So in the presser yesterday, when asked what he can take away from the Chicago and GB games, Dan said the tape was significantly more encouraging than he expected, and that it really just came down to giving the ball away and not generating any takeaways.

Whats interesting about this point, is that they way Dan talked about this, he really seems to believe protecting the football and getting a take away or two is enough to bring us back to form. He seemed to think that our downturn really boiled down to this. Do you think its really this simple, or are there larger concerns outside of turnover differential?

For me, playcalling on both sides of the ball feels suspect. I’ve been surprised with how often I’m scratching my head at what our offense is doing, and I’m growing increasingly frustrated with the lack of designed blitzes and soft coverage we show every week. But to Dan’s point, our turnover margin is hilariously bad and these games have only been decided by one score. As such, I’m torn on whether my issues with playcalling are as bad as I think they are, or if the turnovers are amplifying an issue that isnt really as bad as I make it out to be.

What are your thoughts?

edit: for clarity’s sake, we have a -6 turnover differential over the last two games (1:4 against Chi, 0:3 against GB), and are -5 on the season (12:17)

  • neiljb8B
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    100% turnovers have been the biggest issue, not sure how anyone can say other wise. 7 turnovers in 2 games, not gonna win much in this league.

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      1 year ago

      Play calling is a big factor for the turn overs on Goff. Sounds like we will be planning for more short/medium routes and trying to release the ball quicker.

      Turnovers are the biggest issue.

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        1 year ago

        Do you think the play where Goff took off running and fumbled was a designed QB draw or something?

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      1 year ago

      The fact that one of those games was a win is a legit miracle.