It’s fairly common to see comments that suggest Getsy’s scheme is bad, but no one ever explains why it’s bad. People also mention we throw too many screens without explaining what we should run instead. What makes the scheme bad? We had the best running game in the league last year. Surely something is good?
That’s honestly an interesting question. It’s what makes football fun.
Why does a team suck? Why is it good?
The answer really is “we don’t fully know.”
Is the scheme not fitting Justin’s playstyle? Or is Justin unable to do more, and the scheme has to be reduced because of it? We don’t know.
I think Getsy’s dream scheme is what we saw with Bagent. Quick throws, run, move the ball and create chances to take that shot. But maybe he had that system in place for a D2 QB making his first four starts, and when Fields comes back he loosens the play calls up.
We had that question with Nagy and Trubisky, and the answer ultimately was “both were bad.” Trubs never caught on, Nagy seemingly is hamstringing a talented chiefs offense.
We won’t know “why” the team is bad until a few years later. Maybe it’s Getsy’s scheme limiting our playmakers. Maybe our playmakers aren’t able to do what Getsy wants. Maybe the whole thing is bad. Maybe when fields comes back a switch gets flipped, and the offense flows better.
Idk lol.