You are singing my song. I could care less what we did 5 years ago because we don't have those players anymore. You can't just take anyone and stick them into a template and expect equal performance. That is what is going wrong now and it smacks of arrogance, or ignorance, that a system is so good it can't be improved upon or left behind because it is not getting the desired results.
The league has become more agressive and it is a pass first and pass often league. The cushions just ensure that they get a good gain on first down that puts opponents in the drivers seat for the other downs.
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