Coaching is failing this team now. O-line coach…TE coach. None of the players these 2 coaches coach have any “nasty” to them when it comes to blocking. I’ve seen too many times the o-line and TE’s just not finishing and/or holding blocks well.
Yes there’s been issues along the o-line, but for the most part it’s been localized to 1 guy. But Offensively, Slowik’s playcalling has gotten really stale & teams have caught on. I hope they take this 10 days to really revamp what they’re doing b/c what they’ve been doing thus far this year hasnt really been working. 1st part of the season our offense was sluggish b/c we couldn’t run it b/c Mixon went down. Here lately it’s been sluggish & we can’t pass it b/c Nico went down. Our offense can’t go in the tank every time 1 key guy goes down ..unless that key guy is CJ. and with the way this o-line has been blocking and how Sliwik’s been calling plays, that’s what the hell is gonna happen. It’s on Coaching to get us to being reasonably functional while guys are out & they’ve failed to do that all damn year.
CJ seemingly has taken a step back this year. He’s getting happy feet in the pocket & I understand WHY, but he’s got to slow himself down and stop looking to make the big play downfield all the time. Take what the defense is giving him and be measured in his shots downfield. Slowik needs to help him with the playcalling in this regard & I don’t think he has.