Quote Originally Posted by starkvegasdawg View Post
It's very hard to run currently when the defense has 10 players within 10 yards of the LOS. They have no fear of us going over the top with a deep pass so they're stacking the box to stuff the run or blow up the check down pass. They figure even if they throw it deep it'll either be overthrown, dropped, or broken up. It's a smart gamble to do until we prove a willingness to consistently try.
I think this is correct.. It's tough for Rogers to find an open receiver when there are so many playing pass defense. Also, I'm not convinced our receivers, Williams excluded, are giving the effort they should be giving to get open. Rogers had plenty of time against LSU to find someone open, but he looked and looked and couldn't find anybody, so he checks down to the RB who has a guy waiting on him and maybe gains 2 or 3 yards.