(11-18-2019, 08:15 AM)mikesez Wrote: I don't think Foles deserves much blame for the loss.
I think if a running game was established, we would not have seen Foles struggling nearly as much.
Our oline just got manhandled against the run and the pass, and Fournette looked like he was wearing lead boots early on.
By the second half they just gave up on being physical and asked Foles to do everything with very little time in the pocket.

This right here. The team denies itself its identity. We are a team built to run, to grind out close wins, to gradually wear down a DL and smash a defense in the mouth.

We ran 9 times. The pass blocking was so poor that nobody had a chance to get separation from their defenders. We were starting a guy who was months removed from any in-game action, and put the onus squarely upon his recuperated shoulder to attempt to win.

Every person we've drafted early on the offensive side of the ball has been geared to that power rushing identity (Cam, Fournette, Taylor). We are not a finesse offense. We are trying to force square pegs into round holes, and it doesn't work. We  don't have those quick, twitchy RB on the roster to get fancy in the run game. I don't know if we over-coached ourselves ("Hey, they probably think we're gonna play smashmouth, so let's turn the tables and throw eleventy threeve times instead!"), or if we simply refuse to acknowledge our identity. The good teams run the plays they are built for, the defense knows it's coming, and the good teams still make it work. If we are built to rely on the run, let's at least attempt to run!

That is the entirety of the frustration of being a Jags fan. We are unsure of our identity. Because of this, we grasp at straws to find the right guys to fit the plan, we fail to develop a plan that suits the roster, and we continue to flail away in mediocrity at best.

I love the team, and will continue to support them, but dang it gets exhausting.

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