Next drive we're 3rd and 4 again but this time on the San Diego 35. We're in FG range but we decided to pass it behind the line of scrimmage. This is the scene when Yeldon gets the ball:



So Yeldon receives the ball TEN yards behind the 1st down marker and he has FOUR guys unblocked. Can Blake read the defense? Why are we throwing it 6 yards backwards on a 3rd down attempt? I know you want the get the ball in your playmakers hands but expecting Yeldon to beat a lineman, 2 linebackers and a corner by himself is ridiculous.

 

Next drive we're 3rd and 13. Bortles steps back, instead of looking downfield he's looking at the line and pointing out an unblocked blitzer for Yeldon:



Why is Blake doing Yeldon's job for him? Of course it ends up with Blake paying too much attention to the blitzer and getting hit from the other side, fumbling and causing his second turnover of the game. I'm not really sure who you pin this on. Yeldon for not being able to pick the guy up himself? Bortles for not throwing it away? Bad coaching? Bad play call?

 

Next drive we've just had a nice 22 yard play from Bortles to Thomas. We're up to the San Diego 42. This drive is HUGE because we're down 21 but we get the ball back right after the half and we've got 3 minutes left in the half at this point. A 3 minute drive to score and you're coming out in the second half with the chance to make it a one score game. These are the moments Bortles should have gotten better at by now. Instead of taking our time we run some kind of four verts play, Bortles throws an int and the game is over before half time. This one play was the worst play of the game in my opinion. Terrible play call, terrible throw into triple coverage. That's the kind of play that's only acceptable if time is expiring and you're down by 7. We had some momentum of a decent drive before this play and could have found a way back into the game but this single play killed the entire game before the half.

 

The D makes another stop after Bortles third turnover of the half. We start on the 8 yard line and have a nice start to the drive with gains of 8, 24 and 22 but time is running out thanks to terrible clock management. We're at the San Diego 38 with 1 timeout left and 16 seconds on the clock. Bortles then takes a sack to push us back to the 44 and out field goal range. Why not throw it away? It constantly feels in this half like he has to go for the home run, if he can't do that he either throws an int or takes a sack.

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