Watching these playoff offenses tells me why most of these teams are in the playoffs. The schemes are incredible and they keep the defenses so off-balance.
NFL coaching Rules! Go get someone like one of the young guys from Shanahan’s coaching tree. All of the guys that are already head coaches are successful. Grab Bobby S. , or BenJohnson, or Todd Monken. These offenses are so good.
Rams at Lions is a heckuva game!
24-23, 8 minutes to go...
How was that NOT a roughing the passer when the lions KILLED Stafford late in the 3rd quarter??
Cheap shot, MFin lions took out Higbee.
Lions got an awful call before half on 4th and 5 clear offsides they called false start
glad it didn’t cost them the game!
Watching these playoff offenses tells me why most of these teams are in the playoffs. The schemes are incredible and they keep the defenses so off-balance.
Agree. Great to watch.
Packers - 54 plays - 33 runs, 21 passes
Lions - 55 plays - 25 runs, 30 passes
Texans - 44 plays - 22 runs, 22 passes
Chiefs - 75 plays - 35 runs, 40 passes
This kind of balance is one BIG way to keep defenses off balance and literally what Canales is striving for (overall, not necessarily game to game). Some of these stats are just game flow (lead etc), but its an INTENTIONAL goal of the Canales system
By the way, a number of those runs are on 2nd and 10 or more (to get back to 3rd and manageable). When a team runs on 2nd and long I can hear Fire all the way in Oregon screaming at his tv!!!!
If the Bucs had the O-line/run game that the Eagles had in our first game, meaning not just technically good but PHYSICALLY dominant, Evans would have had 2000 yards and 30 TDs lol
I think it is unlikely (unfortunately) and I also think we may come out throwing anyway, BUT if tonight the Bucs came out and they were able in the 1st drive and 1st quarter to run effectively and PHYSICALLY . . White 4+yards per carry with a couple bigger runs, we would win the game (at least on that side of the ball) because the offense would expand from there and destroy an Eagles defense that is already playing confused recently.
“Bold prediction: Bucs running back Rachaad White will eclipse 125 all-purpose yards. The last time these two teams met, the Eagles held Tampa Bay to 41 rushing yards. But the run defense has fallen off a cliff since then, yielding 142 yards per game on average over their past seven games. A banged-up Mayfield could lean on White in both the ground and short passing game. -- Tim McManus”
we would win
Pessimism is the call sign for Philly fans and sports writers, but the Inquirer staff are 2-1 Bucs win, all with it being a close game.
https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/eagles-bucs-predictions-wild-card-nfl-playoffs-20240114.html
Pretty good read
