03-13-2022, 06:36 PM
(03-13-2022, 05:34 PM)Mer Wrote: I think the missed tackle by Bates on 3rd and 11 earlier in the game was just as big. He had Kupp dead in his sights plenty of distance short of the first down and the sideline to work with. What does he do? Dive at his legs and miss. He seems to do that quite often which is why I wasn't really concerned if we kept him or let him walk. If that had been on their final drive we'd have been talking about it just a much as handing the ball to Perine. I'm not 100% sure, since watching the game again is so painful, but I believe that drive ended in one of LA's touchdowns.
Im still disappointed in Boyd, our most seasoned playmaker. The drop was obviously bad but we had them on the ropes after Higgins incidental contact TD Bomb and Awuzie's interception.
3rd down in the redzone, CJ out wide runs streak right into the safety driving him into the endzone, Boyd in the slot has an option route, in or out... DB is very obviously set up inside, Boyd goes inside for some crazy reason. Burrow pumps to throw outside had to stop himself and was sacked. Forced to FG and momentum killer.
One time that we actually saw Burrow a tad pissed and he gestured at Boyd coming off the field "outside".
I'm also pissed at the oline line, the lack of screen passes, Perine, not doubling Kupp after OBJ went down, etc so no need to come to Boyd's defense too crazy. But in huge games the vets making the most money cannot make the silly bad plays in crucial times.
