Wade's defense isn't even lining up on offensive players on a regular basis. The defense is absolutely unprepared
We're failing on offense because we're doing exactly what New England wants us to do and Kubiak is too stupid to realize it. New England is taking away the run on first down. They want us to run it. The 6 times we've run it, we've only had one play of more than 3 yards. After that, they want us to pass on 2nd and 3rd down and are playing that way. When we run on 1st down and get nothing down, they're shutting down the pass on 2nd and 3rd down. When we've gone against what New England is doing, when we've passed on first down, Schaub is 6-7 with 6 first downs. On 2nd and 3rd down he's 5-12. New England is playing us a certain way and Kubes is playing right into it. Some of that's unavoidable, you have to pass on third and long. But some of that is that Kubes inevitably falls into predictable play calling and if they can get us to run when they want, and stop us when they want, it makes it likely the drive will stall.
The sad part is I don't know where this franchise goes from here. Whereas last year the future looked so bright despite the playoff loss, this year feels much different. Our quarterback is not good enough, and TJ Yates is not the future either. Our O-Line is terrible. We still only have one competent receiver. Our D will improve with Cush's return, but we now have a startling lack of depth. Shiloh Keo and Brandon Harris - really?
