Problem with all this is that McVay doesn't value tight ends and when he had a bumper crop, very seldom employed a two tight end set.
I agree - having an extra tight end or two hanging around (it worked for the Super Bowl) isn't a bad idea. Problem is, my vote doesn't count.
Same with a fullback. When he used Skow in that position it worked - and having both Skow and Williams in for pass protection with a swiss cheese O line may not hurt. The QB is only going to have time for a couple of reads anyway -
this guy's covered, that guy will break open when the ball gets there - throw it!It'll evaporate in less time than it takes you to read the words.
Why not let the makeshift O line run-block, wear the opposing D down, and by mid-third quarter start seeing some longer gains in the run game? Keep the O line fresh longer, chew up a little time so maybe our D can rest, I know... I'm preaching to the choir.
Why deploy three wideouts when the QB (I don't care who it is) doesn't have time to read and plays don't have time to develop? Bedsides, Skow and Williams can both catch. McVay ought to be able to think of something, other than reverting back to what doesn't work. But he's seeing and understands more than I ever will. Here again, my vote doesn't count.
And maybe that's a good thing.