Quote:I don't think it's Gus being stubborn.  I think that's Olson trying to minimize the chance for mistakes when points are almost a sure thing.  My guess is that there was a conversation at half time, and when we got another shot at the end zone, we suddenly rediscovered the TE we spent a truckload of money on to do what he did last night.

Pretty much this. Olson's nuts tighten into raisins at the goal line. He thinks has to get SOME POINTS. He plays ultra conservative. Apparently he doesn't trust his QB to not throw an int. Also, I am not sure if a fade pattern is even in the Jag's playbook, or else Blake cannot throw one, so we never do it. Olson regresses and does the safest run possible that cannot lose yardage. It must be something in the water here, all our OC's nut up in the red zone. 

There is a reason we were called "team field goal" for years.

 

At half time when Bradley was interviewed he mentioned the Red zone and how we must get  TD's. So it was not lost on him this Futility of running from the 2 yard line time after time after time with this weak line.

After half we did indeed Suddenly discover the TE we bought just for this situation.

The sad thing is we will probably forget this lesson within a week. Which is why a lot of people think Gus must go, he doesn't seem to learn from the mistakes, he reverts back to them and his coaches revert as well. But we can hope for the best, hope they put more faith in Blake, and hope the OC calms down a bit inside the 20.

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