Quote:Hurns, Lee, AR-15 (prior to injury), and Shoelace are our skill players that are the future.  They are all young and have figured it out.  I know people like to think of the "rookie" excuse as a crutch to allow them to excuse poor performance.  

 

But be honest, I just named those players, and they are killing it.  They are the offense and all performed well on Sunday.

 

You know what's holding us back?  The o-line's inability to protect in the passing game.  BB5's  pre-snap recognition of blitz pressure and 1 on 1 coverage.  And the horrible offensive formations and playcalling that the OC is placing our players in.

 

The o-line needs helps from Caldwell.  

 

BB5 needs a better QB coach/OC to help him progress.  At this point he's still no better at pre-snap recognition than he was in week 4 when he started.  

 

And Fish either needs to get his head out of his backside or he needs to be replaced....   If Fish starts calling plays like we were running when down 21-0 he may just become a successfull OC.  But iif he continues to run a stagnant predictable offense and we're not seeing BB5 get better pre-snap, he's got to go.

 

Can't disagree, I think the OL needs either more experience or more talent or both.  QB needs a good, consistent pocket to operate in.  I think Bortles will make the OL look better as he gets some experience himself.  I am not as down on our OC as you are but I think he needs to improve as much as anyone with some of the play calling.  Sometimes he seems scared to succeed.  

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