cromartie wrote: ↑Tue Jan 25, 2022 4:54 amSo we've turned the page from Reilly to Rourke and I think it's important we talk about what it's going to take to make him successful.
The challenge, as I see it, is not that Rourke isn't "ready", it's that his skill set as a QB doesn't fit Campbell's offensive philosophy.
This is easy to see, because where Reilly was at physically in 2021 didn't fit it either.
Campbell, like his dad, prefers an offense geared around deep throw chunk plays based off of roll outs. To me, this isn't Rourke, who is more of an intermediate passer. He can throw deep but there's a wind up in his delivery that really inhibits his ability to throw as deep and as frequently as Campbell would like. Ideally you want to design an offense that creates intermediate chaos (slants, crossers), disguises formations and patterns pre-snap (Trestman's offense for Calvillo) and leverages TE/FB and receiving opportunities for the backs.
The analog here is having a Dickenson when you want a Printers. (Or having a Wilkinson when you want a Moon. Or having a Flutie when you want a Paopao) There's a reason Campbell won a Grey Cup with Henry Burris, because Burris has the QB skill set Campbell wants to run.
So if Reilly had returned, we'd face the same problem in 2022 as we did in 2021; an offense that doesn't fit the skill set of the quarterback. And now that Reilly isn't returning, we're facing the same problem in 2022 as we did in 2021; an offense that doesn't fit the skill set of the quarterback.
How we adjust is going to be the key to the season.
They have a whole offseason to implement a new offense if needed. With Reilly and Durant off the books, that's over 700k to spend on building the O and D lines. If Chungh comes off the books, that is even more cap savings.
Resign Burnham
Resign Cottoy
Draft Sow to compete at RG
Sign a stud DE
Find a younger tackle for either side
Find a monster NT or 1T
