Please run the ball Jay

[bengalfan6147]

Originally Posted by HereThereMayBeTigers

Better get an able-bodied FB

Conner?

[ODRAB14]

I do like Gruden and sometimes I have to tell myself that he is just learning too. He is a second year offensive coordinator. I have to agree with the title of this thread though. There are times when Gruden abandons the run for long durations. When you are facing a big rush like they did on Thursday there is nothing more calming to an offense than power runs, screens, bubbles and other short plays. Personally as Graham and Cole started getting confident I thought we didn't do enough off tackle. I sometimes revert back to my old 3 yards and cloud of dust power I football but I would have loved to see a little bit more of Roland at tight end with Charles lined up outside of him and just some basic power plays right at Graham and Cole. Some good old smack you in the face a few times power rushes. Sometimes we negelct to use our size on these speed rushers. You can slow down edge rushers by smacking them with the power game, screens, QB runs up the middle and draws. But the good ole way is to just double team them a few times and knock em on their ***. This once again points to "We need to dictate the game not the other way around" The Patriots don't give a you know what what defense you are in, they are going to do it their way.

[fulltime bengalfan]

Originally Posted by Joelist

No, the people realizing that Jones isn't working are looking at the wrong routes, pull ups and drops and remembering that his college rap was exactly this. He is a project and not ready for prime time. What we need at #2 is someone who knows how to play the position correctly.

Hes played 2 games ...Dont you think we should give him a little time on the field ....Heres whats got me ...They say he has great speed and AJ is getting doubled every play.....So why arent we running him deep on single coverage.....Another thing we can do is put hawkins in the backfield ....So he dont have to deal with the press coverage ...Right now thats how teams are slowing him down.....A bad thing thats happening right now is where running BJGE 25 times a game....Hes not gonna hold up much longer...It to much to ask of a back ....We need to give another back the ball somehow.....A runningback takes the biggest beaten of anyone on the field ....Heading in to the playoffs we need to find a way to keep him fresh ....Or where gonna be whipping a dead horse when we get there