(10-09-2022, 08:19 PM)nejagsfan Wrote:

(10-09-2022, 08:07 PM)JagFan81 Wrote: This is it. Plenty of people had a hand in today's L. The interception hurt us no doubt but it was a 6-6 game and Houston were struggling to get past our 40 yard line. They were in FG range and got pushed back past the 50 on the 3rd and 20. That penalty by Walker (also a #1 pick) was costly as it put them back in FG range and allowed them to chew clock. We had plenty of missed opportunities, the 4th and 1 we couldn't get as the Oline got stuffed, the Etienne incompletion/fumble, plenty of drops on 1st and 2nd down that put us in 3rd and long and Houstons D had some nice plays.

We could have probably just got a FG 2nd half and win this 9-6 but this was a bad day all round. D played well mostly but struggled stopping the run and that was Houstons whole O but just a bad day at the office for everyone. It happens.

I wasn't counting but how many drop passes on the last two drives from Jacksonville... had to have been at least four or five.... And also out of all the things you mentioned not one of those was Trevor's fault.... The interception in the end zone was really the only thing I saw wrong today he should have ran it for the first down.... Maybe one or two overthrown deep deep passes but most of them were in the hands of the receiver and straight up dropped passes.... Going for it 4th and 1 from shotgun was a horrible play call.... I'm starting to think this whole going for it on four down while in field goal position is horrible play calling... You need to take the points unless the game is on the line... I could be wrong but I think we left at least six points on the field by going for it on fourth down..... Our team is too young to overcome bad situations when the momentum is turned and those are big momentum changers....

I agree and I like the being aggressive but in division games like this where you aren't playing well and not executing well, just take the points. 

The interception was a bad play all round for Lawrence as we were inside the 15, he could have got a 1st down and even if we have to settle for 3 but if a pick in a tied game on the first drive of the 3rd Q costs you a game then you wonder what the team was doing for the rest of the half. 

We had some silly holding penalties on O and D that took plays back and gave them 1st downs. We struggled getting much out of first down runs and had one of the worst 3 and outs I've seen with Etienne losing about 7 yards, then a drop then a holding penalty. Like you say we aren't good enough when we are making those mistakes. We did a good job the first few weeks of playing smart, mistake free football.

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