Just haven't been playing very well recently

[TEX]

Originally Posted by Raiderhater

At least some of those issues will get cleaned up with the increased focus that comes with the heightened intensity.

Hopefully so. Im mostly concerned about the lack of a pass rush with the down 4 against a good QB, the OT's against speed rushers, the fumbles and the Kicker. Any one of those surface and it could end things. If a few show up, it certainly will.

[Raiderhater]

Originally Posted by TEX

Hopefully so. Im mostly concerned about the lack of a pass rush with the down 4 against a good QB, the OT's against speed rushers, the fumbles and the Kicker. Any one of those surface and it could end things. If a few show up, it certainly will.

The fumbles are more recent, that’sa mental and coaching thing that can be addressed. The OT situation CAN be helped with play calling. Hopefully when we get back into opening up the play book that does provide at least enough relief.

The pass rush is what the pass rush is at this point; we are just going to have to continue to mostly rely on timely blitzes. And I’ll say it’s not ALL the d-line’s fault, I mean we had an interception taken away today with a weak hands to the face call while at the exact same time Chris Jones has beaten his man on the edge but being blatantly held by the back of the jersey which, at a minimum should have been offsetting penalties. But, he was held in a similar fashion a play or two later and still no call. He regularly gets abused the way Kelce gets abused with out the refs calling it. But, that’s just the hand we’ve been dealt on the line and we’ve played the hand well enough to be in a position for the 1 seed. So…

The kicker/special teams situation, well, that’s the one that does scare me a bit.