(04-20-2024, 11:17 AM)cland Wrote:

(04-20-2024, 10:07 AM)Jag149 Wrote: My take on TL is yes he wants good pay, but he wants to win just as much.  He won in college and High school and now he wants to do that in the Pro's.  I suspect more than a few of his "mistakes" last year was out of frustration. Trying to make something happen when everything broke down, receivers were not where they were suppose to be etc.  I also do not believe he will even sign here if we do not field an o-line that is at least average.  So we can go draft CB's and WR's and edge players all we want and hope TL will make time somehow because he can at times. Then just wave goodbye as he moves on to a team that will protect him.

I find it strange that there was WR communication/route-running seemed broken at times throughout the year.  Being able to get on the same page, particularly during hot routes, is key to overcoming pressure and blitzes.  At the end of the day that responsibility has to fall down to the offensive coaching staff.  Seeing Lawrence and Ridley squawking/talking to each after an incomplete pass late into the season after having a full year to get that down is disappointing.

While normally I would agree, too many times I would see Ridley actually run into coverage for some odd reason. Other times he would just miss or ignore the blitz was on from his side. Once down near the goal line he "dead legged" like he was going to hook into an open space in front of the safety and vacated by the LB who was blitzing. Instead he then cut out into the CB who was playing outside leverage. TL threw the ball just as he cut, for the hook.  The safety stepped up and intercepted the ball. There are a lot more, like running a 9 route when the CB blitzes. I am guessing it was the rust of not playing? A QB, in order to be effective, needs to have the confidence receivers are going to be where they are suppose to be initially.

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