Anyone else notice that it seems like Tomlin’s goal is to just keep games close? It seems like he always wanted to have a shot at the end of the game for either Big Ben and now primetime Kenny to go down for the gamewinning score. So in his ideal scenario - keep game close, 60/40 on whether or not there will be a chance for a game winning drive, profit???
This works well in the regular season but not when there was a lot of prep to be done in the playoffs. Rewatching some old tape and the number of times we’re flat on our feet out of the gate and down multiple scores is appalling.
Recency bias. Tomlin teams have blown opponents out of the water. Ben was taking deep shots all the time. We were throwing in scenarios where many teams would run.
It’s clear we’ve been very conservative on offense recently. It seems to be timed pretty well with the hiring of Canada and decline of Ben.
As fans we’re basically left to guess why this is happening. Is Tomlin crafting a conservative style for the entire organization? Is the OC calling only the conservative plays? Is Pickett making conservative decisions?