(10-16-2022, 07:53 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(10-16-2022, 07:48 PM)homebiscuit Wrote: The Hasty TD run made the Geico Play of the Day. Other than that, we suck.

I appreciate Eric's optimism but right now I see us in the same old snake bitten Jaguars pit as always. Lots of promise to start the season and then we just watch the slow-motion train wreck that is always our season. As Yogi said, it's deja vu all over again.

However, given that we have better coaches and players we know can make plays, I'll keep a larger reserve of hope than usual, but my expectations remain low.

Train wreck? C'mon man, we're not even close to a train wreck this season. You know what a train wreck looks like and this ain't it. These games are good, hard fought and go down to the wire. We're losing in the last 2 minutes instead of the first 2 like last year.

An L is an L is an L. If the win/loss record is full of Ls, it doesn't matter how closely they were fought, they're losses. The last two were gained by losing to two of the worst teams in the league. How close would we have been against Buffalo or Kansas City?

As I said, I'll keep a larger reserve of hope for more wins because we have better coaches. I think it's obvious now we have a deeper talent deficit than we anticipated. After our two wins, other teams game planned and we have no answer because we simply don't have the talent to respond. Trevor isn't developing as we hoped but given last year, he's allowed the benefit of the doubt. 

Which brings me to my next complaint. Why is Pederson removing the run game in the 2nd quarter? He does it every single game. Why not keep the run game going to build a lead and then let Trevor explore his passing game? I get the impression Pederson is putting the screws to Lawrence in order to get him to step up his game. As he said, Trevor is allowed a time to get his feet under him, but not for much longer. Which is fine, but in the act of trying to get Trevor passing more, he's abandoning the one element of our offense that is performing well.

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