GumboBC

John Fox has a coaching style that he follows come hell or high water.

He believes in running the football, first and foremost. It doesn't matter if the running game is sucessful or not, he keeps running the ball regardless. Why?


1. It's the safe thing to do. Less chance of turnover.
2. He doesn't want his offense to become one dimensional.
3. They are a play action offense and if they keep handing the ball off teams have to honor the run and can't key on the pass.
4. They are going to take their shots in the passing game and it's more effective.
5. They believe in their defense and it's ability to put their offense in a favorable situation.

This Panthers team is vunerable. And it's pretty simple. We can't turn the ball over and expect to win. We need to make them earn everything.

We need to give them a big dose of Deuce whether he's averaging 4yds or 2yds. We can't allow their defense to pin their ears back and rush the passer.

For much of the year our running game was being abandoned and all we did was pass. I think that was a mistake. Of course, our defense wasn't playing well and we had to play catch-up.

I think we can expose the Panthers by beating them at their own game?

Thoughts? Come one, come all. Let me hear it!!! :P