re: To those who blame our O-line personnel

Scheme has way more to do with what happened than the oline just playing poorly. Not saying they played great but it's not all their fault.

On first down and most second downs their dline was anchoring which means they weren't trying to get penetration they were holding their ground at all cost and taking up as many blockers as possible. Which causes a huge cluster frick and gives the linebackers room to breath.

This means play action or quick passes on first and second down should have been there all night. The dline would be too focused on holding their ground and by the time the realize it's a pass the ball is out of the qbs hands.

And running into a brick wall on first and second down left us with 3rd an 8+ constantly. Good dlineman love this, gives them a chance to pin their ears back and make a play without worrying about gap control.