Gosselin: "I would expect to see Christine Michael very soon."

[YosemiteSam]

I would expect to see Gosselin to spew more baseless garbage very soon.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Randle is done after his first ten carries. Randle's average yards per carry after his first 10 carries is 2.2.

Randle is 2nd to last for all RB in the NFL with 15 or more carries in the 2nd half. His average is 2.2. On first down it is 1.94. He has not rushed for a 1st down in the 2nd half so far this season.

Randle has carried the ball twice in the 4th quarter, both on 1st down and both for 1 yard.

Randle's average yards for carries after 5 minutes left in the 3rd quarter is 1.75.

Randle will never be anything more than the guy who takes advantage of a fatigued defense while the starter gets a break after a long gain. This is exactly how Randle got his impressive average last season.

It's time for Christine Michael.

Randle wasn't the issue. The OL was.

/NEXT

 

[LocimusPrime]

Get rid of lucky whitehead. He does nothing. Activate CM, problem solved.

 

[triplets92]

I say we bench McFadden and and roll with Cmike on short yardage, Randle on 1st and 2nd and Dunbar on situational downs. I just don't think our Oline is creating the kind of lanes that McFadden can run through.

 

[Silver N Blue]

Randle is done after his first ten carries. Randle's average yards per carry after his first 10 carries is 2.2.

Randle is 2nd to last for all RB in the NFL with 15 or more carries in the 2nd half. His average is 2.2. On first down it is 1.94. He has not rushed for a 1st down in the 2nd half so far this season.

Randle has carried the ball twice in the 4th quarter, both on 1st down and both for 1 yard.

Randle's average yards for carries after 5 minutes left in the 3rd quarter is 1.75.

Randle will never be anything more than the guy who takes advantage of a fatigued defense while the starter gets a break after a long gain. This is exactly how Randle got his impressive average last season.

It's time for Christine Michael.

Great information and thanks for sharing! Waving the bellcow banner proudly!

 

[StylisticS]

I thought we should have just drafted him in the later rounds. I don't understand why we needed another TE and it just doesn't make sense. This was a deep draft full of backs with lots of potential. Yet we passed up on every single one just because everyone thought our oline was great. Well sorry to say but reality kinda is hitting the fan and its not pretty.

It's frustrating to see how the running game is not even near halfway up to par as last season. I hope arrogance isn't involved in their thinking when it comes to the running back position.

 

[LocimusPrime]

I just don't want a quick guy, a fast guy, a power guy, and a 3rd down guy.

That's too many dudes to do what two dudes should be able to do.

Say that last sentence three times fast.

Its like w women. All you need is you main girl and your side dish.

 

[yimyammer]

Our run attack sucked because we didn't replace Murray with someone that can pound the ball like what we did last year. The OL just didn't happen to suck all of a sudden. They're the same oline as last year. Its the people thats running the ball. People need to stop blaming the oline and start realizing we need a pounder between the tackles. Not someone that goes down easily with arm tackles.

I'm just spit-balling here but it also seems like our running game has turned more finesse because they're using short passes as an extension of the running game. As a result it seems the line is having to block differently than they would with Murray where the called play is run by design whereas on a screen or short pass, in lieu of the running game, it forces the O-line to pass protect more (true or false, I don't know).

So if the O-line has to pass block more than run block, that changes the dynamic of the team and how it effects the defense. Being pushed by the O-line and then smashed by a tough RB would seem to take a larger toll on the defense and IIRC, O lineman like to run block because they are taking it to the defense vs reacting.

Further eroding the lines edge, I'm sure teams worked on finding weaknesses in the O-line that could be exploited this year plus I'm sure teams get extra "mo" to compete against the so called "best line in the league". There are injuries to Leary and perhaps Martin's injury is still lingering, they lost their coach from last year, their RB that had 1800+ yards last year and they're missing a great QB and a top receiver. All of these issues may not individually be enough to erode performance but when you add them all together, its no wonder they don't look the same.

it is what it is, a VERY frustrating and disappointing season that doesn't look to change any time soon.

 

[LocimusPrime]

We

I hate to be the party pooper in all of this. But it was obvious during the draft that we needed someone similar to Murray.

I have no idea why we just didn't use a pick on a RB even in the later rounds - especially a running back like Cobb or even Rawls was available.

This is another one of those shortsightedness by the FO for not addressing the issue - thinking that anyone can run behind this oline. Now its obvious that ain't true and were now stuck with 3 home run hitters that can't hit singles or doubles. They are nothing more than change of pace backs. Now its come to bite us.

I honestly think that if we had someone who can pound the ball between the tackles its quite possible Romo wouldn't have gotten injured and that we might have been at 3-0 at this time.

We have someone similar to murray- michaels. I think he runs even more violently too.

 

[LocimusPrime]

We have three screwdrivers when all we need is a hammer

 

[yimyammer]

I honestly think that if we had someone who can pound the ball between the tackles its quite possible Romo wouldn't have gotten injured and that we might have been at 3-0 at this time.

I've wondered the same, perhaps even Dez doesn't get hurt. When you're using screens as an extension of the running game, the QB still has to drop back and that exposes him more than a run play from under center would.

At some point, it seems like the odds will catch up with any QB, the greater the number of drop backs, the greater the chance of sacks and INTs. same risk applies to the receivers.

Lowering that risk through an effective running game seems to me like a rising tide that lifts all boats. I'm not rueing the loss of Murray but I am ruing the loss of an effective, smash mouth running game that our current RBs don't appear capable of doing.

 

[DallasDomination]

Lol at people blaming the run game. . Our run game wasn't all that last year, we just fed Murray until his socks fell off. Romo and our offense helped our run game a ton! And our defense was decent enough to win games.


Give Randle and McFadden time with Romo running the offense and see how our running game improves.

 

[Denim Chicken]

Randle will never be anything more than the guy who takes advantage of a fatigued defense while the starter gets a break after a long gain. This is exactly how Randle got his impressive average last season.
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Hmmm. What happened in the 1st half?

 

[Denim Chicken]

They really need some one like Michael on the goal line and short yardage. That missed 3rd and 1 was a big momentum swing and Randle is just too darn skinny to push the pile in those situations.

There was nothing there, though I didn't like the hesitation. Need better blocking.

 

[Frosty]

Lol at people blaming the run game. . Our run game wasn't all that last year, we just fed Murray until his socks fell off. Romo and our offense helped our run game a ton! And our defense was decent enough to win games.


Give Randle and McFadden time with Romo running the offense and see how our running game improves.

I hear ya, but the problem is they don't have Romo to rely on. The season can crash and burn quickly unless the coaches find an answer. I like Randle, but more and more people are coming to realize he may be nothing more than another Dunbar type RB. Coaches need to shake things up a bit, and see if they hit on something. Im all for starting Mcfadden and see if he can spark this offense. Love to see the bigger(CMIKE) power back team up with McFadden and see what happens. Problem is ...who do you sit... if they activate CMIKE. Coaches got to do something.

This New Orleans game may be the only opportunity to get a WIN in the next 4 weeks. How will the coaches play it....status quo or roll the dice?

 

[tayloner]

Wouldn't surprise me at all to see Lucky Whitehead inactive this week and C-Mike active. Lucky only played 2 snaps Sunday, there's really nothing he can do that Dunbar can't do better right now, I think they give C-Mike a chance Sunday, just a gut feeling.

 

[xwalker]

I say we bench McFadden and and roll with Cmike on short yardage, Randle on 1st and 2nd and Dunbar on situational downs. I just don't think our Oline is creating the kind of lanes that McFadden can run through.

McFadden's average in the Falcons game was 5.8 ypc. If you take out his 2 yard TD run, then his average was 6.6 ypc. His long run was only 10 yards so it's not as if 1 big run skewed the average.

 

[YosemiteSam]

McFadden's average in the Falcons game was 5.8 ypc. If you take out his 2 yard TD run, then his average was 6.6 ypc. His long run was only 10 yards so it's not as if 1 big run skewed the average.

Don't you love fact-less emotional decision making?

 

[ConstantReboot]

I've wondered the same, perhaps even Dez doesn't get hurt. When you're using screens as an extension of the running game, the QB still has to drop back and that exposes him more than a run play from under center would.

At some point, it seems like the odds will catch up with any QB, the greater the number of drop backs, the greater the chance of sacks and INTs. same risk applies to the receivers.

Lowering that risk through an effective running game seems to me like a rising tide that lifts all boats. I'm not rueing the loss of Murray but I am ruing the loss of an effective, smash mouth running game that our current RBs don't appear capable of doing.

That could very well be the case. Bryant was running in the middle of the field with those rub routes. It something different and its shorter passes in the middle where he is susceptible to the big hit.

I just think he got injured because he didn't participate much in preseason though.

 

[Zimmy Lives]

I would expect to see Gosselin to spew more baseless garbage very soon.

I would expect to see CM if:

• He knows the playbook and is mentally prepared to do what is asked of him.
• He is physically ready.
• He is performing well in practice.
• He looks better than the other guys.

Otherwise: Goose, shut your mouth.