Quote:One thing I remember from the game was Ivory running out his blockers on a screen in the first quarter. They ran another screen later on in the game and Ivory did get behind his blockers and almost scored a TD.

 

I don't know if the coaches talked to him about that on the sideline but it does show an adjustment and coaching that isn't inept.

 

 

The situational usage of the screen yesterday was an improvement.  Yes, it was executed better as well, but it was used less obviously.  

 

Bortles' improved play was paramount as the difference maker, but it seems like Marrone+Hackett had this offense in much better position to convert consistently than the Bradley+Hackett version of this offense.  I saw more unpredictability. I saw more variation. And I saw less conservative play calling.  Kudos to the game-planning by the coaches and the execution by the players. 

 

It really stinks that we couldn't have had 5 or 6 more performances like that one from Bortles and this offense in 2016. 

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