Would like to see more variety in the run game for the exact reason of moving the game along with a 3-4 score lead. I would be running hardly any straight dropbacks in that scenario. Pass should be off playaction or RPO, there should always be a run option shown to the D.
And the reason is you don’t want to let teams hang around. Toronto had no chance because at all times at least one phase of their team is awful. If we have a 20+ point lead at half to Edmonton, Calgary or Hamilton what happened in that 2nd half yesterday can’t happen. They could legitimately run that lead back.
I think at the point where Nichols went out for the rest of that drive would have been the right time to go that. It would likely be led by Streveler, it would include Harris but also make use of the back up tailback and Demski, Whitehead a few times on option plays.
Lapo’s gameplans and playbook each week always has a very narrow focus, which is a good idea because the players are really prepared but it is also limiting in some ways.
It’s good that the team is comfortable in close games but it’s not a bad thing to stomp on the throat either.