It was a frustrating game but not as bad as many are saying. I rewatched the game to look for the positives and negatives.
Positives:
The defense had a solid game plan. Yes there was the broken assignment on Poyers part but for the most part they held Jackson in check. The defense will keep us in almost any game but the offense has to do their part. They played good disciplined gap control defense which is what you need against the Ravens.
Singletary is the real deal. There were a few series when they went with Gore and he just doesn’t have the burst. We need to lean heavily on Singletary if we are going to make a run.
House $$ is back. Great bounce back game from him. Hopefully this gives him the confidence he needs heading into the final weeks.
Negatives
Drops- way to many drops to win against a good team. Need to make those catches down the stretch if we are going to make a run.
Cody Ford is showing what many experts are saying. He is a guard in the NFL not a tackle. On a 3rd and 1 the Ravens ran a simple crossing stunt and he failed to pick up the guy resulting in a short loss.
Josh Allen- He can’t hit the deep throws this year. Not sure if it is a confidence issue but cost us a couple good gains where the receivers got open. He also need to find more touch on short and intermediate throws. On a positive note he led us on two good drives to end the game.
If this team can find any sort of offense we could be dangerous heading into the playoffs. They just competed with what many consider the best team in football and could have beat them with a better offensive game plan. On to Pittsburgh.