The run game aint gittin no better this week

[Jarntt]

Doesn't seem like the team is ready to play him even if Cook is...

 

[KJJ]

If we can’t run the ball and our defense struggles, Dak will likely have to put up 300-400 yards and 3-4 TDs for to have any chance of winning this game and we probably won’t, The game will be thrown entirely on him. Our defense better show up and we’re probably going to need to force some turnovers. The big concern in this game is the Ravens controlling the ball on the ground and wearing us down. We can’t afford to have our defense on the field all day, losing the time of possession battle. The Ravens will take control of the game and force us to quit. We have to start showing some physicality and toughness. We can’t allow teams to come to our house and bully us.

 

[TexasBacon]

The Ravens run D is giving up less than THREE YARD PER CARRY!! 2.7 to be exact. Yikes! So win or lose I expect the complaints about the running game will still be around next week. On the flip side they are dead last in the league in pass defense. So this thing will come down to Dak and his receivers to win it. Hopefully if we do win the whiners won't inundate the board with "trade for a stud RB!" posts.. on the heels of "you don't need a stud RB" posts for 4-5 years straight.

The bigger concern is how many times our brilliant playcaller will run it on 2nd and long, or predictably when Luepke lines up in the I formation. I kept screaming at them to play action when they were in 12 personnel or the I formation against NO and they predictably ran it almost every single time.

 

[Denim Chicken]

Dak should be attempting 40 passes a game.

I don think we want to look at the w/l record when this happens.

 

[Flamma]

If our D doesn't show up, we're not winning any games. But will our offense show up? Even if our D played average last game, we only scored 19 points. We were trading FGs for TDs early on. It's bad enough that when we're down by 2 scores our offense goes into panic mode and struggles to move the ball.

 

[shabazz]

If our D doesn't show up, we're not winning any games. But will our offense show up? Even if our D played average last game, we only scored 19 points. We were trading FGs for TDs early on. It's bad enough that when we're down by 2 scores our offense goes into panic mode and struggles to move the ball.

I was just thinking that if we can get all 3 phases of the team playing consistently average we can get 8 or 9 wins

 

[Flamma]

I was just thinking that if we can get all 3 phases of the team playing consistently average we can get 8 or 9 wins

I agree. That's why we pay the players the big bucks.

 

[shabazz]

I agree. That's why we pay the players the big bucks.

If we keep kicking FGs instead of Tds, we may want to give Senor Aubrey the big bucks

 

[diamonddelts]

Dak and CD, Batman and Robin will win this game.

America's Choker and Stone Hands.

 

[KMY_Amber]

the McCarthy run game is never going to carry this offense, especially not with this rag-tag group of RBs.

the dream of some kind of a balanced offense is pointless, ain't happening this year under McCarthy.

so, yes, the offense is basically centered around Dak, and CD. Dak's arm is going to have to carry this McCarthy offense...and that's A LOT to count on, given his average arm talent...and since McCarthy doesn't seem to able to scheme up a consistent, effective passing game.

Come on, ya'll, wake up...this is a .500 team, who will only barely make the playoffs, and have NO chance of a playoff run with this Dead Coach Walking.

 

[Mac_MaloneV1]

Disagree.. one thing that dictates it is the need to eat up time and be safe with the ball.

This just means "complete high percentage passes" as much as it means run the ball.