My thoughts:
Its easy to look at the score and think 31 points ought to be enough to win, the problem is the defense giving up 34.
And that has to be at least partially true.
But we also have to consider the offenses inability to sustain drives, limiting the number of possessions. And for that we need balance in run vs pass, and we were not balanced. We were not balanced vs the Ravens either. And in both cases we repeatedly gave the ball back to the opposing team enough times to let them score again and again.
Run the damn ball.
Its also easy to look at Wentz playing hero ball, and blame him, but honestly he's not the guy to win the game for you like that. But he should never be in that position. When playing within the offensive scheme, he is pretty good. And when the game goes off the rails, he does too. Wentz should be forced into being more of a game manager, and that comes down to the offensive playcalling and underlying philosophy, which has repeatedly broken down.
How many times have we had this conversation about the situational play calling, time management, and letting winnable games slip away?
How many times have the coaches said we have to learn from these mistakes but they never seem to change?
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