The first 15 seconds into your article I thought Joe is spending too much time alone. After reading the rest of the article I think you’re doing fine. Maybe 1 night of bowling would add perspective. I appreciate all the background and reasoning you provide. The comments from Joe’s followers are really interesting as well
After two games Penny is tied for 5th in yards after contact per rush (discounting players with only 1 or two rushes). I don't think the problem is Penny. Regardless of what you think of PFF their rating does provide a consistent benchmark for comparison. Our rookies tackles have grades in the mid 50s from PFF. Lewis, Haynes, Blythe, and Jackson all sport grades in the low 40s. When a rookie grades better than the veterans there is a problem. When TWO rookies grade better than the vets on the same OL there is a big problem.
What I don't understand about our offense is that football is a game of adjustments/reactions. If something is not working have a plan to switch to something else. It doesn't seem like they are doing this very well. Then again maybe the offense is on the field for such a short time they don't have the chance to make the adjustments. Also, was our offense coordinator hired as a concession to the previous QB to run a certain type of offense for him and now that he is gone the OC may not be the best person for this team?
Not sure where I saw it, but I believe I read the other day that penny was averaging 1.03 yards BEFORE contact, with another 3+ after. This stat is imperfect, after all, contact can count as an arm tackle on a 20+ yard run. Yet this is still impressive for a guy not known for physicality, even on such a small data set.
At the end of the day, Penny had 4.1 YAC in Week 1 because he had a 26y carry. His average in Week 2 was 1.0 yards after contact. He was relatively successful after contact in 2021, but ultimately he was also getting 3.2 YBC too. If the Seahawks are only going to give him 1 YBC/att, those are 2 YPC that he's never going to get back. The blocking has to be better or he's a 4 YPC player. Which is fine, but it's not the 6.3 YPC we saw in 2021.
Ok, that seems to track. I honestly can't even find where I saw that, so it's entirely possible I mis-read or mis-remembered that stat. As I said, it's a very imperfect stat, that big run definitely brought his average up. Same happened last year as well. Either way, let's get better at blocking and unleash KW3!
Dissly didn't even look in the direction of that blitzing linebacker on the first run. Is that by design (which would be weird), did Geno not get the protection right or did Dissly just blow it?
It looks a little like an option play where Geno should have kept it. Geno is in the classic option stance and even pretends to run off halfheartedly. The receiver up top runs a bit of a slant then starts blocking to expose the edge. If Geno pulls it back and takes off towards the edge, he could have gotten a LOT of yards.
Looking at the play again I think you're right. I might be kidding myself but Geno's body language after the play seems to be disgust... possibly with himself for not making the right read.
Would a good fullback help the runningback, I remember Mchael Robinson opening the way for Marshawn if it doesnt help it surely would not get worse, what you think?
I always forget about the fullbacks, Francois! Bellore did get three offensive snaps.
Down in LA, the Rams recently used WR Ben Skowronek as a FB and it worked to great effect. A lot of teams have actually been lining up their WRs in the backfield, similar to Patterson in Atlanta. It seems like maybe this is a fit for Dareke Young potentially?
The first 15 seconds into your article I thought Joe is spending too much time alone. After reading the rest of the article I think you’re doing fine. Maybe 1 night of bowling would add perspective. I appreciate all the background and reasoning you provide. The comments from Joe’s followers are really interesting as well
After two games Penny is tied for 5th in yards after contact per rush (discounting players with only 1 or two rushes). I don't think the problem is Penny. Regardless of what you think of PFF their rating does provide a consistent benchmark for comparison. Our rookies tackles have grades in the mid 50s from PFF. Lewis, Haynes, Blythe, and Jackson all sport grades in the low 40s. When a rookie grades better than the veterans there is a problem. When TWO rookies grade better than the vets on the same OL there is a big problem.
What I don't understand about our offense is that football is a game of adjustments/reactions. If something is not working have a plan to switch to something else. It doesn't seem like they are doing this very well. Then again maybe the offense is on the field for such a short time they don't have the chance to make the adjustments. Also, was our offense coordinator hired as a concession to the previous QB to run a certain type of offense for him and now that he is gone the OC may not be the best person for this team?
Not sure where I saw it, but I believe I read the other day that penny was averaging 1.03 yards BEFORE contact, with another 3+ after. This stat is imperfect, after all, contact can count as an arm tackle on a 20+ yard run. Yet this is still impressive for a guy not known for physicality, even on such a small data set.
At the end of the day, Penny had 4.1 YAC in Week 1 because he had a 26y carry. His average in Week 2 was 1.0 yards after contact. He was relatively successful after contact in 2021, but ultimately he was also getting 3.2 YBC too. If the Seahawks are only going to give him 1 YBC/att, those are 2 YPC that he's never going to get back. The blocking has to be better or he's a 4 YPC player. Which is fine, but it's not the 6.3 YPC we saw in 2021.
To confirm, Penny isn't the problem.
Ok, that seems to track. I honestly can't even find where I saw that, so it's entirely possible I mis-read or mis-remembered that stat. As I said, it's a very imperfect stat, that big run definitely brought his average up. Same happened last year as well. Either way, let's get better at blocking and unleash KW3!
After telling the whole world that we would let Geno throw deep next week, I expect to start the ATL game with 10 consecutive running plays.
Good call, Grant!
Dissly didn't even look in the direction of that blitzing linebacker on the first run. Is that by design (which would be weird), did Geno not get the protection right or did Dissly just blow it?
It looks a little like an option play where Geno should have kept it. Geno is in the classic option stance and even pretends to run off halfheartedly. The receiver up top runs a bit of a slant then starts blocking to expose the edge. If Geno pulls it back and takes off towards the edge, he could have gotten a LOT of yards.
Looking at the play again I think you're right. I might be kidding myself but Geno's body language after the play seems to be disgust... possibly with himself for not making the right read.
Great question because he seemed genuinely surprised the runner was tackled BEHIND HIM
I have the same question!
Would a good fullback help the runningback, I remember Mchael Robinson opening the way for Marshawn if it doesnt help it surely would not get worse, what you think?
I always forget about the fullbacks, Francois! Bellore did get three offensive snaps.
Down in LA, the Rams recently used WR Ben Skowronek as a FB and it worked to great effect. A lot of teams have actually been lining up their WRs in the backfield, similar to Patterson in Atlanta. It seems like maybe this is a fit for Dareke Young potentially?
We used Will Dissly as a H-Back a few times.
Ah, good note! Thanks!