[CBFF] August 25

[Jim Ferolie]

Yeah, the only thing I can glean from the first two games is that we're 
going to see a lot more screens than we have in the past and a whole lot 
more 2-TE sets. And we all know why that is.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Madsen" <jerrywm at gmail.com>\


>
> Example: The John St Clair TD.  The Bears lined-up in a wing-T formation
> (3 backs in the backfield and an additional O-lineman reporting eligible
> as a TE).  As I understand it, the wing-T is something Papa Bear would
> have used back in the day.  Who knows what other looks Turner hasn't
> shown if we already know he's got retro formations in there.
>
> On the one hand, the execution has been deplorable.  On the other sits
> the possibility that Ron Turner hasn't opened up the playbook because 1)
> he's still waiting for his offense to pull it's collective head out of
> it's ass AND 2) he doesn't plan to show all of the wrinkles of his
> offense this early in the going.  Who knows what formations he's waiting
> to employ; those playbooks are several Bibles thick and I'm hardpressed
> to believe that he's shown us much through 2 games, either by design or
> necessity.
>