the cause was coaching, coaching, coaching....ill preparation, poor execution, terrible discipline reared their ugly heads. that crap could fly vs Jacksonville, et al, but on the road vs Indianapolis, in Miami and vs one of the best teams and qbs in the nfl it ain't going to work. Coach Bill no longer has Tom Brady to cover for him.
I honestly think we're at a point (and we have history to prove it now, the 2019-2021 seasons, that we have to start thinking about whether or not these players are starting to tune out Coach Bill, which causes the abysmal final quarter+ of football Krafty Bob's team has played the last 3 years. Not one win over a quality opponent in that span (last 4 or 5 games last 3 years) OTHER than the 2019 victory at home vs Buffalo, and lest we forget Buffalo had the ball first and goal with 2+ minutes to go and a chance to win or send to OT.
The team needs an injection of new philosophy or at the very minimum a fresh set of eyes on defense especially. Brining back Matt Patricia made absolutely no f u c k i n g sense. I posited maybe bringing in Mike Zimmer or some other experienced coach who got ****canned to look at things from something other than a Coach Bill lens. Over the last quarter of the season (plus playoffs if applicable), Coach Bill's team has a 4-10 record. How are people not up in arms about this? in that time span they've beaten exactly ONE team with a winning record....