I'm Optimistic! (And Pessimistic)

[CJD]

(09-08-2019, 09:07 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: I was unhappy with some of Taylor's play calls, like one fourth and one why would you try and run Gio from the shotgun?  Start with Andy under center and run Gio straight at the line and that's tough to stop.  I'm upset that we threw on third and one and thought one of those (maybe both) should have been a QB sneak.

That play call as well as the punt on 4th and 7 were the two big playcall mistakes in my opinion. The former is more forgivable because running for 1 yard is not an unreasonable call in a 4th down, even when the defense is expecting it. Most of the time, giving up 1 yard on a run is considered a win by the defense, for context.

The punt though was a huge problem to me though. What is more likely? Our offense, which had over 400 yards of offense to that point, getting 7 yards? Or our defense getting a 3 and out and then our offense promptly marching downfield for a field goal with ~1:30 left in the game?

But other than that, the playcalling was superb. I loved the flea flicker call. It's amazing to see what our offense can do when the coaches actually care about offense.

This game was the first time I actually felt like I was watching a professional football team in years.