The Pistol formation is great with a mobile QB. It’s also great with multiple RB options i.e. one to the side and one in the back and/or weapon on the other side.
However the single back pistol formation is just not the right one for us to use with the QBs we have. It worked last year cause Marcus Mariota is a mobile QB who will tuck it and run depending on the read he gets. We don’t have that kind of QB in Ridder or Heineke. It seems with ridder and heineke in a single back formation run when they hand it off they don’t read the DB/LB to know if they should tuck it and run. So often in those plays allegier gets stuffed cause the defense knows in that situation its just going to allegier and we get a 5 yard loss. And for whatever reason Arthur keeps calling this formation and this play when we have momentum going down the field and it just kills the momentum. It’s like an unnecessary heat check.
Most of our offenses problems can be traced back to reps. We make mistakes, but I haven’t felt outmatched at any point against any team this season.
With time we will learn what plays work. With time there will be less penalties, with time there will be more synergy within the line and within our skill positions during the blitz.