tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post8344503577809522589..comments2024-03-11T20:55:07.393-07:00Comments on 17 Power, A Seattle Seahawks Blog: Is the worst "player" on Seattle's offense Darrell Bevell?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post-40392694929551229552011-11-12T06:38:35.032-08:002011-11-12T06:38:35.032-08:00Unlike Knapp, I don't think Bevell has issues ...Unlike Knapp, I don't think Bevell has issues with giving away too much with tendencies. He does run more from some pretty specific packages, but it is the sheer number of packages that is the problem for me.<br /><br />TJ appears to have some limits placed on him by Bevell as well. Most of his audibles were to the run against Dallas, but when Seattle was in goal line situations Dallas had no fear of single coverage, knowing TJ would not audible to a fade pattern.<br /><br />I asked the question about Bevell being the worst part of the offense, but in no way do I think he is. My honest opinion is that Seattle has the offensive players, even with the youthful line, but the distributor (TJ) is fundamentally flawed at reading specific areas of the field, and when that field is compressed in the red zone, those flaws are magnified further. he is a much better passer to the endzone from the 40 yard line than the 20, IMO. Bevell is doing OK, and if he tries to run it as much the rest of the season as he did against the 'Boys, he will please his boss enough to keep a job. But dear god, Bevell, you don't need a sub package for every down and distance.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03606055041796769662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post-68557175873134332552011-11-11T17:55:58.220-08:002011-11-11T17:55:58.220-08:00The offense Carroll wishes to build is already on ...The offense Carroll wishes to build is already on full display at UW. Its a "system" offense, and in that sense, I don't think Darrell Bevell's playcalling really impacts a game much more than Gil Haskell's did when Mike Holmgren was here (though they both feel irrelevant in very different ways).<br /><br />In most cases, Bevell calls a play, but its actually almost completely on the quarterback's shoulders how the play turns out. For example, the infamous 4th down failure at halftime in the Bengals game, that was actually a dual-play. Depending on what Jackson saw, he could have passed or handed off on the same play call from Bevell. <br /><br />Even when that's not the case, very few of Seattle's passes are scripted, meaning that its up to Jackson's decision making capability to choose whether to run for it or which player he should target.<br /><br />This isn't to say that Bevell has done a great job or that Seattle couldn't do better, but he strikes me as a "faceless" OC who doesn't have as much of an impact on the game as his predecessor (Jeremy Bates) did. Which in all honesty, is probably what got Bevell hired in the first place.Kip Earlywinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07226256849167085207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post-49047490624523968812011-11-11T16:30:17.696-08:002011-11-11T16:30:17.696-08:00Yep to the above. More passes in red zone, please
...Yep to the above. More passes in red zone, please<br />and some tendency breaks in the play calling.<br />Are you listening Senor Bevell?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post-3974432666065163752011-11-11T12:13:51.586-08:002011-11-11T12:13:51.586-08:00I'm not going to judge Bevell just yet, I mean...I'm not going to judge Bevell just yet, I mean TJax isn't exactly the most consistent QB in the league and Bevell can't depend on him to make plays and a consistent basis.... I don't know how many times I've seen Jackson miss wide open receivers down field and not throw them the ball instead he throws it to guys that are double covered or in a scrum of defenders,.. and the lack of a running game is another issue all together, It's hard to call a game when the defense knows you can't run the ball... The only problem I have with Bevell at this point is his lack of aggressiveness in the redzone, when we do get in the redzone he seems afraid of throwing the the ball into the endzone, I mean we have two wideouts that are 6'4" and taller and Zach Miller as well, now, I'm not sure if Pete Carroll is telling him to stay conservative in the redzone or not but this is something that needs to be fixed....Johnnynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3012469417215497172.post-86065054837232464962011-11-11T10:36:01.585-08:002011-11-11T10:36:01.585-08:00Excellent post. The analysis on formation package...Excellent post. The analysis on formation packages is spot on but not heard much on elsewhere. And great journalistic work to display some clear examples.<br /><br />Play-calling by itself is overanalyzed and overcriticized. In the modern NFL, the players are so damn good that it is rare a play catches anyone with pants down, especially good defenses. So it depends more upon execution than anything else. I do think that the great play callers break from a tendency once in a while at key points in a game or in a season, but more often than not such moments are set up by maddening 3rd and 6 fullback draws to Mack Strong. (To use the Holmy example)Kylenoreply@blogger.com