I've Said This About Rivers And I'll Say It About Herbert

[chris9341]

If you don't have a strong running game this team will not be successful. Riddle me this batman Herbert throws 49 times and has an INT and 2 fumbles one which was recovered by the other team and yet they only run the ball 23 times, 3 of those carries was by Herbert yet they were averaging 5.1 ypc. I'm telling you if Herbert can have a strong running game then we will do well. He doesn't need to pass 50 plus times a game.

[richpjr]

If you don't have a strong running game this team will not be successful. Riddle me this batman Herbert throws 49 times and has an INT and 2 fumbles one which was recovered by the other team and yet they only run the ball 23 times, 3 of those carries was by Herbert yet they were averaging 5.1 ypc. I'm telling you if Herbert can have a strong running game then we will do well. He doesn't need to pass 50 plus times a game.

A strong running will help any QB and especially a rookie QB. It's just painful to watch the crap we keep trying week after week. This coaching staff is just not very creative or good.

[Classic]

No team will be successful if their QB throws it 50 times a game. The problem is we have injuries on the OL and can't run successfully week in and out.

[Boltdiehard]

No team will be successful if their QB throws it 50 times a game. The problem is we have injuries on the OL and can't run successfully week in and out.

Good thing the rookie can run a little bit for a big guy and he moves pretty well in the pocket. I like what I’ve seen so far and I hated the pick I was pissed.

[chris9341]

A strong running will help any QB and especially a rookie QB. It's just painful to watch the crap we keep trying week after week. This coaching staff is just not very creative or good.

Yeah it would be one thing if they weren't getting any yards at all but the one thing that has been consistent atleast the first two games was a strong running game. I don't how long Justin Jackson is going to be out for but if you have Ekeler, kelly and Justin Jackson healthy all at once that is an impressive trio.

[21&500]

some more RPOs and designed runs please
Give Reed that reverse, our big guy Mike Williams saw a spider on the ball or something
football character matters

[Berserker76]

If you don't have a strong running game this team will not be successful. Riddle me this batman Herbert throws 49 times and has an INT and 2 fumbles one which was recovered by the other team and yet they only run the ball 23 times, 3 of those carries was by Herbert yet they were averaging 5.1 ypc. I'm telling you if Herbert can have a strong running game then we will do well. He doesn't need to pass 50 plus times a game.

Agree with this assessment. The coaching staff seems prone to abandon the running game too easily. Don't know if this is Lynn or Stitch, or both. Whatever happened to the "balance" mantra??? This team makes me sick to my stomach way too often, seemingly so close most games, yet almost always too far.

[chris9341]

No team will be successful if their QB throws it 50 times a game. The problem is we have injuries on the OL and can't run successfully week in and out.

Exactly. If theres a chance that we are drafting in the top two then we need to draft Penie Sewell Herbert's Left tackle at Oregon. He will be the best LT taken in a very long time.

[21&500]

should have kept Bobby Holly (green text)

[Steve]

Some of it was the injuries on OL. With Turner out, and then losing Bulaga, it would have been a lot to expect an OL who hadn't worked together much to be able to run the ball.

A lot of OC are prone to get out of running the ball. In modern offensive football, coaches seem to be all about using the pass to come up with solutions to tactical problems they face during a game. So, especially when the offense sees stuff or struggles, it almost forces the O to give up on the run.

[21&500]

would be nice if our 2 free agent OL guys could play
we could pay UDFA to sit on the bench
just frustrated

[Charge!]

Agree with this assessment. The coaching staff seems prone to abandon the running game too easily. Don't know if this is Lynn or Stitch, or both. Whatever happened to the "balance" mantra??? This team makes me sick to my stomach way too often, seemingly so close most games, yet almost always too far.

agree, but we were not running the ball very well....most of the yardage game on one big run by Kelly where he fumbled..... we kept mixing runs with the passes, but the runs were not very successful in 2nd half....even though they had big lead and were defending deep pass.......

last week against KC we were efficient at both run and the pass which kept the KC defense off balance......