Quote:Here's my thing FBT, you're saying the offense will get better when it gets its playmakers back. Well Marqise can't be counted on to stay healthy, and there were virtually no tight end targets last week, so how much of a difference will Julius make? He has an injury history too!

 

The offense is going to get better regardless of whether these guys stay healthy or not. 

 

Regarding the TE targets last week, I think they pretty much explained that as clearly as anyone possibly could.  Just because the ball didn't go to the TEs as much as the fans would prefer doesn't mean those plays weren't called.  They said that they were indeed called, but that for the majority of plays, Bortles reads took him away from the primary targets.  Gus made multiple references to the QB trusting his reads this week.

 

You're making my point about the whole hurry up offense.  This team simply isn't built for it, and when the two receiving threats on your roster who are expected to be the guys who are going to be your go to guys aren't out there for whatever reason, how good is a hurry up offense going to be?  A couple of dropped passes later, you're punting, rinse and repeat.  Great idea.

 

Quote:Yes, because other teams don't also have injuries. The Panthers were 100% healthy, right?

 

I'm not really sure what your point is here, but I'm sure you really  think you've showed something, so good for you!

 

Injuries happen to all teams.  This is a young offense that is still missing a couple of pieces, and others are just becoming acclimated to the NFL.  Anyone expecting this offense to come out of the box firing on all cylinders ignored reality.  And the offense took another step back when Joeckel went down with the ankle injury.  What they should have focused on after the Panthers lost Keuchly with the offensive play calling was pounding the middle of that defense with the running game, particularly after Young came in at LT.  That would have allowed the line to build up some confidence, and it would have taken the defense out of attack mode defending the pass.  

 

Despite the struggles, the real killer for the offense was mistakes.  Fans like you would have been singing a completely different tune afterwards had the receivers held on to the passes they dropped or fumbled away. 

---