forth with Bang and Oldfan's posts. I believe they both have EXCELLENT points and the truth lies somewhere between them.

As for other teams "figuring us out"... I think they have, in a sense. It seems to me that to beat the Redskins, you have to play the run. While RG3 is a deadly accurate passer, our receivers are so pedestrian that they aren't a consistent threat to do much. So by playing the run, you force us to pass to our underdeveloped receivers (and Moss, who is on the decline). To me, it seemed that the Steelers and Panthers were both successful in doing just that, slowing down our run game and forcing us to rely on our receivers, and we see how that fared... drop, drop, drop, drop, drop...... Even with teams playing the run against us, we're still moving the ball decently on the ground, except....

Our defense allows other teams to march up and down the field and score on us at will. This puts added pressure on our offense to pass to stay in the game, such as the Steelers game. In the Panthers game, I attribute the true failure to questionable play calling in the Red Zone. We should have come away with 7 points and we wouldn't have been under such pressure to start passing the ball.

I mean, c'mon.... attempting three 4th down conversions in a single drive??? Do you honestly believe Shanahan would have kept going for it if he had ANY FAITH in our Defense at all????

[gortiz]

Just wondering.... where we are at this point in the season and with our Offensive production on the decline is it safe to say the Offense we have in place has reached its limit. The talking heads have all praised Shanny for "Putting an offense in place that is geared towards RG3's strengths" but it seems that defenses have made the adjustments to really limit us over the past few weeks.

Is it time to focus on a more traditional NFL offensive scheme that allows RG3 to grow as a pocket passer and limit his risk of taking big hits. He has the ability and the talent to be a top elite NFL passer but I think the scheme he is in now is limiting his production as well as possibly stunting his growth as a NFL passer. Knowing this kid and pass the ball 60 yards down the field and put it on a dime its really frustrating seeing so many short yardage routes and screens.

I think almost every big play the last two games we have had out of the last 69 points have been out of the zone option.

---------- Post added November-23rd-2012 at 09:21 AM ----------

Absolutely. Luck is rapidly becoming a pro-bowler. Griff's freaky talent is being used to run a freakshow offense. Dramatically hurting his growth. Time for Kyle to run an NFL offense and let Griff be the NFL QB he can be.

Wow! I mean 8 TD's throws in the last two games, ill take that freakshow every week![COLOR="Gold"]

---------- Post added November-23rd-2012 at 09:22 AM ----------

The 1950s Nebraska offense has been figured out. We need to start using RG3 like a real NFL QB and not like Tim Tebow or Pat White.

Man, a little harsh, it was a two game slide!! Small sample size ...