On throwing to start the game:
“It all depends on who we’re playing. I think [we] are [trying to do that] early in a game and trying to get some players going, trying to do some things like that. It’s gotten out of whack; that’s two weeks in a row, but like I said, those things get evened out when you stay on the football field. That’s our problem right now.”
If you don’t vote, don’t complain about the election. And if you don’t run the ball, don’t complain about your rushing attack.
Listen, Gary, if what Siemian needs more than anything is a ground game to support him, why do you have a run-pass ratio of 12-37? And why have you thrown the ball on 85 percent of your first-quarter play calls the last two weeks?
We wonder why the offense is so anemic to start the game, and it’s simple: They’re not even attempting to run the ball. And consequently, the pass game, which is predicated off the threat of the run, is debilitated from the start.
And to say that it’s all about “who we’re playing” just doesn’t add up. The Oakland Raiders are allowing 4.7 yards per rush, fourth worst in the NFL. If there’s one thing you want to do to their defense, it’s run the ball early and often, and yet the Broncos ran the ball seven of their first nine plays; those plays produced three three-and-outs.
Honestly, it’s one of the most befuddling coaching decisions I’ve seen in a long time.
