Article: Saints offense refuses to use play-action, motion like the rest of the NFL

JackDiesel said

There were a couple games where we used it a good bit but it's like Carmichael forgot about it. Just like he forgot we could run the ball still with only being down a score and 8 or 11 minutes still left on the clock. Or forgets to use Taysom.

Carmichael panics and forgets half the playbook when things aren't going right. Textbook sign of being in over your head.

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Yep. Just as it feels as though he’s finally got things figured out - using heavy motions, playaction, heavy Taysom usage, feeding Shaheed, the Bink package, etc., he completely abandons it.

This manifested itself in the very first game of the DA/PC era. Stagnant offense to start the game, Taysom comes in and pretty much wills our team to a touchdown drive to get things rolling, then after that we never see him again.

Later in the year, it became Shaheed. Big spark off of a jet sweep or long pass, then disappears and doesn’t get another touch.

I don’t understand PC’s style. It’s like “Oh excellent, this worked! Great, now it’s time to get rid of that and show them I can make something else work too!”