We all knew the defense was the weakest link of this team, and it was up to the elite unit -- the offense -- to put pressure on the Commies to keep up. Goff was pretty bad and Johnson got a little too cute by half, so that's where I put the bulk of the blame. If we "only" turn the ball over twice, I think we still have a shot to win, but our elite unit kept putting our weak unit in terrible positions, and they reacted predictably. S**t happens in the NFL, and Jared and Ben picked a bad day to have a bad day, but for me, it completely ruins the season. 15-2 is meaningless after an 0-1 playoff exit in that fashion.
Our window will remain open for at least a couple of years, I think, but this is such a waste since we're likely to be breaking in two new coordinators next season. Maybe that fires the boys up, but they have a brutal schedule and are likely to fall back to the pack. Perhaps they really will thrive on being more of an underdog, but I was hoping they'd be one of those alpha-dog teams who thrive on being the favorite.