I've been thinking about the offensive woes the last couple of days, and I think the issue is this; Baker is best at intermediate passes from ten to twenty/thirty yards and this run first play action offense is not using those longer throws to keep defenses honest. Teams are focused on stopping the run, meaning 8+ in the box at the snap most plays... that's a lot of defenders for the line to block and RBs to clear just to hit the second level. BUT it also takes away YAC in the short passing game. We got a lot of YAC last year, not so much this year. So, imho, to quick fix the O, we need to call more intermediate and long passes early. Come out like last year and throw a 60-yard bomb to DPJ, Shwartz, or OBJ (faster WRs) on the first play from scrimmage. And throw longer stuff early to clear defenses out of the box and keep them honest. Then we win.
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