Blake Barnett

[DELdaBull]

17 minutes ago, NCBull said:

I agree with your first point, but as to the second BB had some really off throws at Tulsa.  And he has a penchant for the INT at times.  Not getting down on him, just saying he still has some accuracy issues to work on.  Good point that getting him other options will only help.

He has other options.  He doesn't find them. We are not running 1 receiver routes. 

[05 Bull]

3 hours ago, ForestBull said:

Here's the thing about BB. Sterling Gilbert does not put him in a position to succeed. 

List of things that would help this offense and BB:

1.Short slant passes

2. Designed runs to the perimeter 

3. Instead of throwing long a million times have the WR come back to keep the DB honest. (Seemed Tulsa ran our routes all night)

4. Screens and dump offs to Cronk

5. More plays for Wilcox

6. Jet sweeps with our fast as hell WRs

7. Move Barnett out of the pocket on play action rollouts

8. Bubble screens that are on the same side of the hash.

9. Misdirection runs

10. HB wheel routes

 

Anything to add?

 

Perhaps sprinkle in more max protection with TE or xtra RB

[05 Bull]

2 hours ago, DHUSF04 said:

I’ve been screaming this for weeks.  If you are having problems blocking, run plays to counter that!   We have an outstanding TE that is grossly underutilized and NO presence in the middle of the field.  I think my main issue with the offense is a total lack of creativity.   How many trick plays have we run?   Can you, from your couch, predict our next play?......because opposing DCs sure as hell can.  It’s painful to watch our talent be squandered.  The #1 job coaches have is to put the players in a position to succeed and I simply don’t see that.  

PS might be time to work on limiting the dozen or so dropped passes.....just a thought. 

And utlize Mcants as a HB. Hes big enough and athletic enough to block, run, recive, etc. he should be a swiss atmy knife creating mis-matches. Not solely as a WR. How can a professional OC not figure out how to abuse lesser athletic teams with Mcants. And the new, small speedy guys on sweeps and screens. No creativity at all.

[Roaming Bull]

18 minutes ago, 05 Bull said:

And utlize Mcants as a HB. Hes big enough and athletic enough to block, run, recive, etc. he should be a swiss atmy knife creating mis-matches. Not solely as a WR. How can a professional OC not figure out how to abuse lesser athletic teams with Mcants. And the new, small speedy guys on sweeps and screens. No creativity at all.

McCants would make a great junkyard dog, but if Gilbert didn’t use DJ, the gold standard of junkyard dogs, in that fashion I doubt he will use McCants.

[Supersurch]

4 hours ago, Azmodi said:

Just keep the two TE set and roll with it.

Absolutely.  Our biggest achilles heel right now is pass blocking and has been for six games.  Can't spread everybody out any more.  We need to think pass protection first.  We have the talent at WR to just run a 2 or 3 WR set.

[BullAdrian]

2 hours ago, Supersurch said:

Absolutely.  Our biggest achilles heel right now is pass blocking and has been for six games.  Can't spread everybody out any more.  We need to think pass protection first.  We have the talent at WR to just run a 2 or 3 WR set.

I think our pass blocking is just average.  The problem is that we don't play a short quick pass such as slant, out or in routes.  We keep throwing a deep ball to WR by the sideline or at Wilcox at middle.

[Outlaw]

5 hours ago, 05 Bull said:

Perhaps sprinkle in more max protection with TE or xtra RB

I don't get it either .WE throw deep and it doesn't work a lot. The short routes and slants are what we used to win games!

[Gatorbull325]

I was emotionally attavhed 2 Brett Kean so I disliked BB when he arrived. After seeing him play, I realized that this "mofo" could ball. I still feel Brett Kean could have had the same success, but BB has more upside. 

[NewEnglandBull]

1 hour ago, TheGreatOutlaw said:

I don't get it either .WE throw deep and it doesn't work a lot. The short routes and slants are what we used to win games!

Tulsa played a defense that took the short slant away. 

[Outlaw]

5 minutes ago, NewEnglandBull said:

Tulsa played a defense that took the short slant away. 

What about the 10-15 underneath routes we hit at the end of the game?