2nd Half Offense (thank Gawd for our D!)

They definitely looked rough, but Frisco's D is not bad.  They have a good young team.  Vikes pass protection is still a concern.

Bikes off in second half was bad   Def needs to figure out why there  tightens  killed us

There is a lot of work to do. The defense saved the day.

Allowed them to flip TOP and total yards in the 2nd half. Coasted on offense in the 4th.  Going to need a full 4 quarters next week in GB.

playing not to lose is the main problem on O. 

@"suncoastvike" said: Allowed them to flip TOP and total yards in the 2nd half. Coasted on offense in the 4th.  Going to need a full 4 quarters next week in GB.

1) Cousins seemed to be looking for too many chunk yardage plays in the second half. We completely got away from the short passing game to Cook that was working well in the first half. This team needs to sustain drives and win the time of possession game. Not sure if that was Cousins' decision making or Flips playcalling.  

2) Cook was not effective running the ball in the second half, but Murray looked very good in the amount of touches he had. I would have liked to see Murray get more rushing attempts and also have some formations were both of them are in the back field at the same time. I like CJ Ham but he really wasn't much of impact today except for his blocking. 

3) Offensive line had zero push in the running game which is a major concern. It made for very predictable playcalling with 2nd and 3rd and longs every series. 

@"TBro" said: 1) Cousins seemed to be looking for too many chunk yardage plays in the second half. We completely got away from the short passing game to Cook that was working well in the first half. This team needs to sustain drives and win the time of possession game. Not sure if that was Cousins' decision making or Flips playcalling.  

2) Cook was not effective running the ball in the second half, but Murray looked very good in the amount of touches he had. I would have liked to see Murray get more rushing attempts and also have some formations were both of them are in the back field at the same time. I like CJ Ham but he really wasn't much of impact today except for his blocking. 

3) Offensive line had zero push in the running game which is a major concern. It made for very predictable playcalling with 2nd and 3rd and longs every series. 

1. Yeah, Cousins was going for big chunks of yards and was not connecting on a fair amount of them. If you pick up decent yardage on 1st down, then not a huge issue, but no running game and missing on chunk plays puts you in 3rd & long way too much.
2. I'm still not sure how of the Cook's struggles running were him and how much were the OL. I think he's best utilized laterally and trying to pound the ball up the middle with him on a day when the OL was consistently getting beat was not a great decision by DeFilippo. But they did adapt and let Murray being the battering ram to finish off the game. As for Cook being shut down in the passing game in the second half, presumably SF adjusted for that and they were also collapsing the pocket in a way that took away the dump off passes.
3. Yeah, the run blocking was really bad. No push and it made it really difficult for Cook to get going. Murray handled it better, but he's also built to power his way up the belly.

I'm hoping that Compton isn't playing that LG spot to many more weeks. That we figure something better out.

@"Norse" said: I'm hoping that Compton isn't playing that LG spot to many more weeks. That we figure something better out.

@"kmillard" said: playing not to lose is the main problem on O. 

Although perhaps some of the plays called that didn't work out because of bad execution were responsible. 

@"KingBash" said:

@"kmillard" said: playing not to lose is the main problem on O. 

Wasn't DF supposed to be a change of pace from that? I get not calling risky plays, but keep your foot on the gas a little bit more...

Although perhaps some of the plays called that didn't work out because of bad execution were responsible. 

@"Vikergirl" said:

@"KingBash" said:

@"kmillard" said: playing not to lose is the main problem on O. 

Wasn't DF supposed to be a change of pace from that? I get not calling risky plays, but keep your foot on the gas a little bit more...

Although perhaps some of the plays called that didn't work out because of bad execution were responsible. 

I think that is part of it but I also think the OL is still a work in progress.

@"Tyr" said:

@"TBro" said: 1) Cousins seemed to be looking for too many chunk yardage plays in the second half. We completely got away from the short passing game to Cook that was working well in the first half. This team needs to sustain drives and win the time of possession game. Not sure if that was Cousins' decision making or Flips playcalling.  

2) Cook was not effective running the ball in the second half, but Murray looked very good in the amount of touches he had. I would have liked to see Murray get more rushing attempts and also have some formations were both of them are in the back field at the same time. I like CJ Ham but he really wasn't much of impact today except for his blocking. 

3) Offensive line had zero push in the running game which is a major concern. It made for very predictable playcalling with 2nd and 3rd and longs every series. 

1. Yeah, Cousins was going for big chunks of yards and was not connecting on a fair amount of them. If you pick up decent yardage on 1st down, then not a huge issue, but no running game and missing on chunk plays puts you in 3rd & long way too much.
2. I'm still not sure how of the Cook's struggles running were him and how much were the OL. I think he's best utilized laterally and trying to pound the ball up the middle with him on a day when the OL was consistently getting beat was not a great decision by DeFilippo. But they did adapt and let Murray being the battering ram to finish off the game. As for Cook being shut down in the passing game in the second half, presumably SF adjusted for that and they were also collapsing the pocket in a way that took away the dump off passes.
3. Yeah, the run blocking was really bad. No push and it made it really difficult for Cook to get going. Murray handled it better, but he's also built to power his way up the belly.