>But I think we saw once and for all that you can control the
>ball without running it 60 or even 50% of the time. The ghost
>of Bill Walsh possessed Raye as we used the short passing game
>to replace a non existent running attack. After what sounded
>like a low key player revolt (Word was a few players went to
>Raye and Sing begging to take the wraps off the passing game)
>the staff finally fully trusted Smith and it paid off big
>time. There were a couple shaky passes that could have been
>picked but there were also 3 or 4 dropped balls ... one of
>which should have been a Crabtree TD. We also saw Alex can
>create when put in that position.. the roll out TD pass to
>Gore being a prime example. Another thing that really jumped
>out was Smith's accuracy when given time to throw. The Jags D
>line is flat out awful which along with the shotgun accounted
>for the time more than better O line play.... but the point is
>we saw the type of talent Smith possesses. You don't get
>drafted #1 without physical skills at the very least... but it
>seems too many people forget that when it comes to 11.
well, sometimes #1 can be some mel kiper espnish type shit or a pure system making someone look great, but yeah nice to see him show skill that warrants his high drafting. although i always kept in mind with smith that his lack of continuity re: staff and system was more a contributor to his fledgling mediocrity at best than anything else.

HOWEVER, the jags suck. against a GOOD football team that can put pressure on the front line, we must be able to run the ball. it seems like the running plays still need to be opened up a bit, gore should at least run outside of the guards some more.

they should use him at receiver more, AND the defense looks STELLAR when it gets some assistance from the offense, because i watch this team closely i've gotten a very good chance to analyze it but i'm convinced that most defenses have good or competent offenses that make their job that much easier. i still need us to play out the season, i'm looking VERY forward to the new orleans game to see what we're truly fucking with, but if we can get it done like this, i'm ok with alex, just upgrading our offensive line and get a pass rusher OR impact secondary player, i'm convinced that we don't NEED both, having a front seven cat will make the secondary better and vice versa.

offensive line is 1, 2, 3rd priority though for real.



>Now as this relates to Sing ... I think this pretty much
>drives home my beef with him. He was dragged kicking and
>screaming into a passing offense many of us have known was our
>best option for weeks. I'm happy we're finally here but that
>hesitation could end up costing us a playoff spot in the end.
>That said I'm ok with Sing if he truly has learned from this.
it is easy for us to say, but i'm not mad at him. while it obviously is great when we're lighting shit up, the almost turnovers and big drops could have gone against us and cost us the game, so i understand his overall philosophy in the team not beating itself, which they've done at least half the games this year.

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