(09-11-2022, 05:36 PM)Caldrac Wrote:

(09-11-2022, 05:21 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: At times, that is true. 

Plenty of other times the LG is getting blown away instantly, the RT is being beaten around the edge in 2 seconds and the Center is being bull-rushed into the QB rapidly. 

The line isn't giving him a pocket often enough AND he needs to be a beat quicker getting rid of the ball at times.

I still say it's 60/40 with the 60 portion being on the offensive line. I agree. Especially today. A bit of both but mostly on pass protection today.

Bartch at least two or three times looked like he was trying out for the Matrix franchise with his back arching moves.

There was maybe two, three instances where I was openly saying "Step up, step up, step up" today with Lawrence. He has to improve on that. The internal clock. He also needs to work on his pass trajectory.

Too many batted passes today. Something we saw a lot with Bortles. Need to get those broomstick drills out there to force him into getting out and up or at least sliding to a cleaner throwing lane.

He also back peddals a lot after getting dinged a bit. He did get hit a lot today. There was too many instances of free runners already in the backfield when he's sold the play action.

I also throw some of this burden on Doug. Week one on the road. Your runningbacks looked good early with limited touches. You have to get them more involved. Especially in the redzone. Think Doug was over thinking it a bit here and there.

Still. DESPITE ALL of that? Lost the game by six. An overthrown TD on the opening drive and a dropped TD on the 2nd or 3rd drive on 4th and goal really made the ultimate difference today. Execution will get there.

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The coach always needs some blame, but I think Doug made the right adjustments at halftime. If you recall, most of the pressure early on came from Washington rushing wide. They were not allowing him to roll out of the pocket AT ALL. This is what made our offense look so horrific after the first drive. Doug stopped that by half-time and didn't do it at all in the second half. Pretty much the only time TL left the pocket was when he was forced out or backpedaled instead of stepping up. Personally, I would have caused some QB draws to exploit that, but I understand why you might not want to do that with your star QB. TL can improve, but I think Doug made the right adjustments, not the wrong ones... at least as it pertains to getting TL out of the pocket. 

That said, I think people on here are too hard on TL generally speaking. I am empathetic to TL's first overthrows. If you've ever played QB, adrenaline is a real problem early in the game. That normally goes away after your first few games. He's still new, but he HAS to fix that. Also, my concerns for him coming out of college are still valid: He tends to miss a more open guy for one that the play is designed to go to, and he still doesn't throw his receivers open. I don't know how much of the former is on the coaches, but the latter HAS to change. 

I don't know if he'll ever be a generational talent, but some of you guys have a short memory. He throws a MUCH better ball than any QB we've had in a long time, and it's not like there are a bunch of QBs out there that can replace him. My hope is that we see week to week improvement under Doug, and that some of these passes aren't TL missing the open receiver but being hamstrung by the coaches early on. 

That pass he made to end the game was really the only terrible play made by TL that is inexcusable. I still think he underestimates the speed of defensive linemen in this league. Those boys are FAST. The rest of his mistakes are growing pains, imo. Hope he works this stuff out. Still, we could have won this game with his play if not for leaving some points on the table.

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