Both issues are the same problem. The players we have at skill positions aren't good enough to overcome their lack of elite talent. Having "average to better than good" is the status quo for this team other than Allen.
I don't disagree. I do disagree on what was called and what wasn't called most of the night.
They threw us a bone late when they called that PI for the cook pass on the sideline. Our defense was getting held and dragged down from behind all night and they didn't have a single offensive line penalty. Somehow, I have trouble thinking that our awesome oline committed 3 holding calls and they had none.
I'm honestly asking, do you think we have a "good" offense? Or does Allen just hide most of the warts that have been there for years?
He did the same thing with Tennessee. Only Belechick has beaten McD more times than Vrabel I believe.
Yea, if your offenses job is to protect the defense when you do nothing but draft defensive players that amount to "starters" in the NFL, you can still blame the HC and even more so, the GM, for not getting the right players.
As much as I hate to blame the refs, they controlled the hell out of this game. I give them about 40% of the blame though. The other 60% goes to the offense being clueless on what to do for 3 qtrs of the game.