fox still can't make an in game adjustment btw

[Fiz]

one of the many stones to throw at fox through the years is his teams rarely make in game adjustments. today it was painfully obvious that the eagles adjusted to the panthers running attack after their first drive. they started flooding the A gaps and plaid the cut back lanes a lot harder. in the first drive deangelo was out the back door with ease. after that everything was cut off.

there are many ways you can adjust to this. you can run power tosses, end around reverses, have running backs drop out, run a TE on an in, etc

WHAT DID WE DO?

run into the run blitz, run into the run blitz, pass.

[PeteRozelle]

I have said that for many years.. Fox goes in with a game plan. He will continue to execute it regardless of whats going on in the game. This can be a blessing at times, but it's also a nightmare to watch when its not working.

pete

[MurkN]

I have said that for many years.. Fox goes in with a game plan. He will continue to execute it regardless of whats going on in the game. This can be a blessing at times, but it's also a nightmare to watch when its not working.

We need to trash the last two gameplans and stick to the running game. I don't care what you do, run the damn ball! Dives, pitches, sweeps, reverses, the works.

[Brooklyn Bully]

Yep.

It was Fitzgerald I think, who said after the Playoff game that we did exactly the same stuff the entire year (secondary), and never changed things up, so they knew exactly what to do to beat us. And sure enough, Fox stuck with what he wanted to do and the Cards ripped us to shreds.

[firstdayfan]

What I don't get is where all the passes to the tightend were? In the preseason it seemed like we threw to the tightend every other pass. Today Jeff King had to short catches. With as many people they blitzed on a given play it would seem that the tightends would be wide open over the middle. Maybe they kept them in to block, I don't remember. I'm having that game surgically removed from my memory in the morning.

[R0CKnR0LLA]

I agree that we need to open up the playbook more and adjust to what the opponents are doing. Running the ball heavily is fine, just not the same predictable plays when the D is obviously ready for them.

One change that did work was when we went no huddle. It kept the Eagles base D on the field and helped neutralize the blitz. The drive only bogged down after they were able to make substitutions.

I also noticed we tried using screen plays as a way to burn Philly when they blitzed but the execution was just too horrible to make it effective.

[PeteRozelle]

What I don't get is where all the passes to the tightend were? In the preseason it seemed like we threw to the tightend every other pass.

Ahhhh, you have answered your own question my friend. It was preseason, and we were not showing our game plan. That was just all smoke and mirrors. (Not that it worked for us then either).

[Skew]

The o-line needs to block, and Jake's thows need to be more accurate.

Or we "Suck again".

[ZZ~]

Jeff Davidson needs to get in the box so he can see what is going on.

[PeteRozelle]

Or we "Suck again".

http://www.entertonement.com/clips/shndzttnrb--The-Waterboy-Rob-Schneider-Townie-Oh-no-we-suck-again?type=suggestion_tjdwfwhpyn

[frash.exe]

i'll say it again, fox is just not a cerebral head coach, which is one of his numerous shortcomings

[2plankingpanther]

We need to trash the last two gameplans and stick to the running game. I don't care what you do, run the damn ball! Dives, pitches, sweeps, reverses, the works.

Our Oline is usually good at run blocking,pass blocking on the other hand,forget it!

[2plankingpanther]

What I don't get is where all the passes to the tightend were? In the preseason it seemed like we threw to the tightend every other pass. Today Jeff King had to short catches. With as many people they blitzed on a given play it would seem that the tightends would be wide open over the middle. Maybe they kept them in to block, I don't remember. I'm having that game surgically removed from my memory in the morning.

Why is it that when we blitz,the other team kills our D w/the screen,when they blitz,our O doesn't use the screen,our QBs just give them gift wrapped balls?Must be Christmas already,there are several gifts under the tree for our Eagle friends!

[Kurb]

Fiz wins this thread.