Sentences with phrase «have a good running offensive»

We don't have a good running offensive line.

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The Steelers, with a troika of highly - paid offensive players, are finding it hard to envision a long - term deal for a 26 - year - old running back that has a history of significant injuries as well as suspensions.

His offensive line is not very good (it's similar to what Jackson has in front of him at Louisville), so he has to make all sorts of exciting plays, running around for his life.

If running back Todd Gurley, who was still a first - round pick despite tearing his ACL at Georgia last season, returns fully healthy, the Rams will have their best offensive arsenal in a decade.

Part of this has to do with the fact that the best offensive player is a pro-style quarterback (Christian Hackenberg), but a lot of it has to do with the fact Penn State can't run even a little bit.

We have no cover linebackers, no good deep safety, no solid pass rusher, average running backs and at least 3 weak links on the offensive line (the only O - lineman I would keep are Jones and Fluker and Fluker is a free agent).

Ox really has been impressing in the middle MOTM for me, did his defensive and offensive duties pretty well, pushed the team forward on several occasions, can only get better with more run in that position.

Their bulky offensive line, heralded during last season's Super Bowl run as the league's best, has at times looked old, fat and fragile.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

With the prowess of Dallas» offensive line, with the addition of rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott, with receiver Dez Bryant healthy, this would be Romo's best offense, he thought.

Longoria is signed through 2023 (his contract includes a club option for that year) at a $ 13.5 million salary in 2018, and, despite being 32 years old, has kept his recent defensive numbers in line with his career stats as well as even as his offensive numbers have taken a slight dip (in 2017 he hit.261 /.313 /.424 with 20 home runs and 86 RBIs).

Although in the first two games Carter had established himself as Penn State's No. 1 running back (in 1993 sophomores Carter, Archie and Stephen Pitts had been listed as co-starters) and, in fact, as one of the best offensive players in the country, it was Archie who scored three touchdowns against the Hawkeyes.

They have played most of the year without their best offensive player, injured running back Jamaal Charles, and nearly half of it without their best defensive player, injured linebacker Justin Houston.

The balance shifted to a pass - heavy attack at first «because that offensive front was best suited to pass protect,» he explains, and two seasons later the Hogs would win 10 games with an almost even balance of pass / run calls and average 36.5 points a game.

The season before last 14 15 we did better with the points than last season even though we came second from last season we know we conceded many goals from set pieces and were very short on goal scoring the logic of this season was to fix the defensive department and the offensive department by introducing a defender to reduce the amount of goals conceded unless holding is to be the man we havent us of yet fixed the problem on the offensive department we all know the only offensive player is chuba apkom well else we have not addressed the problem so in reality I do not except Arsenal to finish the season with more than 70 points and personally think minimum point required to win the premier league is 85 points have we got that in our squad it will remain to be seen if chuba and holding are enough for a key to unlock the season we will soon find out but I think MR wenger is gambling with the introduction of new manageress which lives us with Liverpool and Leicester and who will take the points off united chelsea and city the next 6 games should give us the indication to what may happen to the long run for the new year

Secondly, Wenger needs to become far more flexible when it comes to his formation selections... remember this is the same individual that hadn't used a 3 - back system for 20 years and only conceded to the experiment when the proverbial shit hit the fan... you know it killed him to adopt «Conte's» system, which is probably why he resisted so long; in fact his stubbornness to adjust even earlier might have cost us the 4 hole... much like most sports that have tactical formations, every team should have a «base» offensive and defensive scheme, but they likewise need to have some inherent flexibility depending on the opposing teams tactics and / or when specific substitutions are made... how many times have you watched a Wenger - run team make a late substitution but not change their shape on the pitch... furthermore, how many times have you seen our team fail to make the necessary adjustments at halftime due to Wenger's tactical stubbronness, which often led to giving up goals in the early minutes of the second - half... the best teams in the world know how to make halftime adjustments whereas we always seem to be surprised when the opposing team throws a wrinkle into the mix following halftime... this my friend is soccer 101

Haynes ran so well that Richt kept the ball on the ground throughout a 10 - play, 80 - yard scoring drive, which he says was the first time in his nine - year career as an offensive coordinator and head coach that he'd called so many consecutive rushes in a single drive.

«The offensive line has been blocking well, the runners have been doing a good job finding holes and finishing runs, and our quarterbacks have done a good job reading defenses and taking what they give us.»

Running back Melvin Gordon won't be able to completely shake his nightmare rookie season until he finds the end zone for the first time in his career, but the 2015 first - round pick has run well in the preseason behind an offensive line whose injury luck can go nowhere but up.

The team also has one of the best offensive talents in the NFL in running back David Johnson.

Ozil needs to be played more centrally if we hope to benefit from his creativity with the ball and Welbeck's first touch is far too sloppy to be played along side Lacazette... we need to find a formation which allows more service to those making runs from the middle of the pitch... Lacazette can not play so much with his back to goal or we're simply playing the same unsuccessful offensive scheme we played with Giroud, who is much better in that type of role... I can only hope we keep Sanchez and purchase a true defensive midfielder then switch to a 4 -4-1-1, which allows us to have Ozil play more centrally with Sead and Sanchez on the left side and Ox and Bellerin on the right, which would stretch defences so much that we could overwhelm most opponents with both runs in behind and overlapping runs out wide

They have a strong defense, great running game, good offensive line and some decent weapons.

Tbh, Rankin from Mississippi State is seeming like a good move as he's a guy who can still put on some weight to get up to 320 (pretty much the standard for our OL) and has experience playing literally every single offensive line position while still being a good athlete and tenacious run blocker.

I have long suspected that this QB buzz has come in part because most of the truly best players in the draft play positions that don't tend to warrant the top pick — running back (Saquon Barkley), offensive guard (Quenton Nelson), safety (Minkah Fitzpatrick, Derwin James), inside linebacker (Roquan Smith).

Basically, fuck defense, fuck having a good offensive line, long run winning a super bowl is overrated as long as we have a bunch of skill position guys on offense.

Although he hasn't played in over a year, Marshawn Lynch seems to have found a better landing spot in Oakland where he's the undisputed number one running back with an excellent offensive line.

And though he has not frequently passed it deep, he has been so good at being meticulous, at complementing a dominant offensive line and prize rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott that the deep game has not been missed.

There are some spacing issues with Jones and Nouhou, as both want to overlap each other and they don't link too well, but this young left back created what should have been a penalty kick and multiple other offensive runs while at the same time playing wonderful defense.

This episode provides insight into running backs Chris Evans and Karan Higdon, who has a bigger responsibility than football or school in his life, as well as the relationship between offensive coordinator / offensive line coach Tim Drevno and the offensive line.

After Kelly went down, Hugh Freeze had a decision to make: start backup QB Jason Pellerin, a somewhat experienced former three - star recruit with a less - than - serviceable arm and situational running ability, or go with greenhorn true frosh Shea Patterson, the best quarterback of 2016's signing class who aligns best with Ole Miss» spread offensive attack.

You have a great running back he immediately makes your quarterback better, your offensive line better and your passing game better.»

UCLA will have to replace three starting offensive linemen as well as tailback Paul Perkins, who ran for 1,343 yards with 14 touchdowns this past season.

He's an aggressive run blocker and a smart young man, so new offensive line coach T.J. Woods has something good to work with when he gets to campus.

The distillation of what made an offensive player valuable is a player who could discern exceptionally well whether a ball was in the strike zone, who had the restraint to not swing at those pitches, and who could combine that with the power to hit home runs.