Harry
ASFN Consultant and Senior Writer
NFL analyst Chris Brown was asked to project the Cards’ offense. His study of KK indicates that the offense will center on the receivers seeking “open grass.” I hope not at least at this point. The problem is, if he’s right, the O-line just won’t support that with the time needed to run progressions. It’s true that Murray mobility will compensate for those deficiencies, but with the defender speed in the NFL if the receivers have set down, defenders will hover and break on the ball if he rolls out before throwing. That offense only works if they can hold a pocket.
Instead they need to be running patterns where Murray can throw where they will be not just where they are. His ability to throw deep on the run will allow the Cards’ receivers to use their speed and double moves to get behind defenders but that’s not about looking for seams. If Murray actually gets time to throw that’s fine but IMO they’ll have more success with quick hot read type passes plus screens and swing passes to DJ. They need to rollout Murray while running crossing route patterns towards the side Murray will roll along with some 2 man games tying him to the receiver on that side. Make the OLB commit to one or the other. I hope they incorporate middle screens occasionally to slow teams from collapsing the pocket. That way Murray can step up or even run as DJ has become a decent blocker.
Instead they need to be running patterns where Murray can throw where they will be not just where they are. His ability to throw deep on the run will allow the Cards’ receivers to use their speed and double moves to get behind defenders but that’s not about looking for seams. If Murray actually gets time to throw that’s fine but IMO they’ll have more success with quick hot read type passes plus screens and swing passes to DJ. They need to rollout Murray while running crossing route patterns towards the side Murray will roll along with some 2 man games tying him to the receiver on that side. Make the OLB commit to one or the other. I hope they incorporate middle screens occasionally to slow teams from collapsing the pocket. That way Murray can step up or even run as DJ has become a decent blocker.