With regards to the run game:
Subtract the two (might have been three) Ridley sprint sweeps, subtract the vereen runs between the tackles (in your defense he may have broke one or two), and then subtract all the forfeited downs when Bolden got the carry.
That is why I was railing on the play calls. It wasn't just the pass calls, but the type of pass calls.
1st and twenty, double play action (gut then end around) into a screen...there had been zero evidence of the line being capable of pass pro to that point. We went three and out on a couple miserable pass calls. Instead of coming out abd trying to let Ridley and the o line punch the raiders in the mouth, we called a sorry ass quick out to try to get Lafell going.
First and goal from the four (think it was three but giving your defense of not running the bennie here), Vereen left for pretty much nothing (played it too close to the middle and got his feet taken out). Play action to Gronk, bad pass and a drop. Another sorry pass call...
All this against a team whose weakness has been the run.
When my wife is asking me why Ridley didn't get a touch on first and goal, McD is failing.
The run game was horribly misused, Ridley on sweeps, vereen between the tackles, and Bolden actually received meaningful carries. That is a fail. I don't care if vereen tripped up the gut on goal to go, that's not his strength. Especially when Ridley should have been more than fresh to take the rep.
If we see another double fake screen I hope Bill fires McD on the sideline...first and twenty with zero oline confidence...Lol