As I see them, in order (sorry if this is rehashing a lot of what's already said, I'm still furious):
1. Jax came in prepared, and we weren't. They came into our house, twice, and punched us in the mouth. By the time we decided to wake up and take them seriously, we were already in a nearly impossible hole.
2. Piss poor coaching. And this starts with the head guy. What the **** did we do for two weeks? We were clearly not prepared (and for those who moronically ask "How do you know? You're not in the locker room....blah blah blah." I KNOW because the proof is in the pudding. Just rewatch the first quarter. It's also crystal clear that from the head coach on down, this team is OBSESSED with the Patriots, and was absolutely overlooking the Jags, which is a team that has consistently been a thorn in our side. This is both arrogant and incredibly stupid, but those are Tomlin characteristics. Who the **** calls a sweep play on 4th and 1 against that fast defense? Easily the most asinine play call I've ever seen. The onside kick? While I get it, it was incredibly stupid with over two minutes and two timeouts left. It was the final nail in our coffin. Defensively, did we blitz at all? We made Blake Freakin Bortles look like Brady. Anybody here knows I've been a Tomlin critic, but this year I naively thought maybe, just maybe he's turned a corner, but today proved me wrong. The deer in the headlights look was back. In big situations, he is clearly and consistently in over his head and outcoached. I am more convinced than ever that will never win another lwoB repuS with him at the helm. I know that for some idiotic reason, he's untouchable. But at the very least, both coordinators need to go.
3. Horrible defense. No pressure, no identity. Mitchell, Spence, and Bud have no business being on the team, let alone starting. They SUCK! While I still have hope for him if we get any decent coaching, Burns is too hot and cold right now. Where the hell was Heyward yesterday?
4. Refs letting Jax get away with EVERYTHING! While I refuse to claim this is why we lost, it was blatant that they were letting the Jags get away with murder. Constant uncalled pass interference (including blatant holding of JuJu on 4th down), a blatant false start that wasn't called before their first TD, and Ben literally being body slammed 5 seconds after he threw the ball were uncalled. Now that the Legion of Boom is old and broken, it's clear that Jax is the new Seattle. A defense that is allowed to do whatever they want.
I'm REALLY glad Ben is coming back, and that surprises me. And while he had a few bonehead plays, I refuse to place the blame on a QB who led the offense to 6 TD's against the mighty Jag defense (and refs). This loss falls 100% on coaching and defense, and the vast majority of the blame needs to finally fall at the feet of the head coach. No more excuses.
I REALLY hope Jax wins next week, but we all know the league will not allow that. So realistically, I'm hoping for Brady and/or Gronk to get a broken leg, and the Vikings to become the first team to win a lwoB repuS at home.
1. Jax came in prepared, and we weren't. They came into our house, twice, and punched us in the mouth. By the time we decided to wake up and take them seriously, we were already in a nearly impossible hole.
2. Piss poor coaching. And this starts with the head guy. What the **** did we do for two weeks? We were clearly not prepared (and for those who moronically ask "How do you know? You're not in the locker room....blah blah blah." I KNOW because the proof is in the pudding. Just rewatch the first quarter. It's also crystal clear that from the head coach on down, this team is OBSESSED with the Patriots, and was absolutely overlooking the Jags, which is a team that has consistently been a thorn in our side. This is both arrogant and incredibly stupid, but those are Tomlin characteristics. Who the **** calls a sweep play on 4th and 1 against that fast defense? Easily the most asinine play call I've ever seen. The onside kick? While I get it, it was incredibly stupid with over two minutes and two timeouts left. It was the final nail in our coffin. Defensively, did we blitz at all? We made Blake Freakin Bortles look like Brady. Anybody here knows I've been a Tomlin critic, but this year I naively thought maybe, just maybe he's turned a corner, but today proved me wrong. The deer in the headlights look was back. In big situations, he is clearly and consistently in over his head and outcoached. I am more convinced than ever that will never win another lwoB repuS with him at the helm. I know that for some idiotic reason, he's untouchable. But at the very least, both coordinators need to go.
3. Horrible defense. No pressure, no identity. Mitchell, Spence, and Bud have no business being on the team, let alone starting. They SUCK! While I still have hope for him if we get any decent coaching, Burns is too hot and cold right now. Where the hell was Heyward yesterday?
4. Refs letting Jax get away with EVERYTHING! While I refuse to claim this is why we lost, it was blatant that they were letting the Jags get away with murder. Constant uncalled pass interference (including blatant holding of JuJu on 4th down), a blatant false start that wasn't called before their first TD, and Ben literally being body slammed 5 seconds after he threw the ball were uncalled. Now that the Legion of Boom is old and broken, it's clear that Jax is the new Seattle. A defense that is allowed to do whatever they want.
I'm REALLY glad Ben is coming back, and that surprises me. And while he had a few bonehead plays, I refuse to place the blame on a QB who led the offense to 6 TD's against the mighty Jag defense (and refs). This loss falls 100% on coaching and defense, and the vast majority of the blame needs to finally fall at the feet of the head coach. No more excuses.
I REALLY hope Jax wins next week, but we all know the league will not allow that. So realistically, I'm hoping for Brady and/or Gronk to get a broken leg, and the Vikings to become the first team to win a lwoB repuS at home.
