Post by GordonG on Jun 9, 2018 18:59:18 GMT -5
247sports.com/nfl/new-york-giants/ContentGallery/11-step-plan-Pat-Shurmur-will-follow-to-fix-the-Giants-offense-118897460/#118897460_1
The 11 steps are:
STEP 1: USE A HEAVY DOSAGE OF PLAY-ACTION PASSING
STEP 2: LEAN ON THE INTERMEDIATE PASSING GAME
STEP 3: RUN THE BALL EARLY AND OFTEN
STEP 4: REINTRODUCE THE VERTICAL PASSING GAME
STEP 5: USE MORE THAN FIVE PLAYERS IN PASS PROTECTION
STEP 6: DON'T LIMIT ODELL BECKHAM TO THE 'X' POSITION
STEP 7: DON'T LIMIT EVAN ENGRAM TO SHALLOW CROSSING ROUTES
STEP 8: USE RHETT ELLISON MORE OFTEN
STEP 9: STOP USING 11 PERSONNEL ON 90% OF THE SNAPS
STEP 10: USE A HEAVY DOSAGE AND WIDE VARIETY OF SCREEN PASSES
STEP 11: ENJOY THE IMPROVEMENTS ON THE OFFENSIVE LINE
Comments from Dan Schneier's Big Blue Banter podcast co host:
For a beat writer Dan has a good knowledge of some of the more key aspects that drive the game. I would add a touch to the 5 man protection schemes that he refers to. They are not necessarily bad if the defense only rushes 4, as a student of the offense you want as any receivers in the pattern as possible. Most fans don't realize but a lot of teams blitz not necessarily only to get to the QB but sometimes to simply change the protection scheme so that the RB or TE has to STAY IN, particularly against 11 personnel (1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WRs). The 5 man protection sets GET VERY vulnerable when you are playing McAdoo's quick game ONLY: his goal to beating the blitz/pressure was to make it irrelevant (get the ball out of eli's hands in <2.5 seconds). That's great against secondaries like PHI who often play their corners with big corners, but even in both of those games, the quick game alone could NOT WIN THEM THE GAME. The Saints and Vikings both went through stints last year where they relied on the quick game for stretches in the season, but then had expand to intermediate routes to keep defenses off balance, and did so successfully when it counted down the stretch and into the playoffs.
So to get back to it, when the 5 man protection schemes with their vertical sets (Tackles dropping back) with Eli taking more than a 3 step drop, it was almost unfamiliar territory. The intermediate passing game has trouble in the modern NFL gaining traction in predictable offenses, simply because the front 6 or 7 are just so good/athletic at making plays on the QB, even if it does not result in a sack/hit/hurry. This is where a bona fide running game comes into play... making the offense multidimensional to the point where the front 4 don't just watch their run keys as basically a pause before they continue their movement downhill after a QB like Eli who is not a threat to run/scramble. So I see this is a not an anti 5 man pass pro idea, more of a restoration to the balance that can dictate to the defense instead of vice versa.
The 11 steps are:
STEP 1: USE A HEAVY DOSAGE OF PLAY-ACTION PASSING
STEP 2: LEAN ON THE INTERMEDIATE PASSING GAME
STEP 3: RUN THE BALL EARLY AND OFTEN
STEP 4: REINTRODUCE THE VERTICAL PASSING GAME
STEP 5: USE MORE THAN FIVE PLAYERS IN PASS PROTECTION
STEP 6: DON'T LIMIT ODELL BECKHAM TO THE 'X' POSITION
STEP 7: DON'T LIMIT EVAN ENGRAM TO SHALLOW CROSSING ROUTES
STEP 8: USE RHETT ELLISON MORE OFTEN
STEP 9: STOP USING 11 PERSONNEL ON 90% OF THE SNAPS
STEP 10: USE A HEAVY DOSAGE AND WIDE VARIETY OF SCREEN PASSES
STEP 11: ENJOY THE IMPROVEMENTS ON THE OFFENSIVE LINE
Comments from Dan Schneier's Big Blue Banter podcast co host:
For a beat writer Dan has a good knowledge of some of the more key aspects that drive the game. I would add a touch to the 5 man protection schemes that he refers to. They are not necessarily bad if the defense only rushes 4, as a student of the offense you want as any receivers in the pattern as possible. Most fans don't realize but a lot of teams blitz not necessarily only to get to the QB but sometimes to simply change the protection scheme so that the RB or TE has to STAY IN, particularly against 11 personnel (1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WRs). The 5 man protection sets GET VERY vulnerable when you are playing McAdoo's quick game ONLY: his goal to beating the blitz/pressure was to make it irrelevant (get the ball out of eli's hands in <2.5 seconds). That's great against secondaries like PHI who often play their corners with big corners, but even in both of those games, the quick game alone could NOT WIN THEM THE GAME. The Saints and Vikings both went through stints last year where they relied on the quick game for stretches in the season, but then had expand to intermediate routes to keep defenses off balance, and did so successfully when it counted down the stretch and into the playoffs.
So to get back to it, when the 5 man protection schemes with their vertical sets (Tackles dropping back) with Eli taking more than a 3 step drop, it was almost unfamiliar territory. The intermediate passing game has trouble in the modern NFL gaining traction in predictable offenses, simply because the front 6 or 7 are just so good/athletic at making plays on the QB, even if it does not result in a sack/hit/hurry. This is where a bona fide running game comes into play... making the offense multidimensional to the point where the front 4 don't just watch their run keys as basically a pause before they continue their movement downhill after a QB like Eli who is not a threat to run/scramble. So I see this is a not an anti 5 man pass pro idea, more of a restoration to the balance that can dictate to the defense instead of vice versa.