Agreed.
Do you switch to George and employ a pass oriented attack, focusing on short passes to your skill guys, while also keeping Epstein involved? You don't ask the O line for much more than 1.5 seconds of protection, but you also are battling uphill if you think you're going to run for it on 3rd and short and have consistent success.
Disagree with bolded. George would give us options. With Crouch, third and short is 99% run, teams can and will stack the box. With George you have more versatility. Defense will not necessarily worry about him as a runner, but they cannot load the box, knowing George can pass effectively enough in short yardage.