5 Thoughts:
1) Can't have an RPO when the run is blown to shit as soon as the QB has the ball in hand. Rarely an option (yet Trubs still wrongly handed it off too often) - self preservation?? ?
2) Rarely even a valid THREAT of run game present when teams consistently blow up the OL in nickel, even dime. When DM has hell, > HALF of his rushing yards AFTER contact and all team rushing stats are bottom 3 in the league, how TF is RPO even an option!? A: It's not.
3) If Nags couldn't fix the OL, he should've adjusted RPO out til he had the personnel to execute it consistently enough to pose a balanced threat. Instead he pigeon-holed the O into obvious & forced passing into nickel & dime with less downs to use & more yards to go after runs consistently netted 1, 0, -2, -1, 0, 3, -3 yards etc. til cows come home. =
tee time for blitzes they struggle to pick up. (snowball effect)
4) Tape Never Lies clearly showed LBs from several teams never even stepping FW post snap...they KNEW when a pass play was coming. Some even told their DLs presnap to drop back.
That's on Nagy & OL for tipping their plays.
5) Comments so far about
Trubs' lack of ELITE speed make a good point. He's especially toast when there's usually 1-2 missed blocks &/or unsustained blocks per play. Seriously. Watch the tape. It's pathetic.
Summary: Offense was pissing into the wind with everyone complaining of rain.