(09-10-2024, 01:21 PM)cland Wrote:

(09-10-2024, 11:42 AM)TheSkipWillis Wrote: I struggle with understanding how a team could look so dominate the first half of the game (they did have a few mistakes) but turn around and the offense look worse than the Panthers in the 3rd/4th quarter. 


Everyone is pointing at the play calling because thats the biggest noticeable difference between the two halves. It's a resemblance of how the whole season went last year. Good in the first half, garbage in the second. Add in some goofy questionable calls like when we went for it on 4th. I think everyone making a big deal about the play calling is warranted because it looked the same last year as we crumbled.

Halftime adjustments by the Dolphins D would be my first guess. They're a pretty talented team with good coaching, coming back in the 2nd half and not making any adjustments (or at least a secondary plan) and moving forward with the exact same scheme/plays isn't good enough against good coaching.

Looking over the play list this grousing about play calls seems even more foolish to me.

After Hill scored the Jags went 4 n Out: Bigsby for 3, ETN for 7, failed to convert 3rd and 1. End of quarter. ETN fails to convert 4 and 1. (valid complaint here to not punt, but damn, gain the yard). 

Next possession: Penalty on the fish. Etn for 11, Bigsby for for 4, Bigsby for 1, Kirk drops 3rd and 5. Punt. (drive killer)

Last possession: Bigsby no gain, Sack, Sack, Punt 

They were in fact sill moving the ball on the ground after the fumble but they simply didn't convert the critical plays.

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