freakingeek Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 If any of you guys subscribe to The Athletic, Rexrode does an excellent breakdown of Smith's gameplan which was "kill em on first down" and how and why it worked so well. IIRC 250 of our 350 yards of offense came on first down. Good read. The Athletic had a $24 special for the entire year. Good content. Romo had quite a bit of praise for Smith's play calling during the game too. Pragidealist, SleepingTitan, and Justafan 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nine Posted September 10, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 I think Art Smith laid it out on the day he was hired:  he's worked under several different head coaches with very different systems, each with its own advantages.   He was there through all of it:   he saw what worked, what didn't, and where changes or tweaks were needed.    Now he's able to draw from all those systems and incorporate the most successful aspects of each while avoiding the areas that didn't work.  But unlike previous staffs, he's not married to a specific system or philosophy, nor is he trying to prove something or satisfy his own ego; he just wants to win.  With the running game as a foundation of the offense, I imagine we'll see heavy doses of Mularkey influence and plays that are schemed for a specific result; that was certainly the case this week.   But this could change from week to week, depending on the opponent.  We could see games that incorporate more of the LaFleur's "balanced" approach....and maybe even some Whisenhunt concepts in games where they air it out.  Smith obviously hit a home run in his first at-bat.....we couldn't ask for a better first impression.  I'm very excited to see how things develop  over the next several weeks. Titans279, TF_Titan, NashvilleNinja, and 4 others 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomachek Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, tgo said:   It's obvious he's more like Terry Robiske! Calling the same play over and over again because he saw something! In all seriousness, I was quite please with his play calling.  AvgJoe 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanDuckFan Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 13 minutes ago, tgo said: Â Situational football. Based on a defensive tendency(ies). That's why Robiskie is a RB coach now. Justafan, and freakingeek 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakingeek Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, tgo said: Something getting lost in all this as well is the presence of Todd Downing on the staff who is an offensive savant of sorts. Creative former OC who is now the TE coach but is very heavily involved in the passing game especially.  We went 13 personnel on several plays with all three tight ends and a RB on the field on Sunday. Edited September 10, 2019 by freakingeek Justafan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcibiades Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 4 hours ago, Mythos27 said: He's definitely more Mularkey and that's a good thing. Mularkey's run scheme was brilliant and very intricately designed, it was his passing game that left a lot to be desired. Smith seems to be able to marry a comparable running game with a much better passing game. The other big difference is his timing/feel for the game as a play caller. He was absolutely brilliant yesterday and kept the Browns off balance all game. I'm more excited about Smith than any other individual performance we saw yesterday.  To be fair to Mularkey, Smith has better receivers to work with.  I'm not going to dog Lafleur. He got guys open. But I don't think his scheme fit all of our players very well. But we'll never know for sure, because he was only here one year. Smith is using some of those concepts, for continuity, but I think he's also scheming specific guys open and simplifying the looks, which fits Mariota well. It's just one game, but the Browns defense is pretty good. Mythos27 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgo Posted September 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 24 minutes ago, freakingeek said: If any of you guys subscribe to The Athletic, Rexrode does an excellent breakdown of Smith's gameplan which was "kill em on first down" and how and why it worked so well. IIRC 250 of our 350 yards of offense came on first down. Good read. The Athletic had a $24 special for the entire year. Good content. Romo had quite a bit of praise for Smith's play calling during the game too. Link? I missed this one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreepingDeath Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 28 minutes ago, OILERMAN said: At least in this game there was max protect, play action, 2 man routes, pre snap defined reads. All the successful pass plays he knew where he was going.  The problems will arise if they fall behind or get behind the chains a lot Very true. Just like vs the Eagles last year. https://www.espn.com/nfl/game?gameId=401030842  TitanDuckFan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakingeek Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 13 minutes ago, tgo said: Link? I missed this one. Link for The Athletic? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgo Posted September 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 1 minute ago, freakingeek said: Link for The Athletic? Â Nvm, I'll stop being lazy and find the article link! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudsOilers Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 Â OILERMAN, and big2033 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudsOilers Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 39 minutes ago, TitanDuckFan said: Situational football. Based on a defensive tendency(ies). That's why Robiskie is a RB coach now.  This concept/type of play was used a lot under Mularkey/Robskie. Part of why they had the #1 red zone offense in 2016. The last time before Sunday that Mariota had 3 or more touchdowns passing? With Robiskie calling the plays. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pragidealist Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 44 minutes ago, freakingeek said: If any of you guys subscribe to The Athletic, Rexrode does an excellent breakdown of Smith's gameplan which was "kill em on first down" and how and why it worked so well. IIRC 250 of our 350 yards of offense came on first down. Good read. The Athletic had a $24 special for the entire year. Good content. Romo had quite a bit of praise for Smith's play calling during the game too. Thanks for the reference. It was a good read. One of the things they've talked about in the past was Mariota's ability to call and change things at the line.  I wonder how many of these were straight calls by Smith and how many were things MM recognized and got right.  Just a thought freakingeek 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakingeek Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 Just now, Pragidealist said: Thanks for the reference. It was a good read. One of the things they've talked about in the past was Mariota's ability to call and change things at the line.  I wonder how many of these were straight calls by Smith and how many were things MM recognized and got right.  Just a thought It would be interesting to know. Smith certainly has paid his dues and waited for his opportunity. I think he's the only remaining staff member from the old days now that the Turk is gone. Smith has also learned under some great offensive minded coaches in his time here. Pragidealist, and tgo 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperFreak90 Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 Smith is more like Mularkey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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