surrealvol
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I would like to inject my personal theory here as to the basic problem with our offense.
If you look at the top-ranked teams today, who is ALWAYS one of, if not the, key person? Uh................the QUARTERBACK. Just pick a team that is up top and 95 percent of the football fans around can name the QB.
If you are going to win today, your QB must be a rather prolific passer, or an elusive runner, or both.
Now, I totally admire Rick because of his desire, his work ethic, and his leadership. But, realistically, he is neither a prolific passer nor an elusive runner. The opponent's defense doesn't have to worry about him running so it is rather easy to concentrate on our running back(s).
And the opponent's defensive backs don't have to worry that much about the semi-long ball or the long ball. So they can play closer to the line of scrimmage, which helps them assist with the run if Riggs gets outside.
I am definitely not a Randy Sanders fan (Check my earlier posts in regard to that), but we are rather limited at the most important position on the offense.
JUST IMAGINE what we would be like if we had a Tee Martin-like player at QB right now. Look at the QBs we have faced in every game we have played this year. Every one of them has given us fits. It is a position on our team right now that the defense doesn't have to worry that much about and therefore they can take chances against our backs and receivers that they couldn't take if Rick were more of an offensive threat.
I'm not downing Rick. I'm just saying that he is limited in terms of what he can do, and that hurts our versatility. Which hurts our offensive production.
Just my two cents worth. Only one of our rather major problems at this point. :twocents:
If you look at the top-ranked teams today, who is ALWAYS one of, if not the, key person? Uh................the QUARTERBACK. Just pick a team that is up top and 95 percent of the football fans around can name the QB.
If you are going to win today, your QB must be a rather prolific passer, or an elusive runner, or both.
Now, I totally admire Rick because of his desire, his work ethic, and his leadership. But, realistically, he is neither a prolific passer nor an elusive runner. The opponent's defense doesn't have to worry about him running so it is rather easy to concentrate on our running back(s).
And the opponent's defensive backs don't have to worry that much about the semi-long ball or the long ball. So they can play closer to the line of scrimmage, which helps them assist with the run if Riggs gets outside.
I am definitely not a Randy Sanders fan (Check my earlier posts in regard to that), but we are rather limited at the most important position on the offense.
JUST IMAGINE what we would be like if we had a Tee Martin-like player at QB right now. Look at the QBs we have faced in every game we have played this year. Every one of them has given us fits. It is a position on our team right now that the defense doesn't have to worry that much about and therefore they can take chances against our backs and receivers that they couldn't take if Rick were more of an offensive threat.
I'm not downing Rick. I'm just saying that he is limited in terms of what he can do, and that hurts our versatility. Which hurts our offensive production.
Just my two cents worth. Only one of our rather major problems at this point. :twocents: