Week 5 Snap Counts and Positive Vibes

[MadCardDisease]

TBF it is pretty interesting that Petzing kept with the multi TE set and run game despite being down two scores. Maybe it was because he went away from it so quickly vs Washington the week before.

I'm just happy that we saw more of Kyler under center and using play action again!

 

[Chopper0080]

I noticed early on...Petzing calls some real poo runs for Benson...seams to always want to stretch the kid and have him behind pulling guards.
one play, when Benson was handed the ball...the entire right side of the oline was stacked up behind the LG and there was nobody between Benson and three defenders the linemen left...then the pulling guys stayed jammed up, the kid had to run backwards three yards to get around them...and somehow got back to the LoS.... very next play we ran Conner...and when Kyler put the ball in JC's hands, all the defensive linemen had a body on them and the left guard was already on a backer at the second level...JC just had to pick a crease and go...and he got like 9 yards.
I posit, Benson would have better production if Petzing would stop trying to use him as a scat back and give him the same quick hitting runs between the tackles that JC gets..
I chalk that up to Gannon once saying they like to throw guys into different situations to see how they react...but at the time I thought he was just talking about pre season.

Maybe. I don't think the coaches want Benson bouncing runs. I think they want him to stick his foot in the ground and use his size to hit the creases and break tackles. If anything, press the hole and then cutback. I think it was the Washington game where they designed one run on almost an inside trap action so that he had no choice but to get up field.

 

[Zeem_Freeze]

I will be curious to see if Rallis sticks with his larger rotation approach moving forward or if this game was a one-off situation.

I wonder if the heat lead to more rotation

 

[123]

Agreed. Total team defense. Look at all that went into this play. Luketa, White, and Budda all playing top-end ball here:

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Luketas’s knockback on Trent Williams was one of the best I’ve ever seen against Trent.

THEN to chase down the ball and dive to knock it out. Most guys are dead on contact against Williams.

What a helluva play all around!! Hopefully season-changing

 

[BritCard]

Wilson absolutely is THE 3rd option in this passing offense. I feel like he has played better each week. I have said in other threads that I view his ideally as a #3 WR on a really good offense, but who knows.

I think how Wilson plays depends on coverage. His stats are good against zone and poor against man.

IMO though this is a result of QB play vs man as the whole offense performs worse vs man coverage. The routes that beat man depend far more on timing and anticipation which remain an issue for Kyler.

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