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Originally Posted by RunKC
Yup. Anyone who watched the playoffs, especially the SB, should know this
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Yes, but much of the offensive struggles come from turnovers and untimely penalties. Obviously Andy isn't encouraging those mistakes.
They turned it up offensively in the playoffs but you have to remember that Miami and Buffalo were both beat up defensively and put up little resistance. The offense still struggled in the red zone against Miami, not by design. They played well against Baltimore in the first half but got shutout in the 2nd half. The Super Bowl was the other way around. Bad first half but got it going in the 2nd half. Even in the SB though, they had two turnovers that could have cost them the game.
So yeah, Reid holds back some plays offensively but the mistakes are not deliberate and the injuries have accounted for much of the conservative offense this season. Cut their turnovers in half and this offense would be looking much better this year. Same with the red zone inefficiency. A few more TDs instead of FGs and the offense looks much better overall.