Here’s what I see watching our offense now.
Henderson is small, gets dinged constantly, and isn’t explosive. His longest run this year is 29 yards in week 2. His longest TD run is 2 yards.
The interior OL is getting manhandled. Stafford is getting constant pressure in his face.
So we have a pedestrian running game and we can’t protect our drop back QB where it counts the most.
These aren’t excuses, this is reality.
The inner balance of the team is off. Losing Woods was huge. At best, it will take time to integrate OBJ into the offense where it can operate smoothly. Right now, the chemistry is messed up and that results in guys unsure of what everyone is doing out there.
This is not how McVay envisioned the offense in the offseason. Too many pieces have changed. He’s got 2 weeks to pull it together. A 3rd straight loss in GB is likely at this point. That hasn’t happened to McVay since the 9-7 season in 2019. Coincidentally, that was the last time we had a pedestrian running game and a drop back QB getting pressure in his face.
I haven’t given up, but the signs point to too much to overcome.
~ max ~
“The consciousness of good intentions disdains ambiguity.” - Alexander Hamilton
