Watched the game again, took some notes. Here's what I got:


Other than a few big plays here and there, the defense didnt play all that bad, particularly up front. Lots of tackles for a loss. Branch actually seemed to get a fair amount of pressure at times, and it looked like he may have been held a fair amount. I think it's becoming obvious why Poz has so many tackles: it's because he's never close enough to a receiver to break up a pass :/


Boy, the offense was tough to watch at times. Bortles, Robinson, and Hurns were all bright spots. Joeckel gave up too much pressure again for a top pick tackle. Beadles saved his [BLEEP] on one play by picking up a block that let bortles run free. Idk why we are paying toby so much money to be the third and one guy. Also, if he's gonna be the "third and one guy", why all the qb sneaks, and the draw play to denard? Cecil also shoulda come off the field before that pick. He literally did NOTHING to even impede the defender the slightest bit.


But my biggest beef? Playcalling. In the first half it was good for the most part. However, with a minute to go and one timeout, down 3, we try one throw and then decide to run the clock out, knowing full well that SD got the ball to start the second half. Then in the second half, our script changed. We started playing the short game offensively. I didnt count a single PA bootleg in the second half. Then on a big 3rd and 2 we call a play that has nobody running a route beyond 3 yards (why not spread them out a bit and take what comes free underneath? Dumb.)


It just seemed like we got away from what was working in the first half (a more downfield, PA based attack). I actually came away more frustrated with the 2nd half offensive playcalling than with the defense.

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