Offensive Blame Game

[themuzzer]

Right on the official website. They would be better at the remaining plays because they would not be wasting practice time on the rest. More practice equals better execution.

How in the hell would the Patriots know what we are cutting out?

I'm guessing since you used the figure (20 percent) that would mean that once the Patriots see a play, it's likely to come back faster since were cutting so much out of our play book.

I think the Lions would be better off including 20 different new plays as opposed to cutting the play book.

 

[themuzzer]

Old Lion, I found your percentage report to be true. Google is a wonderful thing if ya got 10 seconds.

Super it was reported. Nice to know......So are we dumbing it down? I would think we should be expanding it by now.

 

[Old Lion]

Just watch the video Gump.


Lions offense making changes ahead of facing Pats

 

[Kreton]

Super it was reported. Nice to know......So are we dumbing it down? I would think we should be expanding it by now.

If the offensive problems are due to an overly complex playbook, how does expanding help?

 

[themuzzer]

Just watch the video Gump.


Lions offense making changes ahead of facing Pats

Just watched it LT Dan. I'm not buying it. You can though. Pats 34, Lions 17 sounds about right.

 

[broncosmitty]

God damn it Gump! Youreagoddamngenius! That's the most Oustanding answer Ive ever heard.

You must have a God Damned IQ of a hunderdan sixty!!!!

I bet we didn't cut out the "Chuck it Deep to Calvin in triple coverage" play. It's that time of year.

 

[Southieinnc]

I'm really excited about the Lions going back to spring training to f' with the playbook.
Hell, if you don't know what you're doing, how are the Pats going to know?????

 

[tpaulus_2]

Who reported it? And why would it help....Just less film or scheme the Patriots would have to watch.

How so? I heard this argument from one of the talk show host guys, and I gotta say, it doesn't hold water.

Why is that you ask? Because we didn't tell them which 20% we're cutting out, so they still have to prepare for everything they've seen on tape so far.

Shit, Lomboner could tell them he's cutting out 95% of the play book, and the Pats preparation would still have to be the same because they'd have no idea what plays were cut and what ones weren't...

 

[tpaulus_2]

Right on the official website. They would be better at the remaining plays because they would not be wasting practice time on the rest. More practice equals better execution.

How in the hell would the Patriots know what we are cutting out?

'Zactly!

 

[tpaulus_2]

I'm guessing since you used the figure (20 percent) that would mean that once the Patriots see a play, it's likely to come back faster since were cutting so much out of our play book.

I think the Lions would be better off including 20 different new plays as opposed to cutting the play book.

Our playbook is well over 200 plays from my understanding. Cutting out 40 of those still leaves us with at least 150 plays. I guess I'm not sure how many plays an offense runs in a game, but it's damn sure well under 100 I'd imagine, so we wouldn't have to run the same play twice if we didn't want to.

There's really no disadvantage to announcing that we're trimming down the playbook this week. Coaches think of all this shit, so they wouldn't do anything that stupid on purpose like that...

 

[Old Lion]

God damn it Gump! Youreagoddamngenius! That's the most Oustanding answer Ive ever heard.

You must have a God Damned IQ of a hunderdan sixty!!!!

I bet we didn't cut out the "Chuck it Deep to Calvin in triple coverage" play. It's that time of year.

A- for the quotes. B- for not being able to get the video to load.


And if you had added something like this:

"If it wouldn't be such a waste of such a damned fine Bus Driver, we'd recommend you for Head coach. You are going to be a GM some day."

I could have upped your grade.

 

[TrustMeIamRight]

Not talking about his stats. I'm talking about watching him play.. His size and movement skills are unique. If the OC can't figure a way to get the most out of him, then shame on him.

At least the blame has passed from Stafford to the offensive coordinator now. All I know is -- I watched him play last game and twice he had quick hitters thrown to him when he was single covered and he was tackled immediately both times, which is why I made the comment to throw the ball to someone who can gain yards after the catch (Golden Tate). He also was absolutely atrocious with his blocking, to the point where they actually broke it down how bad he was in the post game "highlights".

I still think he will finish up as an alright TE in the NFL. It was just a huge wasted opportunity by the Lions to draft an impact player with that draft pick, IMO.

 

[Kreton]

How in the hell would the Patriots know what we are cutting out?

From the practice film belichek has been taping?

 

[Rollingthndr]

At least the blame has passed from Stafford to the offensive coordinator now. All I know is -- I watched him play last game and twice he had quick hitters thrown to him when he was single covered and he was tackled immediately both times, which is why I made the comment to throw the ball to someone who can gain yards after the catch (Golden Tate). He also was absolutely atrocious with his blocking, to the point where they actually broke it down how bad he was in the post game "highlights".

I still think he will finish up as an alright TE in the NFL. It was just a huge wasted opportunity by the Lions to draft an impact player with that draft pick, IMO.

I 100% agree it was the worst draft pick we could of made at the time. I would of took Taylor Lewan to be honest.

 

[gandydancer]

Time to cut another 20% I guess.

Cutting down on the drops by 20% would be nice.