sspunisher
Footballguy
Okay so I'm dying to point fingers here. If you don't want to hear me try to explain CJ's struggles then now is the time you should back out of this thread. But after watching the first few running plays I had to stop the game and do some quick research on the oline. There's no way these chumps were the ones who were blocking for him the past couple of years, right? Apparently all 5 are the same. I'd watch the guys who would tackle or disrupt CJ, and then rewind to see how the blocking would unfold. I saw the same thing over and over for 60 minutes. OL stood up at the LOS, spun around, running downfield without so much as touching a defender, they were doing everything except run blocking. I lost count of how many run plays I'd watch an OL or TE just fall down without so much as slowing down a defender. This was some seriously bad stuff.
But I won't get any deeper into the run blocking b/c it was pretty clear to me that it was the main problem. But I'm still convinced the Titans are COMPOUNDING this problem by running an extremely predictable offense. Check this out:
Titans Offensive Snaps
Total Snaps: 64
Shotgun Snaps: 40% (26/64)
Shotgun Pass: 85%
Shotgun Run: 15%
Shotgun Run Distribution: 4 Runs
3 to Javon Ringer
1 to CJ
Under Center Snaps: 60% (38/64)
Under Center Pass: 37%
Under Center Run: 63%
Under Center Run Distribution: 24 Runs
12 to Chris Johnson
11 to Javon Ringer
1 to Jamie Harper
I swear to god, the entire first half consisted of either 1) a shotgun pass or 2). An under center run to CJ. Whenever CJ was in the backfield and Hasselbeck was under center there would be 8-9 defenders in the box EVERY single time and almost every single time it was a run. Now even though a 37/63 Pass to Run ratio from under center is pretty lopsided, it was even more lopsided in the beginning of the game when CJ got most of his carries. I'd guess it was more like 10/90 pass to run from under center. I watched the game twice and I swear I was just sitting there calling out RUN and PASS and was guessing right 99% of the time in the beginning of the game. Once CJ started getting phased out and Ringer started getting more carries in the 2nd half, the offense conveniently started having a more balanced run to pass ratio while Hasselbeck was under center, which IMO contributed to some of the oline's better blocking in the 4th quarter.
Once the playcalls were more balanced and CJ was pretty much on the bench, 9 out of the last 10 carries in the game went to Ringer from under center. Might have been more with shotgun runs included. The 2 best blocked runs in the entire game also were when Ringer was in the game in the 4th quarter, pretty much after the Titans put the game away. It's also important to note that Ringer got some shotgun runs that inflated his YPC, which the defense didn't seem to expect (85/15 pass to run ratio from shotgun).
The most disturbing part about this game was that it wasn't as close as the score indicated. The Colts not once threatened the Titans, yet they continued to come out in the Shotgun a significant portion of the game.
While I came away from this game CONVINCED that CJ is not the person to blame, it's not exactly good news either. The offense was predictable early and set CJ up for failure. Once the game was in hand, the Titans phased CJ out and made Ringer look like a hero b/c the playcalling became more balanced.
But I won't get any deeper into the run blocking b/c it was pretty clear to me that it was the main problem. But I'm still convinced the Titans are COMPOUNDING this problem by running an extremely predictable offense. Check this out:
Titans Offensive Snaps
Total Snaps: 64
Shotgun Snaps: 40% (26/64)
Shotgun Pass: 85%
Shotgun Run: 15%
Shotgun Run Distribution: 4 Runs
3 to Javon Ringer
1 to CJ
Under Center Snaps: 60% (38/64)
Under Center Pass: 37%
Under Center Run: 63%
Under Center Run Distribution: 24 Runs
12 to Chris Johnson
11 to Javon Ringer
1 to Jamie Harper
I swear to god, the entire first half consisted of either 1) a shotgun pass or 2). An under center run to CJ. Whenever CJ was in the backfield and Hasselbeck was under center there would be 8-9 defenders in the box EVERY single time and almost every single time it was a run. Now even though a 37/63 Pass to Run ratio from under center is pretty lopsided, it was even more lopsided in the beginning of the game when CJ got most of his carries. I'd guess it was more like 10/90 pass to run from under center. I watched the game twice and I swear I was just sitting there calling out RUN and PASS and was guessing right 99% of the time in the beginning of the game. Once CJ started getting phased out and Ringer started getting more carries in the 2nd half, the offense conveniently started having a more balanced run to pass ratio while Hasselbeck was under center, which IMO contributed to some of the oline's better blocking in the 4th quarter.
Once the playcalls were more balanced and CJ was pretty much on the bench, 9 out of the last 10 carries in the game went to Ringer from under center. Might have been more with shotgun runs included. The 2 best blocked runs in the entire game also were when Ringer was in the game in the 4th quarter, pretty much after the Titans put the game away. It's also important to note that Ringer got some shotgun runs that inflated his YPC, which the defense didn't seem to expect (85/15 pass to run ratio from shotgun).
The most disturbing part about this game was that it wasn't as close as the score indicated. The Colts not once threatened the Titans, yet they continued to come out in the Shotgun a significant portion of the game.
While I came away from this game CONVINCED that CJ is not the person to blame, it's not exactly good news either. The offense was predictable early and set CJ up for failure. Once the game was in hand, the Titans phased CJ out and made Ringer look like a hero b/c the playcalling became more balanced.
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