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ATL96Steeler
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PIT ranks 19th in scoring OFC, and slightly better (17th) in yds.
Well, 19th is I guess lower middle of the pack so it doesn't really suck, but for a team many felt had AFCCG potential...it does suck.
I'm not a big believer in Haley as an effective OFC designer and even less so as play caller...but I've gone back and looked at some game tape from LY and especially the last game and I've come away with a few things.
1...LY Ben was spreading the ball around more it seemed, quicker hitting passes. This year, Ben is back to pumping and double pumping. IDK if 19 targets was in response to him bitching and throwing a tantrum last week but 19 to AB is too many. Even worse...37 of Ben's 55 passes went to 3 players, (AB-19, Bryant 10, Bell 8)...granted, we don't want Ben throwing 55 times a week, but they gotta get more people involved. JJ should be getting more than 3-5 targets a game.
I'd give Rogers a helmet in lieu of Hunter. Grimble should be getting some RZ snaps and as several of of us have said...get Connor more snaps...Bell getting 3 consecutive touches in some series...makes no sense...bring in a fresh back for a series in both halves!!
2...Need Gilbert back at RT or maybe it's time to give Hawkins some snaps...Hubbard is okay vs the avg guys, but struggles against top shelf players and Justin Huston is about as top shelf as you can get.
3...Be creative...I'd love to see a RZ grouping, with McDonald and Grimble at TE, and Juju in bunch formation and AB on the opposite side of the formation and Bell in the backfield...should be able to run or pass from that, even a inside screen game with Juju or Bell.
AB and Bell are great players but they don't have to touch the ball on every play.
Well, 19th is I guess lower middle of the pack so it doesn't really suck, but for a team many felt had AFCCG potential...it does suck.
I'm not a big believer in Haley as an effective OFC designer and even less so as play caller...but I've gone back and looked at some game tape from LY and especially the last game and I've come away with a few things.
1...LY Ben was spreading the ball around more it seemed, quicker hitting passes. This year, Ben is back to pumping and double pumping. IDK if 19 targets was in response to him bitching and throwing a tantrum last week but 19 to AB is too many. Even worse...37 of Ben's 55 passes went to 3 players, (AB-19, Bryant 10, Bell 8)...granted, we don't want Ben throwing 55 times a week, but they gotta get more people involved. JJ should be getting more than 3-5 targets a game.
I'd give Rogers a helmet in lieu of Hunter. Grimble should be getting some RZ snaps and as several of of us have said...get Connor more snaps...Bell getting 3 consecutive touches in some series...makes no sense...bring in a fresh back for a series in both halves!!
2...Need Gilbert back at RT or maybe it's time to give Hawkins some snaps...Hubbard is okay vs the avg guys, but struggles against top shelf players and Justin Huston is about as top shelf as you can get.
3...Be creative...I'd love to see a RZ grouping, with McDonald and Grimble at TE, and Juju in bunch formation and AB on the opposite side of the formation and Bell in the backfield...should be able to run or pass from that, even a inside screen game with Juju or Bell.
AB and Bell are great players but they don't have to touch the ball on every play.