Sturm: Decoding Linehan

Next, here is a look at the % of plays in shotgun. Now, before we get all carried away here, please know that every system is different. Personally, I don't think Romo/Garrett have shown that they are more efficient and productive in the shotgun - thus I cringe when they run it to the exclusion of everything else (It invites blitzing and forces a lot of passes into nickel and dime defenses). However, there are teams that are making it work and Philadelphia was in some level of Shotgun/pistol an absurd 86% of the time. But, Chip Kelly also ran more on 3rd Down than any team in the last decade (thanks, Football Outsiders) so whatever you can make work is fine.
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This is especially relevant for those that claimed that the problems of this offense were solely an issue with the personnel on OL. The reality is, the coaches never adjusted to schematically to weaknesses within the OL and constantly put the pressure on Romo having to get the ball out quickly, with a vertical offense that wants to throw the ball down-field. How does one constantly have Romo in the shot-gun knowing these weakness? I blame Garrett from the get-go for Romo being punished so heavily.

And anybody reading this cannot in any way argue that Garrett has been in no way an innovative mastermind as people try and paint the picture. The fact that they never really used an 11 personnel for example during Garrett's reign from 2007-2012 as play-caller is highly telling of this reality.
 
1 forum post, 37 likes. That has got to be the best post/likes ratio in history. ;)
 
Thank you, Bob! That was very educational. Can't wait to read your breakdown after the game. And thanks for taking the time to post here!

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khiladi said:
This is especially relevant for those that claimed that the problems of this offense were solely an issue with the personnel on OL. The reality is, the coaches never adjusted to schematically to weaknesses within the OL and constantly put the pressure on Romo having to get the ball out quickly, with a vertical offense that wants to throw the ball down-field. How does one constantly have Romo in the shot-gun knowing these weakness? I blame Garrett from the get-go for Romo being punished so heavily.

And anybody reading this cannot in any way argue that Garrett has been in no way an innovative mastermind as people try and paint the picture. The fact that they never really used an 11 personnel for example during Garrett's reign from 2007-2012 as play-caller is highly telling of this reality.
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and Bingo was his name-o.
 
excellent work and tremendous educational value.

it will be interesting to see how the offense varies from the past considering Linehan historically is pass heavy with more emphasis on down field attacks.

With Dez and TWill you have a lot of down field success options.
Escobar, Beasley and of course Witten should rule short to medium passing.
 
The great Sports @Sturm1310 now posts here?

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Actually, come to think of it.

Less time posting, more time writing articles.
 
Crap, I just realized him knowing that will lead him to monetize/charge a subscription.
 
We overuse shotgun AND do not run out of it enough. Sturm mentions this elsewhere. We also do not play action under center enough. You can tell what we are going to do based on the formation too much. Hence why Ray Lewis was calling out our plays.

One thing I thought Linehan did well in games 1 and 2 was call a more unpredictable game. He mixed it up like we need...

But then game 3, I noticed we did not play action or run out of a spread formation at all until that final drive before the half. I kept thinking, this looks like a Garrett game plan.

Maybe, just maybe, we're keeping this new stuff under wraps? The stuff that Linehan brings in regards to rhythm, the meta-game, timing of calls, misdirection. That's my hope, because I was really encouraged by his play calling in games 1 and 2.
 
Sturm1310 said:
I tried to post the picture but could not figure it out. San Fran and Seattle were 52% run. Playoff teams averaged 44%, the entire NFL 41.7% run.
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Is that a causation or correlation? Leading teams don't need to pass, teams behind don't run and grind clock. I wonder if splits would better show the true run/pass percent value, say in the first three quarters. Or examine drives where the teams are within 7 points of each other with more than 3 minutes left on the clock in the half.
 
Venger said:
Is that a causation or correlation? Leading teams don't need to pass, teams behind don't run and grind clock. I wonder if splits would better show the true run/pass percent value, say in the first three quarters. Or examine drives where the teams are within 7 points of each other with more than 3 minutes left on the clock in the half.
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I think this is a valid point, but then I just can't get the Chicago head out of my game. I don't think we had much of a chance then, but we abandoned the run while we were still in the game, and I feel like that's around the time the game got out of hand.
 
Sturm1310 said:
I tried to post the picture but could not figure it out. San Fran and Seattle were 52% run. Playoff teams averaged 44%, the entire NFL 41.7% run.
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A quick suggestion: Copy-and-paste the webpage from your site where the picture is located. One of us could then link-and-post the picture here. Just something to consider. Thanks for your everything you do!
 
Awesome read as always. Hopefully Linehan can be a fresh breath for this offence. We are going to need a chess master this year. (Will need to score ALOT of points) !
 
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