I felt like he had room to extend the play with his feet but went too far back and then settled in what looked like a collapsing pocket. He's also appeared more confused and hesitant in the pocket too. He isn't as decisive and confident back there as I saw last year. I may need to go back and watch but that was my impression when I saw him take that sack and saw it develop that he was standing there and the sack looked like it was coming but he seemed like he had some room to rush.
Perhaps that is fair regarding Roman but I also don't like the substitutions we are doing nor like the predictability we have regarding when we run vs. pass. We aren't strong up front yet we continue to try like we are. The OL lost a lot of grit with Yanda.
dont get me wrong i think we could be doing better playcalling-wise but i dont think it's been close to being the big problem since the bye week
i dont disagree that there have been some sacks he didnt need to take this season - but this titans one he had literally nothing he could do - there was no escape route I could see, there was no way of backing out of the sack either, no one was open (at least as far as you can see on the broadcast view) and the pressure came so quickly that his only option was to try and step up into the void but he got got
the only way he escapes is if he times stepping up perfectly with Dobbins getting just enough in the way to get up - it also doesnt help that his back foot slips as he tries to cut upfield
link to the play:
https://media.giphy.com/media/513m1qzhi9lA4Jx4Va/giphy.gif
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