To me this was the classic case of the team not playing as an orchestra.
The defense was getting gashed early, and the offense kept us competitive with some scores. All the while we miss a field goal and do a terrible job in the punting game.
And then, as the defense begins to stiffen, the offense scores 3 points over the final two quarters.
It’s a classic way to lose a football game.
Very true. Neither unit got the support it needed when it was playing well.
I'm more disappointed in the offense, though, because it is supposed to be our strength. It has to score in the 20s or I don't expect the defense to be able to hold up, primarily because of the secondary.
I thought the Rams had a good plan for us, go after those secondary players primarily with quick passes, which allowed them to negate our pass rush for most of the night. It makes me envious when I don't see us do anything differently to try to pick on other teams' weaknesses on defense like the Rams did. That's the Garrett way, so I was hoping to see a little more ingenuity from McCarthy.
The only thing I really liked on offense was throwing to the backs a little more, but we even got away from that even though it was working.
