On defense they basically dominated us. No real fire and they easily got 5 yard gains on first down running. We really did not match up well. Also on many of the run plays we had players in the vicinity, but did not tackle. No pass rush made the qb look like Brady as he surveyed the field unmolested and threw with good accuracy. Not much we could do with our defensive players against their offense.
On offense we sure don't pick up the blitz at all. It works every time. No hot receiver, not O line protection, over and over. At times it is on the qb for not sensing the pressure and throwing sooner or away. Also it seems like we never throw into single coverage that is remotely close. And running into a strong run defensive alignment just doesn't work and we are 2nd and long or don't make a 1st down on 4th down. If we make the field goal and the 1st down on the 4th down call we could win the game as poorly as we played. We continue on offense to make calls that are against the defensive strength and loose. That can be fixed with a change in play calling and preparation for the stacked run defense, throwing on so called running downs, and prep for the blitzes we are going to face from now on. As we are now, we can't succeed.
Can they make the needed changes? I hope so. Maybe Ricky Davis can give them a spark and the offensive play calling and prep can change us into a less predictable offense and one that can pick up and burn the blitz. That can help the defense for sure and we can win.