(09-17-2017, 09:35 PM)uthill Wrote:

(09-17-2017, 08:54 PM)realtorpat Wrote: Lets face it without Arob this will be a dysfunctional offense all year long.  Penalties and the Titans two lines ruined us today.  Cam whiffed on a blindside sack fumble, one of the picks was a direct result of pressure, the other pick which was thrown behind Lee got batted into the air by Lee... again.  

Combine all of that with a coach who is unwilling to let Blake sling it around with confidence and we will see 8-9 man boxes all year long.  No threat at TE, WRs are serviceable if everything else around them is working well which it isn't.

We don't have the luxury of asking our defense and run game to win every game for us, in the modern Nfl you need your qb to win games and the coaching staff is unwilling to try that.  We are playing scared instead of leaving it all on the field when it comes to the offense.

Give credit to the Titans their defense is a lot better than we thought.

How did that work out the last 2 years? Arob is an excuse as 3 games won last year and in the first game 1 catch and they won. Face it, Bortles is the problem but i understand you don't want to face that. I bet you are the same that defended Gabbert.

The fact the we have only had Hurns, Arob, and Lee healthy and on the field at the same time a handful of times is the problem.  Between all the penalties and stubborn playcalling Bortles never had a shot today.  Ya I defended Gabbert for two years, two years of terrible team around him, no Oline, and no receivers.  I gave up on him for not being able to hang in the pocket.  I don't know how to criticize Bortles when the coaching staff doesn't let him throw the ball.  Don't tell me Kaepernick is an upgrade, he is not.  This offense is weak at TE, OL, and without Arob or Dede WR.  

Don't tell me it was Bortles fault when they didn't let him throw the ball and when they did the line didn't hold up or he was put in unwinnable down and distances due to penalties.  

This game was lost in the trenches in the second half.  2 of the turnovers were directly related to the Oline and the 3rd was a bad pass made worse by a WR popping it into the air.

---