Utah_Saint

After Deuce left, they couldn't get much of a conventional run game going. Payton brought in the RB screens and quick outs to the flat because it was a great way to use the running backs without depending on the line to open a hole. It forced the outside linebackers to respect the screen and forced them out wide to open up the middle. It nullified much of the opposing DLine.

Now, it seems, everyone knows it's coming, when our Olinemen pull down the line, the dline follows them, they don't bite on open shot at Drew anymore.

Maybe Sean should start faking that screen and run up the middle or to the opposite side. Make the dline pay if they want to sell out to the screen. Make the outside linebacker take himself out of the play.

But we've got a running game now. 5.3 yards per attempt is the best in the league. In my opinion, they should start using it to counter our predictability. Put two running backs in the back field more often. Set that screen up as draw play and hand off to Ingram and Robinson while the back field follows Pierre to the side. That end around that Payton loves, start faking the hand off and roll out to the TE or a lob over the line to the RB while the DBs bite on the sweep.

It's ironic that the Payton became famous for his creativity and now he's knocked for his predictability.

It's time for the offensive genius to be a genius again.