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 think my sentiment is getting confused. The O Line is hot trash. Howell does hold the ball too long. We can’t fix the O Line personnel until the off-season. Howell isn’t going to magically make quicker decisions soon enough to make a difference in the upcoming weeks. EB can make changes today. He can scheme better and call plays that get the ball out quicker and utilize the run game more effectively. For whatever reason I don’t understand he refuses to do so.