Well, I’ve been asking for a better running game and a lot of play action off of that… so obviously, I’m going to like the move to Shottenheimer/Solari. They will run the ball well.
I think it might be a case where you have a lower offensive rating (yds/game) but better results (W/L).
Obviously, we will have to wait and see, but I do think the new offense will put Dak in some better passing situations than the old offense did. Dak clearly wasn’t getting any better against real good defensive teams. It was like watching the same movie over and over when facing them. The same mistakes, the same inability to convert 3rd downs. It came to the point that if I saw Dak reach his drop and start looking from read to read… I knew the play was done.
That just isn’t acceptable.
IMO, the type of routes that they were running, were a big part of the problem. Defenses knew where the WR’s would be and we’re meeting them there (see: vs. Washington week 18).
Switching to this offense with the type of routes they use and a much more difficult run game to defend, should really help what was becoming a stagnant offense against good teams. Especially with McCarthy calling the play instead of Shottenheimer, because that was the primary issue with Brian in Seattle. His offensive concepts were good but he lacked imagination and feel in play calling. And with a defensive head coach in Seattle, there was no one to rescue his play calls.
Anyway, it couldn’t continue on like it was going, and if it was going to change, I’m very glad they’re going to an offense that will lean heavily on the run game and play action passing. As a guy who has played a lot of defense in the secondary… I hated play action. It makes everything more difficult.
My two cents.
