(01-12-2024, 12:14 PM)snarkyguy_he_him_his Wrote:

(01-12-2024, 11:51 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: I think you're both correct.

The bad protection and run game ineptitude really disrupts the offense tremendously.
However - to Cleatwood's point - there were communication issues all year long between the QB and skill players as well as the line. 
The line's play does affect timing on throws, but there was also an undercurrent of bad execution rooted in badly timed passes (pressure or no pressure) and miscues of position / route accuracy. That stuff HAS to be corrected. 

Trevor isn't free from blame and neither are many of the guys targeted who weren't on the same page as the QB at times.

I think if you give Trevor 2.7 to 3.5 seconds he's gonna go 5k with 40TDs.

But that means some nasty big men up front that literally tell the other guys how badly they are gonna hurt them if they touch their QB.

Trent Baalke SUCKS at that. Sigh. We are gonna waste Trevor

I don't think the receivers are good enough for that kind of production, but if he can regularly depend on the running game getting two yards when they're needed the team will win 12 plus games with him under center.

This year, with a running game that didn't function except as an occasional change of pace we got 9 wins against one of the NFL's hardest schedules.

I really think people are badly underestimating how much difference he makes for this team that did nothing will except for pass the ball, and if he gets to leave in free agency and pick his situation they probably will win a Superbowl with him.

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