NorthHawk wrote:Getting away from the run game when it's required has happened the last few years, so I'm beginning to wonder if there's something else going on and it may be a lack of confidence
in the OL to get the job done. Both Schottenheimer and now Waldron have done the same thing, so what's the connection? Maybe it's just Waldron this year finding out what his team
is all about, but the feeling is the same for me that something isn't quite right. Perhaps it's Russ influencing the play calling to something he wants to do that influenced both coaches.
Last week, the OL played very well. We were successful running the ball vs. the Colts as we had 5.2 YPC, which is quite good so there's not a lot of reason for them to lose confidence in them based on those results. We weren't quite as successful vs. the Titans but we only ran the ball 37% of the time and only once in the 2nd half did we run on 2 out of 3 downs despite having the lead so it doesn't seem as if we were trying very hard to establish a run.
I have no evidence other than the game situation calling for it and Pete's history of being a run first coach, but what I'm suspicious of is if Russell is opting out of called plays.
