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[lloydgreene Profile]

Tell me if I am wrong here.

4th quarter. We are up 20-6. 6 minutes left on the clock. We have the ball. We know what we must do. So do they. We line up and move them back 4 yards. Officials throw a flag on the cornerback who retaliated after being blocked completely out of the play.

We move up the field three, four yards at a time. 1st and goal at the six with 2 minutes left. THen we just kneel on the ball and let the clock run out - Unless we are playing the Ravens in which case we punch it in and then go for 2!

The reason we had so many close games last year is due to the fact that we could not run clock like we used to.

[Pump-N-Iron Profile]

NO DAN KREIDER!!!

You see in order to run the ball effectively, you must have a capable fullback who is willing to run headlong into Ray Lewis with reckless abandonment on every play. Contrary to popular opinion, Defenses were never tired of tackling Jerome Bettis, they were tired of getting pounded into the dirt by pulling guards, centers, and a dump truck of a fullback

[lloydgreene Profile]

Good point. I think BA and MT could learn a little about the POUND FOR GROUND offense.

[STillCharlie Profile]

I always thought the problem is more of why we stopped doing the things that we had been doing to achieve the lead... Why change the gameplan if it worked effectively the rest of the game?

[Coke Oven Profile]

I always thought the problem is more of why we stopped doing the things that we had been doing to achieve the lead... Why change the gameplan if it worked effectively the rest of the game?

I always thought the same thing. But then upon further review I got to thinking that the defense changed what they were doing and we responded. Or we try to catch them off guard.

[Hagerstown Steelman Profile]

IF you can not run effectively then we need to pass the ball. Not deep stuff but short patterns. Mendenhall/Parker on screens, Heath Miller, plus Hines, Sweed, McDonald over the middle.

It does not matter how you do it. Just move the chains and eat clock.

Then if you throw in a draw (hopefully not telegraphed like most of our were last year Willie or Mendy can break one).

[STillCharlie Profile]

I agree, just because it's the 4th quarter and we have built up a two score lead doesn't mean the game is over. I'm not talking about switching the run/pass ratio up a little, but going from a ratio of 55% run/pass to 90% doesn't make sense to me.

[steelcitymetal Profile]

screen passes
draw plays
and for the love of god some PLAY ACTION.

[mckeesrockstheburg Profile]

Screen Passes, Play Action, reverse options, PUH-LLEEEAAAASSSSE!
This is Brucie Ball. Run left, run right, run into 9 defenders, pass into 8 DB's, the Tight End is a tackle with a high number, Holmes is just a decoy and, at 6'7", Spaeth just doesn't match up with 5'10' safeties.

Remember Whizz's game plans during the '05 march thru the Wild Card seed? Pass 'em silly, make a track meet out of it and wear 'em out in 2nd half. We were hitting Miller on seam routes all day long, Ward was killing 'em, even Cedric Wilson got some action along with Randel EL. THOSE were game plans. But then again, the playbook resembled a 3-ring binder. Arians' playbook looks like a credit card receipt.

For the love all that is "B 'n G", why the %&^$ can't we audible out of the single back- bunch formation crap (when, coincidently 9 defenders are knowing and waiting!) and actually catch someone off guard?

Memo to Bruce: " YOU ARE ALLOWED TO FOOL 'EM. TRY IT SOMETIME. OTHER TEAMS FREAKING DO IT!!!Use YOUR OTHER formation on 1st & 10 once in a while!"

Gosh, why can't we cut him?

[Pump-N-Iron Profile]

Use YOUR OTHER formation on 1st & 10 once in a while!"

I saw what you did there!!!

[SteelPower Profile]

Anyone with an ounce of knowledge for the game knows that our biggest weakness/obstacle is Bruce Asshole not the offensive line

[Coke Oven Profile]

"The reason we had so many close games last year is due to the fact that we could not run clock like we used to."

Another reason is that the league likes close games. Keeps the viewers glued to the tv so they can watch more commercials.

[mckeesrockstheburg Profile]

Another reason is that the league likes close games. Keeps the viewers glued to the tv so they can watch more commercials

Are you implying Bruce "Blod Clot" Arians is being handled by the AD AGENCIES?
It's his 4-play offense (he'll use his 5th play if there's overtime) that creates close games for us. If he let BB go with the game, we'd score 30 by halftime. Arians cannot convert more than 2 or 3 of those pesky 3rd & 3's, 3rd & 5's per game. League rule, I guess, or I am sure we'd have a variety of plays to deal with these situations to convert more of them.
(and I am the King of England)

You are right; we used to control the clock in 2nd half with ground game after we screwed their heads in the ground in the first half. Of course, we had REAL game plans back then.