TLaw didn’t have a good game - no sugar coat. He’s now learned something nearly every young pro QB learns at some point: pro defenders are better at strip sacks than college defenders are.

That being said, he’s not the only player that needs to learn. WRs dropping that many passes is unacceptable. Yes, it was raining, but that’s part of the game. Good WRs learn to make those adjustments in time to cut down on those drops.

We did NOT run the ball enough. 16 Carries TOTAL isn’t going to cut it against the league’s best team, record wise. I’m honestly amazed that there was only one interception because cutting off a team’s ability to run almost always leads to multiple INTs - just ask our previous opponents. Let’s not join that club, please.

As for the defense, they actually did a solid job containing Hurts through the air. The problem? They allowed almost 200 yards rushing and 4 TDs on the ground. If the defense had been playing like they did the past 2 games, they actually would’ve won despite the TLaw’s fumble issues in this game.

What’s truly amazing is that despite all of those issues, this team continued to find ways to stay in the game. The only losing game that felt competitive last season was the game against the AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals. Not only are they still on track to win 7-9 games, I honestly thought they would’ve started 1-3 at best. Instead, they boat-raced two playoff contenders and hung with possibly a top 3 team.

They are not a great team (yet), but they are better than expected. Let’s be patient and let the process play out - because, for once, we have a top level head coach at the controls instead of an unproven (or incompetent) skipper.

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