Calling higher risk plays on 1st down, right after huge conversions, causing us to get behind the chains immediately after something positive. Drive killers. Getting 3 or 4 yards on first down is crucial. But, I’m old school.
In my mind, Beck mismanaged the drive against OSU, after Jones buried us inside the 5 yd line by fielding that punt. Tries to throw deep on the first play. It got us off schedule in a huge moment where we needed a drive. Maybe Sam checked into that play.
Just now, for instance, we are gashing them with the run, and we go away from it and take two sacks in a row. Thankful for the face-mask call.