The playcalling did hurt us in that game just as it hurt us at the end of the 1st half vs Philly.
This staff absolutely has to stop with the empty sets and the abandonment of the run once we get into the redzone.
It makes no sense whatsoever to be running the ball the way we are and then get inside the 10 and just decide to throw 3 straight passes out of the shotgun, especially out of an empty set.
It also makes no sense to be keep going empty backfield to start a new series of downs when we are running the ball so well. One of the biggest advantages of having a running game like ours is that it keeps the defense unbalanced. It leaves them guessing because they have to account for everything and cannot commit to playing either the run or the pass because they know they can get hit by either at any moment.
We basically take that advantage, spit on it, and throw it in the gutter when we constantly line up in an empty set when there is no reason to do so. We are taking that advantage that we've built and we've given it back to the defense in the form of a get-out-of-jail free card, and I will never ever understand the logic in doing something like that.
We also hurt ourselves yesterday by throwing Dunbar out there time and time again. He can't run better than any other RB on the roster, he can't catch better than any other RB on the roster, and he certainly can't block better than other RB on the roster, and yet there he is trotting out there over and over and over.
I'm guessing every defense we play will take that every.single.time.
Yes, please keep Zeke on the sideline! Thanks!
Dunbar almost cost us that Dez TD because he got blown up on that play.
The offense is scoring points and I think that they have been well-coached for the most part this season, but the aforementioned mental blunders keep on happening and it almost cost us yesterday just like it almost cost us vs Philly, and it made the game vs Green Bay closer than it should have been for the first 3 quarters.
It's going to cost us in a big game this year if the staff doesn't learn to stop shooting itself in the foot so often.