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whomst you got?????
whomst you got?????
When I think about what held us back from the SB, I don't think of Mitch. Of course he wasn't great but in the playoff game, he passed for over 300 yards and a 90 passer rating. We had a total of 65 yards rushing. The interior OL (Long wasn't ready yet) did not play well so Mitch often had quick pressure and Philly spied Mitch 's scrambling and took away the edge. We had a game plan to counter that with Burton who was a last minute scratch. Shaheen felt the need to give himself up and jump cut a little guy instead of run him over for an extra yard and a critical 1st.
In terms of general play, does Mitch need to become more consistent and better versed in his reads and options? Of course he does but not getting to the SB last year was not on him. Maybe next game, it would have been as he got away with a couple throws but he did get away with them and did not cause that loss. A 33 yard PI call with Amukamara losing the ball flight late and a missed FG were the most significant plays. We lost that as much due to Burton and Eddie not playing as anything else.
We were definitely outcoached in the 1st 1/2 but we had the lead after it.Nagy. By the time he figured out their corners were playing aggressive it was too late
Or Shaheen giving himself up on jump cutting a midget, ot Alshon getting critical 1st downs with guys right there, etc, etc. It was cluster fuck that we still should have won at the end. Some games are like that. Some guys stepped up at crunch time on both sides and some guys layed down.How about Amos drilling Ertz on a third down incompletion that extended what turned out to be a TD drive for Philadelphia?
The full game is on youtube. I'm going to watch it at work today.