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.
I love how people on this subreddit downplay the gravity of losing to a team like the giants. Wink martindale has historically lived and died by the blitz, even got fired for it with the ravens. With 1 week of preparation and EB even knowing wink martindalea defense, reporters constantly asking coaching staff how they will adjust and prepare for their blitz go 0/10+ 3 and out and muster 7 points and you are telling me oh its a collective failure….stop im tired of blaming the entire team this is on the coaching staff and especially on EB. People give him a pass for what? Multiple games, statistics, eye test shows he is not a good play caller. No run game, no pick plays, no RPO, no motions to get smaller recievers to get open against man (i know its rocket science), then he is suprised our O-line who is already one of league worst to hold up 40+ drop backs give me a break.