We have not been behind for a single second in our first two games, a VG thing, but have not put either team away as we should have.
Our stats have been interesting. We ran 65 times and passed 49, a good balance considering we were ahead and trying to take time off the clock.
Ronnie is on pace to rush for 1200 yds, and Rickey for 800, about what we had hoped for. Marshall is on pace for 96 catches for 1,000 yds, which is roughly what we expected. Henne has made no big mistakes, and we are 2-0
So. why do I feel like those first two games were like an extension of pre-season, and our O played for about a half?
Can we flick that switch and become a scary O?
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Our offense has looked scary at times. I think (hope) that they are just slower to start then the D. Maybe one day soon, when the D might need a lift for whatever reason, the O can come on strong and show what it's like firing on all cylinders instead.
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I dont care if we only score 3 points every game, as long as we win just keep doing what work.
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Just bear in mind our QB will be making his 16th NFL start. Somewhere between the 20-24th game for Henne is when I expect to see a jump in the offense.
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I think that the O was lesser of a priority over the off season because we brought in the new defensive coordinator (etc..) so we might be a little behind because of that. But we must start to score some points. Our defense is great but eventually they will tire and injure if we keep them on the field so long.
I also think that they have been keeping Henne on his playbook limited until we feel that the time is right. This week might just do the trick. If Henne can stop under-throwing people. Eventually the will have to get fancy and run a four wide out set and go long. We need to see Marshall, Moore, Bess and Wallace going deep, throwing out of the back filed, running screens and using our TE a little more.
We have all the tools, it's just a matter of when they want to flip the switch. BUT.......when they do flip that switch........LOOK OUT! -
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I think the point here is that to this point we have not shown we can field an offense that can move down the field when needed.......... To this point.
It's been a hot topic simply because it's a very valid one.
No ones jumping off bridges, just pointing out a point that should make us leery.
Hopefully after tomorrow night we'll all be talking about how effective our passing game was. Because we surely are not going to win V. the Jets running the ball. THey don't give up those yards. -
I'm with ya on flipping that switch, and loving each and every second of it. It will happen. -
Maybe there should be more calls that gives Marshall a chance to go up for a long ball, however for the most part the offense just isn't clicking. -
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The goal on the offense wasn't to score 7 points and just let the defense win the game. They did call a more conservative gameplan, however the plan wasn't to be ineffective.
Miami's offense just hasn't been clicking. -
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just turn it on
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I don't mind that we haven't been lighting it up on offense b/c we haven't really tried to light it up.
My point is: I'm glad we're 2-0 w/o having to open up our entire playbook. It makes it tougher for the Jets and Pats to know what to expect or how to game plan against us.GMJohnson likes this. -
Agreed. Strangely enough, the same can be said for Nolan's playbook on D. Players have said that they have barely scratched the surface. I'm guessing that the very young Sanchise will be seeing a "few" things we have not shown.
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We need to mix up pass / run plays on different downs. We are going to have a hard time running tonight so we need to PASS more tonight. -
Not a very nice thing to say. No one is crying over 2-0, just giving opinions on how we get to 3-0 and beyond.
Scoring one TD a game, from our O, is not gonna get our team where we want it to be. I see concern and hope much more than crying.
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Pointing out an issue, an extremely obvious one, without offering any real explanation, context or potential fixes sounds like whining IMO.
Truth is, we're 2-0 w/ both wins coming in tough road venues. There's not a team in the league who wouldn't take that in a heart beat. Our offensive issues pale in comparison to the Jets' offensive problems. The Pats D is is an insult to the term defense. The Bills belong in the ACC not the AFC East.
We've got a good chance of entering the bye week 4-0, with a 2 game lead in the division and a win over all 3 division opponents. That's as close to a stranglehold as you can ever have after 4 weeks, and even the most optimistic fan wouldn't have dared to predict it a month ago. But here we are. So I just don't understand all of the complaining. There's room for improvement on both sides of the ball, there always is. If you want to talk solutions I'm all for it, but rehashing the obvious, not so much.ToddsPhins likes this. -
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I thought my suggestion of spreading the ball around more was a possible solution. Someone here posted that Henne was throwing to Marsall after he made his cut as opposed to before. I agreed, and that tells me they are not yet on the same page, which will come.
Henne had a good connection with Bess and Hartline last season, and also brought R & R more into the passing game. My thinking is that we should use that more until Marshall's timing with Henne is better, as we all know it will be.
I can't say that I am right but, I very seldom take shots at my team without having a suggestion/opinion on what "may" work a bit better.
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Our O will continue to reflect the quality of D we are playing, the gelling of the OL and the progress of Henne with our receivers.
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