Justafan said:
wacape said:
Since everyone's throwing their 2 cents in....what's the deal with Antonio Arvie???? The kid turns the corner on Gregory-Portland and runs for a TD and we've never seen him since except for blocking duty. Teams are stacking up the middle against Travis and Chase...they don't even worry about the flanks because they know we have no speed to the outside. Why should we deal with our opponent's team speed and they don't have to worry about ours because our speed is on the sidelines holding his helment in his hands. Put BOTH Chase and Antonio together in the backfield if you still want Bertrand out there. You don't think our opponents salivate when only Bertrand is the lone RB? All they have to do is tee off between the tackles and forget about the flanks. With Antonio running outside, that would free up Chase and Travis up the middle. It's not rocket science....put #25 in and at least try it for a series or two.
+100 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have to agree somewhat. Change up the mix with the backs to keep a D honest. They mostly know if Bertrand gets the ball he is going between the tackles most of the time. I don't think we can honestly say that Arvie is the answer either. Its the blocking. We do need better pass protection for Miller. He needs to be able to set up and pass. Alot of teams know they can blitz either up the middle or on the corners and make Miller scramble and make some bad throws. We have to counter that Defensive strategy or all teams will do that to us and more than likely have the same results. Some games we do great, others we struggle. Yes I think Arvie may be faster than Bertrand, but Coach is sticking to his plan. Probably won't change unless a injury occurs. But who knows, maybe he could be thinking the same thing. Make some changes to the run game to throw off the D. We do need to be able to get to the corners and cut up field. Also I think maybe throwing Romero in to the mix on Offense as another receiver would probably cause some heartache for an opposing D. He is one of, if not the fast' guy we have on our D. He has great hands as well, can jump very high as well. Remember the kick off return against Crosby. Just some thoughts. I think we will be ok, just need to execute better and keep the penalty's down. Coach Faircloth is very intelligent and knows football. If something isn't working, move things around and try a different approach. Same with the D. I trust the coaches to make the right choices and decisions based upon talent levels and personnel.
