(09-10-2024, 04:26 PM)carp8dm Wrote: Honestly, the O-Line looked fine on Sunday.

That first possession in the 1st Quarter was pretty terrible.  But they held up and dominated from there on until the fumble.

The moment ETN fumbled, the vibe changed for the entire team.  To ignore that, is to ignore reality.  Whether you blame the players or the coaching is not really relevant.  It's just the fact of what happened.

With that said, were we supposed to win this game?  Yes.  Were we predicted this game?  No.  But this was a total failure all around.  I just don't know why they didn't continue to feed BTJ.  Instead we got conservative and the the Dolphins D just pinned their ears back and rushed the passer in the 4th, and our play calling and O-Line couldn't stop the flood.

In the 1st half and most of the 3rd Quarter, our offense and the O-Line had the dolphins on their heels.  After the fumble, we crumbled.  It is what it is.  The O-Line did their job for 3 Quarters.  The proof is in what in the 1st half with BTJ.

The O-Line failed in the 4th Quarter when the entire team fell apart.  I don't blame the O-Line for this game.  Besides that first drive where they almost got Trevor killed, they played well enough to ensure a win.  But we made mistakes that cost us and we aren't very mentally strong to overcome a huge mistake. 

These things happen.  But it's not the end of the world.  Though I do hope that someone this week gets to Harrison and gives him a fire and brimstone talk.  He's not supposed to be the weak link on the line.

Reasonable take. Good teams FAFO, great teams just FO and finish games. They're still in the FAFO phase, something we've been hearing since last year. We'll see. Starts this Sunday with the Browns. I hope they rip their [BLEEP] heads off and carry them up there to Buffalo on pikes to show them off and then take them down to Houston with a few Buffalo pelts, all that good [BLEEP]. 

One week at a time. One game at a time. Nobody should be more angry at themselves than the football team and their approach needs to be violence, and focus, violence and focus. Don't block people. HIT people. Don't run the ball. Run THROUGH people. Don't throw the ball. Zip that [BLEEP] around like a frozen rope. Don't just play a good game. FINISH the [BLEEP] game. FINISH it.

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