Recent content by cubsanddonuts

In fairness, Wisky was 5-12 on 3rd downs before Newton’s ejection. That isn’t great from the defensive side, but certainly not terrible. They were 5-5 after, so the stat is a bit skewed.

Just looked this up. They were 5-12 on 3rd down before the ejection and 5-5 after. Can’t do better than 5-5, so I’d say it might have made a difference.

A breakdown was posted that shows yards and points given up through the 9 drives before the ejection, and the same stats for the two drives after the ejection. The difference is pretty dramatic.

While I agree that they absolutely should have still found a way to win, losing your best defensive player is a significant blow. And we can all debate it forever, but that was as weak a targeting call as you will ever see. And I use the word "weak" on purpose. Because, yes, his helmet...

I'd love to hear an example of a time a coach chose direction over possession. I don't recall ever seeing it happen. And we scored 1 of our 3 TDs going into the wind, so it's not like it was impossible to score going that direction.