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Football is the ultimate team game. isn't the without , , , a pa sable offensive line and an astute coaching staff.Along the same lines, doesn't go from to an unproductive afterthought without a comprehensive breakdown in the ' offense.Gurley topped 15.00 mph with the ball in his hands just once for the second straight week, per Next Gen Stats. Last week, he needed to run an inefficient 6.02 yards per rushing yard gained -- easily a season high. In Week 12, that number jumped to 9.15.We know Gurley is a special talent. He hasn't lost his burst or forgotten what it takes to make plays. This is the direct result of the ' quarterbacks and offensive line holding the ground attack hostage.No quarterback situation has been more debilitating than the - tandem over the past three weeks, leaving defensive coordinators with no reason to resist crowding the box. The blocking has been just as problematic, with left tackle starting to look like a Jason Smith-style draft bust. Even worse, the rookies comprising the right side of the line have simply been overmatched.Gurley's star hasn't faded in recent weeks. Barring a catastrophic injury, he's going to be a major offensive force for the next decade.Like all football players, though, he can't overcome enveloping ineptitude.Here's what else we learned from Next Gen Stats in Week 12: coach Bill O'Brien earned a heaping helping of derision for his early-season bungling of the quarterback room, but he also deserves plenty of praise for the offensive innovation complementing a swarming defense of late. One week after using 12 different personnel combinations, including 25 plays with a sixth offensive lineman, he used nine different groupings and 15 plays with an extra lineman in the convincing victory over the .With little help beyond , O'Brien has gotten creative, dusting off a variety of gadget plays such as the Wildcat, the jet sweep and wide receivers throwing touchdown pa ses. Houston will be one of the most fascinating teams to watch over the season's final month.O'Brien isn't the only coach tinkering with his offense on the fly. When joined and on the sideline for Week 12, Bill Belichick and Josh McDaniels shifted their focus to the tight-end Terrance Ferguson Jersey position. The aligned in the "12" (two-tight end) formation 42 times against Denver. It's no surprise, then, that and led the team with a combined 11 receptions on 21 targets. With Gronkowski joining the injured trio in the trainers' room this week, Belichick will have to scrap that game plan and head back to the drawing board.The resurfaced again in Green Bay for the lo s to the . was held without a catch for the second time in three weeks. His fastest speed with the ball in his hands over the past five weeks is 16.79 mph, well below average. His inability to separate from coverage was also a prime culprit in 's disappointing rookie season in Oakland., , has been abysmal, including the potential game-winner versus Chicago. Shaky hands aren't the only i sue. Adams hasn't topped 15.00 mph with the ball since Week 9. According to the analytics site , Adams' 2015 season is one of the . On the receiving end of pa ses from the best quarterback of the past half-decade, Adams' performance has been one of the season's true head-scratchers.Speaking of wideouts, has supplanted a drop-prone as the league's most productive receiver out of the slot. All six of Baldwin's receptions for 145 yards and three touchdowns versus the came from the slot. He now leads all receivers with 662 yards out of the slot, while posting the highest yards-per-catch average (14.71) among players with at least 40 percent of their snaps in the slot. With out for the season, the will need that -to-Baldwin connection to continue firing on all cylinders.On the of the Podcast, we noted that the ' biggest concern is the number of hits is taking as a scrambler. Next Gen Stats bear that out, noting that Bridgewater has the happiest feet in the pocket this season. He entered Week 12 averaging 13.84 yards run per drop back, the highest figure in the league. That number increased to 14.86 against the .That trend suggests the receivers aren't gaining separation, the offensive line isn't holding its blocks or Bridgewater has been indecisive in pulling the trigger -- or perhaps a combination thereof.From the pure speed department: was lampooned for his "" game-winning touchdown scramble, but it generated the fastest speed of any Week 12 rushing touchdown. In fact, Palmer's 18.88 mph on that play was slightly faster than 's maximum speed (18.86) in racking up 187 yards from scrimmage.Next Gen Stats has taught us that the game's best linebackers are often just as fast as starting running backs. reached 18.37 mph on his second-quarter pick-six, equivalent to 's 18.37 mph on the game-winning touchdown run in overtime Sunday night. Tobias Harris Jersey