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How good is this offense?

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It looks to the best we have had in recent years. Line looks much improved, HOF qb, Brown and Bell, enough said, Heath is always solid, Wheaton and J Brown played well and only going to get better.
Was it a product of playing the Browns or do we really have an offense that can put up some serious points?
I think we have a very special group.
Hand Ben the reigns, we got this;)
 
Yeah I was pleasantly surprised myself. The screen game was on point. Ben,Brown, and Bell had a great game. The play calling was even surprising well managed. The only complaint id have is to get rid of the mandatory run on 1st downs and change it up a bit. Besides that, the offense played lights out in the 1st half.
 
bigben said:
It looks to the best we have had in recent years. Line looks much improved, HOF qb, Brown and Bell, enough said, Heath is always solid, Wheaton and J Brown played well and only going to get better.
Was it a product of playing the Browns or do we really have an offense that can put up some serious points?
I think we have a very special group.
Hand Ben the reigns, we got this;)
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Did you miss the part where we couldn't move the ball at all the entire second half against the Browns?
 
Hollywood Bags said:
Did you miss the part where we couldn't move the ball at all the entire second half against the Browns?
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You mean when we completely abandoned what was working in the first half? The second half was horrible play selection, we tried to grind out the win with a big lead instead of sticking to what was working. I didn't enjoy the Browns coming back, but it's not like they just shut us down, we had a lot to do with what happened in the second half. Penalties were also killer for us, on D as well. Anytime we would get something going on offense or defense in the second half, a holding penalty, hands to the face, etc.

But you are always just a ray of sunshine, so I shouldn't be too surprised with your reply.
 
I like the potential. We will need to score to win given the porous nature of our defense.
 
The offense is very good - very, very good. To wit:

(1) A potentially elite pair of WR's in Brown and Wheaton. Great hands by both, plus speed, superior routes yesterday.
(2) A very talented RB who is effective both running the ball and as a receiver. He split out wide 6-7 times yesterday, and each time, I recall the Browns coverning him with a safety, not a LB'er.
(3) An elite QB in his prime. Ben was on freaking target, and that pass to Wheaton late in the 4th left a vapor trail.
(4) A very good TE. If Heath could break a tackle now-and-then, he would be even better.
(5) An offensive line that could become solid - if freaking Gilbert can learn to pass block. The line did a very good job yesterday against a solid DL.
(6) A solid "battering ram" back-up RB. Blount's TD run was nice to see.

If the team gets decent work from the #3 WR, and if somehow, some way, Gilbert improves, the offense will be top-5 in the NFL.
 
Very pleased by what I saw, I'll chalk up that 2nd half to it being the first game of the season, Steelers felt like fat cats in locker room during halftime. They will learn from this collectively. Hopefully it's also a wake up call for Todd Haley, that you can never be complacent or score too many points. The entire D needs a big time gut check and realize the season is riding on them playing like they did for the first two quarters.
 
This offense is so good, it hasn't scored a touchdown in 6 quarters now.
 
Potentially a potent offense hampered by poor play calllng. Running when we should be throwing waaaay too often.
 
I really do believe that we have the talent on this offense, except for Gilbert. The team just isn't doing what it is supposed to be doing on either side of the ball. That is all on one person that needs to go back to Minnesota or Tampa.
 
One easy way to improve this offense, no huddle take Haley out of control. Call pass every play and let Ben audible to a running play if the defense dictates.
 
I say we just let ol' Bennie run the whole organization from top to bottom. We'd never lose another game. Maybe when he retires he can run for president and solve all the world's problems.
 
Potentially a potent offense hampered by poor play calllng. Running when we should be throwing waaaay too often.
 
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