Originally posted by Bay2Bay9erAllday:
Originally posted by krizay:
To me it appears when teams are stopping the run. They don't go for all that motion crap. They don't adjust their defense at all. Those are the times I wish he would just like up and play.
Juice essentially said same thing I think it was during the Dallas play off game. When he and the RBs basically asked him to quit the motions and run right at them.
So.....
Yeah it should depend on opponent.
Analytics showed that Dallas was one of the best, if not the best against presnap motions. They were too disciplined for that to be effective. Juice pointed that out to Kyle and they started rolling.
This is very true as you get deeper in the playoffs. The defenses get more disciplined and more talented. Play fakes and the assorted misdirection plays don't work as well the deeper you go in the playoffs.
At that point your teams execution is key as well as the sheer talent your team becomes important. One possible adjustment would be to
not adjust or do a lot of motions. Basically - change up and just play smash mouth for a quarter or two, then change up again later - back to motions and fakes.
In other words, as much as Kyle likes to be balanced and unpredictable in the playoffs, maybe the secret is to just line up and go toe to toe - establish that run dominance, and then go from there.