The final 6 offensive drives

[joeB954]

there really isn't another good explanation for it. people are ripping the playcalling but dawson has never turtled up this bad before and it's tough for me to believe he would if he felt good about mensah's health. my guess is mensah dinged up + waning confidence in pass pro

He has turtled up this bad. It has happened a lot. We have just always had an offensive line and running game to manufacture something.now we don’t. He went ultra conservative so many times last year with a lead in the second half. I don’t know if that’s Mario’s call or full Dawson.

 

[joeB954]

We don’t have or just don’t call traditional RB screens

I was actually glad to see Fletcher bounce to the outside one time. For a nice run. I don’t think it was designed at all. There is just nothing up the middle.

 

[DeanCane]

Find another hill to die on .... it was 3rd & 14 and Lopez ran for 6 yards.

That makes it 4th & 8.

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I stand corrected... 4th and 8 you def take the penalty

 

[TheU1984]

Taking the penalty was fine. No wrong answer and analytics show take it.

The risk v reward of a 54 yard FG is the real head scratcher. Punt that all day.

 

[datcaneguy]

Let's talk about taking a holding penalty when you had them at 4th and 11... I was in utter shock

I get it. Two plays to get 18 or one play to get 8. They were going for that on 4th down.

 

[Unclejoey99]

22 plays for a grand total of 26 yards.

What am'I seeing , I'm pi$$ed!

 

[Unclejoey99]

Special team coach needs to get fired

 

[SinisterCane]

Dawson DA GAWD

 

[ssvir]

Taking the penalty was fine. No wrong answer and analytics show take it.

The risk v reward of a 54 yard FG is the real head scratcher. Punt that all day.

Analytics say punt would be the worst of the three choices.

FG was the 2nd best choice but I give Mario a pass on that considering we just had 5 three and outs in a row

 

[Ryanmilli]

there really isn't another good explanation for it. people are ripping the playcalling but dawson has never turtled up this bad before and it's tough for me to believe he would if he felt good about mensah's health. my guess is mensah dinged up + waning confidence in pass pro

He has turtled up this bad. It has happened a lot. We have just always had an offensive line and running game to manufacture something.now we don’t. He went ultra conservative so many times last year with a lead in the second half. I don’t know if that’s Mario’s call or full Dawson.

How did Dawson turtle up aside from the late game 2 screens series when it was clear Mensah was off? Our run game was non-existent but he was calling downfield passing plays. Mensah was missing open targets. Mali was open 3 separate times and if he hits Lofton on that one play to the top of the screen it’s a TD or explosive at a minimum. Mensah went from like 34 completions in a row to not seeing anything.

My only real issue with Dawson was the direct snap on 3rd at the end of the half. You need to let Mensah throw there. I do think they were probably planning to go for it on 4th and that injury and 10 second run off ruined whatever plan they had.

 

[miamifan007]

22 plays for a grand total of 26 yards.

Absolutely inexcusable