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Totally future-oriented and speculative - washingtonismoney - 11-25-2012
Looking forward to next year, the clear trouble -- assuming Ertz leaves, and even if he stays -- is the lack of playmakers overall, especially in producing big plays. (Hogan has been insanely accurate, completing over 70% of his passes, but yards per completion shows a lack of big plays, resulting in a merely OK 7.32 YPA.) The question is, how can we get back up to 8 YPA, the divider between the OK and good on one hand, and the elite?
The question of where the wideouts will come from is important and has been discussed a lot. I'm wondering if the coaches will look in unconventional places for playmakers. Alex Carter mentioned during his recruitment that the coaches had brought up the idea of playing two ways, if only for a few plays on offense. That seems like a good start.
The other idea I was thinking of came up while watching Michigan games the past two weeks. One thing they've done a very interesting job of, is integrating Denard Robinson as a kind of all-purpose threat: as a wideout, as a runner (and presumed passer) in the backfield, etc. Given that Dallas Lloyd is supposedly a top-tier athlete -- and, if you've seen his high school highlight tape, has some moves -- might it be a good idea to make Lloyd into that kind of all-purpose threat? Otherwise, it seems to me, you're just letting Lloyd chill out on the bench for a few years while the Hogan era marches on (and maybe barely see the field at all, if we have some sort of Virginia dynasty with Burns. Hopefully the greatest Virginia dynasty since the early days of the Presidency, but who's keeping track.)
Re: Totally future-oriented and speculative - FarmDad.01 - 11-25-2012
On last night's game from L.A.'s Memorial Coliseum (typing in the names of the teams will result, I think, in bizarre and lengthy auto-replacements), the archdork Mussberger tried to hype Manti T'eo's Voldemort creds by comparing his stats with past winner Charles Woodson's. OK. Teo has more tackles, sacks etc. But he's a linebacker. Woodson was a defensive back... who also ran back kicks and lined up as a wideout. And kept scoring TDs in his Voldemort year, including in a season-ending win against Ohio State.
Enough history.
What prompted this post was an earlier comment about occasionaly playing potential gamebreakers like Carter (or maybe Usua Amanam -- was that a TD run or what?) on offense as well.
Who says the Wildcat has to be behind center?
Re: Totally future-oriented and speculative - doublespiral - 11-25-2012
What kind of hands does Barry Jr. have? Assuming that he isn't the starting running back, what about splitting him - or perhaps another quick, shifty back - out as a slot receiver and tossing some swing passes or quick slants to him?
A lot of teams are using those plays almost as an extension of the running game as a way to get their skill players out in space. If they can make the first guy miss, they can pick up nice gains.
It also makes it a bit tougher for the defense to stack eight in the box to stop the run. (Without Stepfan and with a more experienced Hogan we might not face that as much anyway next season, but it might spread the D if we have more playmakers on the field.)
This strays away from our power attack a bit, but it seems that we potentially have better depth at RB than at WR or TE, and I don't know many folks who can run through and over defenders the way Kulabafi can.
Re: Totally future-oriented and speculative - Hank 91 - 11-25-2012
I know that in high school Sanders used to play all over the field, and he even caught a deep ball after splitting out wide during an ESPN game last season.