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Originally Posted by tanus
I still don't understand why in the most critical time of the game, you rely solely on your weakness, the OL.
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You're relying on them either way, run or pass. They either have to run block or pass protect. I don't think simply putting Bulger in a shotgun limits the effect of the pass rush, since eight of his eighteen sacks coming into today came from the shotgun formation.
You're right in that it is a coach's job to put his players in the best possible position to succeed. When you only need one yard, I think pounding it up the gut does just that. I don't think you're doing that by calling a pass play which by design will be more complicated with more things that can go wrong (poor protection, not running the right route, jammed at the line, good coverage, off target throw, etc).
Even with our makeshift offensive line, we should be able to gain one yard on two downs. We didn't, and in my opinion that failure speaks more to the lack of execution by the players than any playcalling error.