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Originally Posted by Chris Meck
Andy's offense is about stressing a defense's rules and personnel. Even if you play the WR routes perfectly, you will have difficulty winning the rep because there's still the RB in the flat, or a TE that you can't single up, or if you do all of THAT too, then the QB can just run for the first because there's no one left to keep him from it.
It'd be great to have a WR that transcended the scheme, as Tyreek often did. Andy doesn't HAVE to have that, though. What matters most is that he's got WR's, and TE's that are where they're supposed to be EXACTLY when they're supposed to be there.
It's not as simple as "you run a 10 yard hook, and you run a slant, and you over there, you're running a post." That may be the original play idea, but every route has a sight adjustment based on the pre and post snap reads based on what the defense shows you before and after the snap. Think of it as 11 mid-play audibles. Everyone has to get it right.
This is why it's difficult for rookies; they have to learn how to be NFL players, AND have to digest all of the sight adjustments for all of the positions so that they understand how it all works together. When they don't understand how it works together, you get...well, the first four weeks of the season. These young guys aren't quite on the same page yet.
There are positive signs, and a guy like Rice is coming along. Just be patient. Meanwhile, the defense looks to be much improved; we can lean on them a bit while the offense gets it together.
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You’re trying to have your cake and eat it too.
You talk about how complex this offense is. Yet shrug off our track record of bringing in WRs who can’t even execute the basics. We’re not talking about subtle adjustments or timing issues. We’re talking about guys who can’t run simple routes.
You preach patience yet are the most vocal critic of bandaids. Can we just admit that veach and Reid overestimated skyy and toneys ability to hold the room together? what’s the harm in bringing somebody in now as a bandaid if it costs nothing? Do we think Andy’s offense is so complex that they’ll look any more lost than skyy? Why would this vulture reps for rashee if we’re preaching not to rush him?
Now we’re so intent on trying to defer blame on WRs that we’re blaming mahomes for being indecisive and praising him when he runs after holding the ball 10 seconds too long. It’s a weird dichotomy. Or we keep tossing around this bogus stat that doesn’t pass any reasonable sniff test about how this years offense has been just as productive as last years through the first 4 games?
There are plenty who are optimistic yet critical. And it’s insulting that this has been branded as being a veach hater, or not trusting Reid or impatient. We are fine with rashee being the eventual juju replacement we need but can acknowledge we’ve made mistakes and that it’s also ok to adjust from plan (as many have suggested we should be immediately adjusting our WR depth chart)