(11-14-2023, 10:24 AM)NewJagsCity Wrote: Hey, it could have been worse. Just think if we had gone into the bye 2-6. He might have been mad enough to attempt murder.

This. We're 6 - 3. There's a degree of competency on this staff and roster. It's just that time of the year now at the half way point where teams begin to ascend into their respective play-off seeding or descend into the decaying pit of misery. 

We can fix some of these issues if the staff works really hard at it and comes to terms with certain aspects and areas of the team. Need to start changing it up to move the needle more offensively.

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(11-14-2023, 10:35 AM)Protozoa Wrote:

(11-14-2023, 10:14 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote: What you're missing is how [BLEEP] good our QB, RB, and Defense have played to overcome that. Sure, the Board is full of jokers who can't see that, but it's the simple fact that the QB is repeatedly outplaying his line, elevating them if you will, ETN is doing terrific with almost no help, and the defense is keeping them in games with terrific play and turnovers. The first 8 games might just be about the best this team can be with the huge issue on the line. When we play Chris Jones or the 49ers it just become apparent that what works the other times isn't good enough. And, in the spirit of this thread, Zay Jones has 8 catches and 2 of them are for Touchdowns, losing that production over the season hurts.

Exactly. Lawrence was the second best QB from week 9 on with the 31st ranked line last year. I honestly don't think Ezra alone will move our line up 12 spots to the 12th rank line. The problem I see right now is Fortner is out matched and allowing pressure up the middle and the tackles can't hold the edge. So instead of stepping up into the pocket Lawrence has to run left or right which is why he runs directly into sacks. Harrison needs to learn from the bench from Little, Ezra needs to start and Fortner needs to start practicing how to ask if they want fris with that.

All the more reason why this coaching staff needs to deliberately incorporate more and practice more with designed rollouts, sprints and bootlegs to the left or right. 

Said it yesterday. If the line cannot hold the rush? Let the man flush. Need that as a mantra on here. The same way the defensive staff keeps preaching and harping on turnovers. 

This offense can do a lot more with getting him flushed out of the pocket by design instead of letting it happen with no rhyme or reason to make up for it. 

More motion with Engram working underneath. More stacking up on one side with layered routes to read through faster. They can still do some of the things they have been doing through these nine games. They just need to incorporate a little bit more looks and options out there to keep a defense honest. 

The 49ers were dialed in and teeing off on everything we did on Sunday. It seemed like we had absolutely no answer or back-up alternatives to what they were presenting on the field.

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