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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dantés" data-source="post: 886554" data-attributes="member: 12283">The previous offense passed more often, used more receivers, and relied on them to consistently create their own separation.The current offense is more balanced in terms of run/pass, uses fewer receivers and uses them less often, and does a better job of scheming them open. WR's are currently on pace to play 2485 snaps for LaFleur this season. In McCarthy's last year, they played 2920 snaps. This is because LaFleur uses a lot more 12, 21, 22, and 13 personnel than McCarthy did, and his offense features virtually zero 4+ wide receiver sets. The Packers were in 11 personnel on 77% of offensive snaps in 2018, and that fell to 62% last year. I don't have an exact % for 2020, but it's dropped again for sure-- there have been 400 total offensive snaps this year and WR's have only played 932 as a group.In McCarthy's last year, the offense was in a 66/34 pass/run split. That was extreme even by McCarthy's standards, but it was 60/40 in 2017 and 62/38 in 2016. In 2019, it was down to 58/42, and in 2020 it's on a pace for 56/44. And lastly, the foundation of McCarthy's offense is WR talent winning isolated matchups against man coverage. He uses very little motion and does not generally create separation for players with scheme. He counts on them to win. Given that he is almost always in 3+ receiver sets and he's one of the most pass happy coaches in the league, this means that his offense must have 3+ really good wide receivers to operate correctly. LaFleur's offense is predicated on deception. It's designed to misdirect defenses with motion, run the same plays out of multiple personnel formations, use all of its players down the field (RB, HB, TE, etc), make run and pass action look identical to the defense (Play-action % went from 20% in 2018 to 23% in 2019 and now to 29% so far in 2020), and scheme players open for easy separation with crossers and rubs. Given that he's more balanced and doesn't use receivers as frequently, this means that his offense doesn't require the same level of WR talent to operate. So from every conceivable angle, the WR position is less important in this offense. That does not mean it's unimportant by any stretch. But it does not rely on it nearly as heavily as other systems do, with the best contrasting example being the system that preceded it in Green Bay.</blockquote>

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