(11-14-2023, 11:35 AM)Khan Artist 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.

It's extremely disingenuous to blame only the offensive line.  Our interior is all sorts of bad, don't get me wrong.  It's pull your hair out level frustrating watching them whiff over and over.

That said, we are far from the only team with a bad line, and many of those other teams are getting production.  Our playcalling is also extremely suspect.  Our WRs are not creating separation.  And our QB is regressing back into bad habits in an effort to compensate.

Our coaches need to figure this out.  This offense is anemic and has been all season despite tremendous talent.  We traded for a guard at the deadline and then started an OT at G.  

I legitimately do not fathom coming off a bye at home and losing 34-3.  The team was flat and entirely unprepared, and there's plenty of blame to go around.

If we come out and thwack the Titans, it's gonna be forgotten, but man this week still has a stink on it.

People keep saying this.

I get the concept. It is sound reasoning at face value. 

But our line REALLY IS worse than those others you are comparing it to. 

Trevor is the most pressured QB in the league when the ball is in his hand beyond 2.5 seconds. 
Mina Kimes posted the stat yesterday and it totally resonates with what I've been watching the past year and a half. 

When this team doesn't face premier defensive talent, they can mitigate that horrible line play just enough to function to win. 

Now we've seen what the current OL looks like against a high end pass rush. 

Yes, Trevor needs to develop his decisions under pressure, yes he has gotten rattled by the hits and his clock is sped up. 
Kind of hard to teach him how to transcend that when is happening at the worst rate in the league for him though.

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