(01-12-2024, 11:51 AM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(01-12-2024, 11:08 AM)Cleatwood Wrote: The offense felt off pretty much the entire year…. And they still managed to drop 30 points multiple times.

There was clearly a disconnect somewhere and everyone is trying to pin the blame somewhere.

(01-12-2024, 11:41 AM)Lucky2Last Wrote: It's not off "somewhere." It starts with the line, imo. Trevor needs most consistency from the line.

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.

Agree. 100%.

I think there is a psychological component to QB, and one of the worst things that can happen is when a young QB starts putting too much on his own shoulders. This almost always happens because of a bad o-line or bad coaching (assuming the QB has talent). It's very obvious to me that the line is inconsistent, which is why Trevor can't get into a rhythm. He's rushing his passes, throwing off his back foot, and probably "hoping" his receivers are going to see what he sees or be where he's anticipating. 

What I mean by that last line is that Trevor is going to see the field differently than his receivers. Plays work best when everyone is doing their jobs, and nobody is trying to predict what the other is going to do. If a QB is getting rushed on the timing of a play, he has to predict where someone is going to come open, and that is going to look different to him than to the WR who is focused on his individual man. Let me put it another way. Timing is everything in the NFL. When you have to throw a half second early, that's 3 yards (just approximating here) for an NFL receiver. That tells you a LOT of information about where they are going and when they are going to get there. A receiver deciding to go slightly inside or slightly outside is going to change the trajectory of the throw. The more the QB has to anticipate that, the more chances there is for a disconnect. I think that happens a lot.

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