Looking forward...

[el borracho]

... what can be done differently to improve? Obviously, play-calling but what else?

1) Is there any reason to hope that things will be different when Croyle returns? Even detractors would have to admit Croyle is better than Thigpen and Hagans.

2) Any chance Morgan gets more time and provides some kind of spark?

3) Get McIntosh off the field and take our lumps with Richardson?

Any realistic suggestions to improve or do we just hope to beat the Dolphins on our way to 1-15?

[J Diddy]

Originally Posted by el borracho

It just occurred to me that we should stop rolling the QB out to the right until we find a decent RT. Moving the pocket is a good idea but moving it into the end who is speeding past McIntosh is a disaster. Screens to the right would be worth looking into.

If I was herb taylor I WOULD BE PISSED

[Chief Faithful]

Originally Posted by el borracho

... what can be done differently to improve? Obviously, play-calling but what else?

1) Is there any reason to hope that things will be different when Croyle returns? Even detractors would have to admit Croyle is better than Thigpen and Hagans.

2) Any chance Morgan gets more time and provides some kind of spark?

3) Get McIntosh off the field and take our lumps with Richardson?

Any realistic suggestions to improve or do we just hope to beat the Dolphins on our way to 1-15?

1. No doubt Croyle is better the problem is he breaks too easy. QB has become the biggest position of need.

2. Morgan is not an answer this year if preseason was any indication.

3. Why not start Taylor at RT and move McIntoast to backup LT? Taylor has proved he can get the job done. Also, put Smith in at RG there is no reason to continue with the Jones experiment.

[FAX]

Originally Posted by el borracho

It just occurred to me that we should stop rolling the QB out to the right until we find a decent RT. Moving the pocket is a good idea but moving it into the end who is speeding past McIntosh is a disaster. Screens to the right would be worth looking into.

I didn't "see" the Raider game, Mr. el borracho. I could only listen via the miracle of interweb radio. I mention this because I'm unclear as to what base defense the fade were running. I know that they, at least on occasion, use a kind of hybrid 3/4. Were they in the 3/4 on Sunday? Or no?

FAX

[blueballs]

on the bright side
losing to Al Davis at home has got to be eating at Peterson's stomach
like sulfuric acid on a newborn

[CosmicPal]

Originally Posted by el borracho

It just occurred to me that we should stop rolling the QB out to the right until we find a decent RT.

You roll to the right 'cause your QB is right-handed. It's a whole lot easier for them to roll to their right and throw right-handed on the run. For a right-handed thrower to roll to his left, he'd have to almost turn his whole body around to get enough juice on the ball.

When a right-handed QB rolls to his left, it's usually to dump it off to a RB for a screen-play, it's not something a right-handed QB would make a downfield throw on, so you actually limit the playing field by rolling to the left.

[Micjones]

Open up the offense.
Mix up the run playcalling.
Blitz the QB.
Take McIntosh off of the field.