(01-24-2024, 12:04 PM)ChrisJagBoy Wrote:

(01-24-2024, 11:35 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: Yes - William Trevor Lawrence makes a conscious decision inside Fortner's brain to not even try to block the 3 tech - and he wills the rookie TE to totally whiff picking up the safety blitz, specifically so that he can run backwards, then sideways, then downfield, where he makes a boneheaded, almost inconceivable fumble.

All of that is squarely on him.

He made a terrible mistake after being put in a situation he never should have been in. 

You can ignorantly ignore the dynamics of this. I prefer to have contextual perspective. 

I'm not giving him a pass. Just context.

And like I said, while you can blame the O line on him running away, you cannot blame them for him dropping the ball for no reason under no contact. 

This is why we can still say ETN is a good RB despite having bad YPC numbers this season, while also saying Tank Bigsby was a dissapointment. ETN may not have been an effecient runner this season due to the O line, but he also wasn't fumbling/dropping passes consistently like Bigsby. 

Self inflicted mistakes are the issue, not that he wasn't overly effecient behind a poor line.

I chopped off your legs but blame you for not running a 4 minute mile. I gave you an empty rifle but blame you not bagging that 12 point. I gave you a UPS truck with an empty tank but blame you for not getting your packages delivered on time. I let the QB get his [BLEEP] beat for 12 games and you blame him for deteriorating play. You ignore cause and effect to support your dogged stubbornness and I just chuckle.

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