offensive line has no effect on throwing to wide open receivers.
The O-line needs to give your QB time to throw to receivers.
please exlpain to me what that has to do with wide open receivers that he CONSISTENTLY threw at their feet to???????????
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offensive line has no effect on no longer being able to scramble.
There is a difference between scrambling and running for your life. In any case if they reduced the pressure on McNabb he wouldn't have to scramble so much and as such would be far less susceptible to injury.
yes the off. line has a big effect on succesfull scrambling. but he just can;t do it well anymore. besides the injury. ooo and he'll be better after the surgery, right? wrong.
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offensive line has no effect on not knowing your plays You are saying that McNabb doesn't know the plays? I'm sure Donovan knows the plays better than TO since he's been running the offense for several years. I'm sure you mean that TO and Donovan aren't seeing the coverage the same and aren't making the same adjustments. Might be because these two guys never talk to each other, or that TO wasn't in training camp because he was faking an injury to get more money out of a contract that he jumped at and willingly agreed to.
OK this has NOTHING to do with TO - so take him out of it. when Hank Fraley got hurt -- it was said by the team that it would be a big loss because he knew the offense the best, even better than mcnabb.
it was later said that even McMahon and Detmer understand the offense better than McNabb.
if you are an eagles fan and follow them... this would make sense.
TO??? he has nothing to do with McNabb knowing plays. TO got open... McNabb failed to find him AND many others wide open time AFTER time. and many times when he did... he couldn't hit them.
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offensive line has no effect on not being able to change plays when needed
Are you saying that McNabb never audibles at the line? I find that hard to believe in today's NFL that any QB doesn't audible at some point in time.
NO I NEVER SAID HE NEVER AUDIBLES. where did i say that?
he does, but not nearly enough.
Look at Denver. That team functions perfectly every year on offense regardless of who their RB/QB/WR's are..... and they always have a great OL and a good system.
Good point. They run different schemes because of their speed and athleticism that other teams can't. They also make up 23% of the teams salary cap. Until yesterday they hadn't allowed a sack in 9 quarters.
Without decent protection a quarterback doesn't have time to go through all of his checks to find the best reciever, space to plant his feet correctly or throw an accurate pass. Denver rushed NINE players almost every play of the first half against Philly. That is only possible if you don't have a running game and the line is not picking up the blitzers.
A one dimensional passing offense can also be detrimental to the defense. The other team will typically have more time of possession and wear down the D as the game progresses.
offensive line has no effect on throwing to wide open receivers.
Watch some of the Eagles game, you will see that McNabb gets about 5 secs of protection and still throw the ball at the recievers feet, or to a cornerback.
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offensive line has no effect on no longer being able to scramble.
McNabb's ability to scramble and bootleg was what made him a threat. Defenses use to keep a spy on McNabb for fear of him scrambling for 20+ yds. Once McNabb decided to become more of a pocket passer, defenses no longer need to spy on him and use that extra guy to blitz or double one of the WR. When we needed big plays from McNabb, it usually came in terms of him running to get the first down. He got too bulky now and gets tired too easily, so he doesn't scramble as much.
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offensive line has no effect on not knowing your plays
Watch McNabb run the hurry up offense. He has no clue what to do.
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My thoughts on the O-line.
The center is responsible for making blocking adjustments. If your QB doesn't have time it's either because he's not making the right calls or there are serious problems with the rest of the line.
he's not making the right calls
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Want to buy time for the QB, why not run roll outs, or protected boot legs? It will help to keep the D-line from pinning their ears back and pass rushing all the time.
They can't have him roll out n bootleg because his injury prevents him from running.
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The O-line needs to be effective and allow a running game. Denver consistently produces 1,000 yard rushes from other than top draft picks at RB. They in fact might have two 1,000 yard rushes on the team this year...........all with the smallest line in the league.
It's hard to run the ball when we're usually trailing after the first quarter and is playing catch up.
There's a lot more wrong with Philly than just Mcnabb and T.O.... and problems with Mcnabb are only accentuated by the fact that Reid makes no attempt to proliferate a running game.
They are 2nd worst in the league in rushing yards and also in rushing attempts per game. Andy Reid deserves all of the criticism that he gets for the way he runs the team.
You'd think that with a hobbled QB and decimated WR corpse, he might try to run the ball a bit to relieve some pressure from the wound.... right?
What does Reid do? The same thing he always does.... focus on a passing game. What's worse, is that the RB's in Philly are all healthy.. meaning that Reid came into the season with this as his plan.
It's not like some of the past years, where Staley, Buckhalter and other guys were all hurt so they might have reverted to a pass-oriented attack out of necessity.
It's not going to be too hard to stop a team that passes all the time with a not-soo-accurate QB running the show. Play contain on Mcnabb and drop a bunch of guys back into pass coverage... eventually he'll throw it to your DB's or be forced into a quick punting situation.
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They are 2nd worst in the league in rushing yards and also in rushing attempts per game. Andy Reid deserves all of the criticism that he gets for the way he runs the team.
You'd think that with a hobbled QB and decimated WR corpse, he might try to run the ball a bit to relieve some pressure from the wound.... right?
See that's what I don't understand. They actually had success against the Cowboys with 180+ yards rushing. The play where McNabb was intercepted in the 4th quarter was a horrible call. There was 3 minutes left on the clock and they had the lead. It's a clear running situation to burn some clock. The next game they go away from the run for some reason.
everyone critizices kobe but "the answer" was the original ball hog
you obviously have not watched recently. the point spread between players has been great. now he actually has decent players with him that can score.
AI is the fu**ing man. not many athletes have the heart and determination as he does. (but yes he can be an idiot at times)
everyone critizices kobe but "the answer" was the original ball hog
you obviously have not watched recently. the point spread between players has been great. now he actually has decent players with him that can score.
AI is the fu**ing man. not many athletes have the heart and determination as he does. (but yes he can be an idiot at times)
no i dont watch the sixers, espn doesnt even bother to transmit their games... and niether does TNT
oh please, just because he doesnt have players with him does not mean he had to hog the ball all those times. first off, he cant even shoot! second off, as the natural point guard position (that he should stick to) he should be able to distribute the ball enough. and how many assists a game is he averaging?? the best players will always pass up the ball in order to score, rather than to try to rack up the stats.
There's a lot more wrong with Philly than just Mcnabb and T.O.... and problems with Mcnabb are only accentuated by the fact that Reid makes no attempt to proliferate a running game.
They are 2nd worst in the league in rushing yards and also in rushing attempts per game. Andy Reid deserves all of the criticism that he gets for the way he runs the team.
You'd think that with a hobbled QB and decimated WR corpse, he might try to run the ball a bit to relieve some pressure from the wound.... right?
What does Reid do? The same thing he always does.... focus on a passing game. What's worse, is that the RB's in Philly are all healthy.. meaning that Reid came into the season with this as his plan.
It's not like some of the past years, where Staley, Buckhalter and other guys were all hurt so they might have reverted to a pass-oriented attack out of necessity.
It's not going to be too hard to stop a team that passes all the time with a not-soo-accurate QB running the show. Play contain on Mcnabb and drop a bunch of guys back into pass coverage... eventually he'll throw it to your DB's or be forced into a quick punting situation.
you got some stuff right there... andy reid is way overrated. he needs to start fooking eating again... to get his mind back.
honestly tho... you can't complain about the offense the past 2 games... both were great. the cowboys unfortunately - they fucked up at the end. yesterday... the defense couldnt hang.. but the offense had it for them....
but you're right... reid needs to fix his shit. i've said that for a while as well.
the 2 biggest problems on the eagles (at this time) are reid and mcnabb
but the defense is in trouble too... although... how they are it could be fixed overnight... weird, hard to explain.
You are saying that McNabb doesn't know the plays? I'm sure Donovan knows the plays better than TO since he's been running the offense for several years. I'm sure you mean that TO and Donovan aren't seeing the coverage the same and aren't making the same adjustments. Might be because these two guys never talk to each other, or that TO wasn't in training camp because he was faking an injury 
to get more money out of a contract that he jumped at and willingly agreed to.
AI is the man! 