I owe Kyle Orton an apology...

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Originally Posted by htismaqe

Why would the previous regime SCHEME to punish a blitz when the QB simply couldn't do it?

I think Haley believes he is a WR genius, and wanted to be successful running the same kinds of routes that he ran in Arizona, no matter what. I don't believe Haley ever wanted to run a traditional "you better not blitz us or we're gonna dink and dunk some screens down your throat" offense. He was trying to be flashy, with max protect and routes that call for wrs to run squiggles down the field. If you can block it for long enough, you can hit some guys deep (Fitzgerald style). But if you can't, you have to let the ball go early, and the receivers have to cut off their routes mid squiggle. (hence you get a qb with an average completion of like 6 yards per attempt, and a BUNCH of interceptions where the receiver ran the wrong route).