Jedzz wrote:Duke4life831 wrote:I have an idea, how bout targeting our young WR stud more than just 5 times.
They might have heard your call. 7 targets to the new stud this time anyway. And another 7 to like 3 more receivers.
Where did the passing game come from and the running game go? Just a Cook injury caused this? Or did they aptly gameplan for a weak passing defense in Carolina for once? Too far out of character.
He actually had 13 targets (7 completions). Both Thielen and Jefferson should be getting 8-10 targets a game minimum.
The thing is I completely understand wanting to feed Cook, in my opinion, he is the best RB in the game and our OL is damn good at creating running gaps.
But the thing is though, we are paying Cousins big money for a reason and we have elite weapons on the outside and a reliable weapon in Rudolph. And the OL is coming around when it comes to pass protection as well.
My biggest issue with the offense is how predictable it is. We always start out with a very conservative offensive gameplan, we seem to run on 1st down like 80% of the time. For the first half, we tend to only throw on super predictable situations. How many times has Kirk barely had 100 yards passing in the 1st half, look like he's struggling because he has no opportunity to get into a rhythm. Then come late 3rd and 4th, we get into a more pass-heavy offense because we tend to get in shootouts and Cousins gets into a rhythm and looks damn good.
It just seems like we go into every game with the thought process of, Cook is our only weapon on offense. Then we get into a shootout and its like we remember we have studs on the outside and a high priced QB. Im not the biggest Cousins fan, but hard for QBs to get into a rhythm with how we call plays. I just think this offense would be close to elite if we had a more diverse offensive strategy to open up games instead of waiting for us to get into shootouts. Plus I think it would make Cook's life easier as well.
