Blitz wrote:We beat the Bombers because our offence contributed to our defense. Our offence played well overall, for these simple reasons -
1. We used many more tight end sets than usual with an extra lineman and Lumbala lined up as the tight ends.
2. We rushed the football more than 20 times
3. We rushed for 165 yards - a huge difference than our previous three games.
The run helped with pass protection and opened up the passing attack, allowing us to go vertical for some big plays. We wrapped up the game with our ability to run the football.
First off, kudos to whoever hung the "Parks Department" sign. That was pretty funny.
Some thoughts on this.
I would submit that the only reason you saw Lumbala on the field as much as you did was because, with injuries to Taylor and Haidera, the depth chart was getting thin.
Winnipeg doesn't disguise much on defence. In the first half, they sent Maurice Leggett three times on a short side blitz on 2nd and long, two of which resulted in sacks against a five man line. The third time it happened, you would think someone would have noticed and picked it up. Nope.
Like the Don Matthews coached Alouettes of the early 'aughts, when they put seven men on the line of scrimmage, they were sending seven men. Consistently.
The third drive of the second half is indicative of what really irritates me about this offense. Facing a consistent seven man rush, the first two plays featured seven men on the line of scrimmage, the results were an 11 yard pass and a 14 yard rush. The third play was a six man offensive line, which was a pass to Logan for no gain (thanks to a missed downfield block). The fourth play was an old Jacqueball special, a five man line with trips in tight to the short side, and that resulted in a 14 yard gain.
Then, it was a five man line, the results of which were: Harris stuffed, incompletion, punt.
In the end, we wore them down, which is fine. But it's as much about getting your line some help, understanding what your opponent is doing and
adjusting to it as it is simplifying the blocking schemes. And we don't adjust very well.
as Beck seems to do a good job of this. Hope that continues as this aspect has been 
for quite a few seasons (probably another Oline problem, I'm betting....).
