Mayfield makes some throws and this game may not have been as close as it should have been. Hard for a play caller to stay head of the down and distances with missed completions. But yeah maybe Grizzard might tweak it more and play call more short passes on first down to get Mayfield in synch.
The difference between last years first game with Coen and this years first game with grizz, can’t be answered by total number of run or pass plays called on first down for both game. Coen got to call a lot of first down run plays in the 4th quarter last year, because we had a nice lead and had put up 30+ points. Conversely, Grizz was having to call more pass plays and play from behind later in yesterday’s game. Bottom line, Coen started off much quicker. First drives are scripted and Coen was a master. I hope to see that get better with Grizz.
Bottom line, Coen started off much quicker. First drives are scripted and Coen was a master. I hope to see that get better with Grizz.
amen!
Too many variables for any one thing to be declared the deciding factor (eg Mayfield was much better first half of Game 1 2024 then Game 1 2025, but it was also at home etc). And definitely agree that Coen's scripted starts were a huge part of the Bucs success. Thats one reason the Grizz comparison is so interesting