The punt fake ............. we're down 3 scores like TB didn't think we might try a punt fake there. Why wouldn't you just try to get 2 yards with your actual offense instead of some gimmick play that the defense probably easily sniffs out.
We have DE's who can't get to the QB and DT's who can't plug up the middle and stop the run (or get to the QB). Everything that happens behind them starts with that. If we actually got to the QB with our front 4 we wouldn't have so long and get burnt on passing routes that take 4 or 5 seconds to get open. If we had even one player on the DL who beat his man on a regular basis everything else would be much easier.
I'm not saying the offense doesn't run through Allen but if they don't at least give the running back 10 to 15 carries a game they are only making it easier for the defenses to stop Allen. The offense started working when they started running the ball because then the pass rush couldn't send everyone after Allen. On top of that if we are going to run the ball it should be Singletary end of story. For all that fumble talk the guy hasn't lost the ball once this year and he's better in space than anyone on this team and knows how to block as well.
My two problems with this team as it is now .................. run and stop the run. For the love of god run the ball more. The second half of this game and most of the Saints game are just the latest examples of running it vs not running it. The less we run it the worse it gets and I literally cannot figure out how they can't see that.
Ah that's what we were doing .............................. save all the rushing attempts to the second half so we fool them into thinking we never run the ball.
If we ran the ball the passing game would be better. If we ran the ball we'd take less sacks because they'd be playing the run. If we ran the ball and took less sacks we'd have more 3rd and 5 (or something like it) and less 3rd and 15. If we ran the ball took less negative plays we'd score more points and keep the other teams offense off the field and they would score less points. When I say run the ball I'm not even talking about running it well. I'm just saying running it with even mediocre results. We didn't run the ball well against the Saints but it made a world of difference to just try.