The defense gave up 20 points and generated a takeaway in positive territory that lead to an offensive touchdown.  That's winning football.  Mind you, they did all this without a dominant edge rusher, without a free safety and a QB playing nickel back.  They were also playing the most dominant receiver in the game and a veteran QB with an emerging running back.  I can live with that.   

 

As is often the case, turnovers get you beat, red zone turnovers really get you beat and red zone turnovers that lead directly to points for the other team are almost impossible to overcome.  You can lament for a better HC all you want but Tom Brady and Bill Belicheck are pretty darn good.  Brady threw a couple picks in the red zone against the Eagles and they lost for crying out loud.  

 

One of two things is going to happen.  

 

1.) Blake will cut down his turnovers while preserving his play making ability.  

 

or 

 

2.) He'll continue to generate 20-25 TO's a year and while his stats will look wonderful we will rarely break 8-8 as a team.  

 

He's had a great season, he's definitely our guy but as Stephen A. Smith puts it, "Whatever can go wrong...  Will go wrong."  for a second year QB that's expected, its also hard to overcome as a football team.  

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