Quote:Just because Sproles is good, doesn't mean we shouldn't be expected to stop him, or have a game plan to neutralize him.  2 punt returns of 20+ yards in a row are unacceptable.  Either poor plan, or poor execution.  We were playing from behind in terms of field position for the entire 2nd half.  That has a lot to do with offense, but the Special Teams certainly didn't help.

 

Gonna respond to this in response below.

 

Quote:Having someone average 15 yards a punt return is terrible. Anger was basically out kicking his coverage. Scobee needs to be automatic because we don't get many scoring opportunities.

 

I do feel you both are right about this. Anger should be placing the punts properly and not just booming the kicks. He had some really nice distance on a few of those that allowed us to regain field position. But then there were the times he placed it nicely into Sproles hands and left him with good positioning.

 

Blocked FG's are bad. I can't believe that happened. With those missed opportunities it was looking really bad for the Jags even though they had a 17-0 lead.

 

Quote:With you on these points for sure. That's how I was feeling about it. 

 

I was working - but had the ESPN gamecast on my phone sitting in front of me. A Co-worker noticed the 17-0 score and remarked in surprise.  I siad, "don't worry, it'll be 17-21 in no time.  Our defense is playing over their heads and our offense won't keep this up unless they can run the ball. Our TDs are from turnovers. That won't keep up the whole game." 

 

I think this is a very logical outlook. Wish more people had the same.

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