Wizofwest":36v3m3mu said:
Did everyone see Philly’s DL in the second half. They were completely gassed. This is the impact Russell has on opposing defenses. Chasing him around for three quarters is exhausting. He has been lighting up the 4th quarter for good reason. This is a similar impact Lynch used to have. Nobody wanted to face BeastMode in the 4th quarter. Now if we can only extend some drives in the first half to take advantage a little better.
Noticed that as well. Perhaps that is our new strategy. Give RW a crappy O-Line so opposing defenses run around like crazy trying to catch him. Genius!
Joking aside, what a shootout between two very capable QBs and our D was the difference likely because of the reason you cited. They still looked relatively fresh by the 4th quarter and the Philly D was visibly gassed.
Putting aside stats, I continued to maintain RW has really grown as a player this season. He is a far more capable QB from almost all aspects of his game than prior years as much out of necessity as anything. I still worry he's going to get hurt out there because he has to sandlot so much, but so far he's managed to avoid it for the most part.
Give him a decent line, a decent running game, make a few youth-oriented improvements on defense, and RW could lead us to the promised land yet again.
Not this season, and not unless drastic changes are made via the men calling the plays, but RW's potential upside is HUGE. I'm a believer in that potential big time. Just not sure he's going to be given the supporting cast to get him there.