Yes the line sucks. Half the league’s line sucks. Yes Howell holds on to the ball too long. He’s basically a rookie and EB is calling plays that take too long to develop. Yes the receivers aren’t getting open. EB has Howell throwing 40+ times each game. A good playcaller runs plays that maximize his current roster. We should be calling quick hitters, RPOs, and establishing the run with play action. The defenders can just peel their ears back and come for the qb. DCs can call blitzes knowing they have no threat of an effective counter attack. EB can mitigate our lack of talent but he chooses not to.
You have to think is EB just stubborn because you would think he has to have the awareness of a professional to know what needs to be changed. He may have too much confidence that he’s here long term. He’s like “I’m not changing sh** the OL and Sam need to play to my approach, this is what it takes to be champions”