Mixed bag as it may be, we have proven we are capable of running the ball. That should be our bread and butter and most would say it is. I would sit here and say we need to stick with the run and pass less, but with Armstrong now at QB I think our passing attack will be more efficient than it has ever been under Beck. We just need to be wiser about when we go away from the run. We truly went to the passing game at baffling times. A turnover prone, up tempo offense is an enemy of our own defense already. When we get into these pass happy situations it only makes matters worse. I'd love to see more option football, more Abdullah and Cross, and man on man run blocking up front. Run to set up the pass. Especially play action pass. Right now it doesn't seem like we are setting up much of anything. We try to fool opponents but many times I think we've fooled ourselves.
All this said, the offense is really a big question mark for me simply because of Armstrong being the new QB. We saw a defense holding their own towards the end of the year and we saw some flashes of greatness from the offense as the season progressed. If these coaches would just continue on the "simplifying" trend they started last year, and create less confusion and more unity, we could be seeing a high caliber offense and defense next season. Sadly, I believe these coaches will try to build on last year too quickly. They will take that experience gained from last year, and make themselves believe they can throw the entire book at these kids again. The results will be much the same as they've always been. Confusion and devastating mistakes when the pressure becomes its highest. The pressure will be high this year with all these night games and big road matchups.
