It's funny, or maybe not. I am going to bring up everyone's favorite subject- our QB.
Gavin is 19 y/o and really does not have a true number 1 or number 2 WR. Dremel has been a lot of fun as a slot, Jackson has done some good things but it is his first time going against this type of competition and Washington is a good player but not a 1 or 2. Strong may have the chance to become a 1 or 2 but very young. And we know that Gavin has accuracy problems- did I say 19. But- this team really has so much of his characteristics. Still deeply flawed in some ways but oh boy- we are going to come at you and come at you no matter what gets thrown at us. Gavin also seems to have the full respect of the team and love having him back there.
I don't think I would trade that for a kid with 60% but maybe not the same leadership.
The ball Gavin threw into the EZ that was caught but dropped on the follow-through to the ground- I am going blank on if the was Strong or Washington. Great pass- and we get glimpses of these kinds of throws and a great effort. But everything in me says- if we had a Britt, Carroo, Sanu etc- that ball is caught. It isn't a knock on the WR's as they play their asses off but it is the truth.
Gavin had his big miss too- long ball to Dremel who was wide open...But I can live with those as I do thing he gets better and it is better than many QB's we have had that couldnt be trusted with a 10 yd pass.
Someone in a different thread brought up Longerbeam and that he got burnt for 2 TD passes- damn, some of you guys(and the person who posted it) I don't think you all have any clue about actually playing the game. D Revis would have most likely given up those 2 TD passes as well. Their 2 1st round WR's had 8-54 all game. Game balls need to be given to Melton and Longerbeam
Oh, what could have been. The short field for their 1st TD on the flubbed punt. The missed pass to Dremel, the dropped pass in the corner, the pick 6 on a perfect bounce to them and the non block by either WR on the butt run. I kind of get it- at first, looked like KM had the angle and just putting their bodies in the way would still get him to the TD and I am sure that is taught rather than taking a chance on a block to the back that calls evrything back. But that was a huge miss there.
The point is that you can see that we are just on that cusp this year. We won every stat in this game except points but just a few things executed better and we may have won this game by two scores.
I really can't remember the last time I have been so excited to watch this team play over the past decade.
