(09-18-2017, 12:19 PM)MoJagFan Wrote: This photo and explanation fits very well

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/bigg...tp#image=1

Slide 17 is lazy journalism which seems to be the rule rather than the exception these days.  They were limiting his attempts as I explained above.  

The game plan didn't lose us the game yesterday.  It's just unfortunately the only game plan we can roll with because of Blake as you mentioned before.  There's really 0 margin for error (unless the D does what it did in week 1 and puts up points for us) and we had way too many errors yesterday.  This one came down to penalties and turnovers.  The first turnover was on Cam's inability to slow down Orakpo on the sack fumble.  The two interceptions were largely Blake's fault.  The first being a pretty big swing in the game.  We were on the cusp of being in FG range and probably were in range for Myers if we absolutely had to kick.  He threw an ill advised low pass which was tipped at the line and intercepted and the tacks drove down the field to get their own FG right before the half.  That's a 6 point swing in what was a defensive battle at the time.  The second was Blake's inaccuracy on display as he threw behind Lee who reached back for it and tipped it up for the 2nd INT.

You can throw some INTs and still be successful.  Most QBs in the league throw their share.  Blake not only throws a lot of them, he also does it in such a back breaking way.  Last year he put points on the board for the other team or set the opponent up in scoring position on a regular basis.  Yesterday, he pretty much took points off the board for us and then our D who did an admirable job as long as they could were unable to prevent the tacks from getting a FG as time expired at the end of the half.

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