(10-31-2022, 07:50 AM)nejagsfan Wrote:

(10-30-2022, 11:58 PM)Eric1 Wrote: This team simply doesn't know how to close out games.
https://twitter.com/Ballou1010xl/status/...6942628865

Interesting....and what side of the of the team loses the lead....the defense

And what side of the team fails to extend the lead... the offence.

Trying to pin this on one person or even one unit is counterproductive. It was like this a few seasons back - whenever one part of the team did its job, the other failed. You could have a good offensive game or a good defensive game, but seemingly never a complete game. People complain that Trevor has never put together a game-winning drive from behind, but actually he's done it twice this season; and both times the defence has suddenly turned around and given up a touchdown and left him in a position where he needs to do it all again, but without enough time (which he's promptly failed to do...) But there are plenty of times where the offence could have scored to put a game out of reach (or closer to out of reach) and they've failed to do so even with excellent field position. First and goal just outside their endzone should be a no-brainer TD, especially with how the running game was going. That INT by Trevor was both unforgivable and unnecessary.

Progress counts for something - this team hasn't been blown out once this season. There have been no 'garbage time' yards or scores. But they haven't been able to win those close games, and they haven't been able to prevent games from turning close when they should have been a rout. "Snatching defeat from the slavering jaws of victory" seems to be the motto of this team right now.

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