panthermark wrote:WOW,
Just heard a quote on ESPN about the Steelers/Pickett. It fits the Bears perfectly.
They said the Steelers were running PLAYS before. Now they are running an OFFENSE. The plays build upon one another. They are forcing the defense to react, and are anticipating that reaction. They are a run heavy team that wants to attack the space between the safeties and the LB's. Not simply run the ball (so the LB's don't worry about passes), and the only throw to the outside (so the DB's don't worry about stopping the run). Sound familiar?
That sure sounds like the here. Getsy runs plays, not an offense.
I agree with that. Getsy really doesn't look at context, seemingly, when play calling. Hence, he'll call the same HB Draw from a shotgun formation on 2nd and 3rd and long as if it's going to fool the defense. With that stated, Fields doesn't push the ball down the field as he should. That's not all on Getsy.
He still misses receivers a bunch. What I will say, since he came back a few games ago, is that he's being more confident in the pocket, and he's extending his pocket, keeping his eyes towards receivers while running until he's past that line of scrimmage. He most definitely improved on that.
Problem is, Fields has been in the league long enough and while he's shown some improvement, in the grand scheme of things, he still has huge gaps in his game. Massive gaps. The best you could ever hope for is turning your offense into a one read and go type offense; he looks down field, if the shot is there, just throw it up, or take off. That's not going to be a winning formula though.
