Post by 50yearfan on Oct 16, 2023 10:25:29 GMT -5
What worries me guys is confidence. Last night game stabilized an sinking ship. Yes Taylor is not a threat to run but the offensive line for the first time didn’t give up a ton of pressures and sacks. Their confidence is improving. That needs to be built on. Getting the ball out fast, throwing hot and moving the ball maybe more important than anything right now. If Jones goes back in and holds that ball and eats a ton of sacks the confidence up front will be shattered. It’s a trickle situation
My concerns are this. If we had Jones in last night. How many of those throws Taylor made would have been runs, pressures or sack’s because the ball didn’t come out fast enough? The team seemed to respond last night as well
One thing that was obvious was that Taylor was looking much farther down field and made some deeper connections. Those deep passes were as a much a part of his success as anything. As far as Barkley goes, I was at the game and he was running terribly in the first half. He was tentative, and dancing all over. He wasn't actually a help of any kind in the first half, he was a liability. He reeled off a couple of long ones in the fourth quarter that really helped save his night for sure.