So hard to take any moral victory out of this game. After not closing the deal last week, this was one they desperately needed to steal. And the Detroit, Jacksonville, Seattle stretch doesn't look so easy all of a sudden.
QB- Obviously White showed incredible guts out there. And he continues to show that his ability to fit throws into tight windows (and sometimes not so tight windows. He doesn't seem to be missing the wide open guys Wilson wouldn't/couldn't hit) was not a fluke. Is he going to be a long term NFL starter? Who the heck knows? But if he doesn't make it, I really dont believe arm strength will be the reason why. He's not elite, but he has enough.
Flaaco should not be the Qb2 going forward. Either take Wilson out of time out or give Streveler a shot. He looked like he didn't want to be there and that fumble was AWFUL. I assume there's no benefit to cutting him.
RB- another solid performance by Bam. O-line just didn't do him many favors. Tough break for Carter. Looks like that was the first lost fumble of his career and it came at a really bad time. Next year will be interesting. If Hall comes back healthy, Carter is clearly RB3 (IMO). And at that point, he probably has to play some special teams (dont think he does now) to be active.
WR/TE- Losing Davis early hurt (my fantasy team as well. I was desperate
) Another good game for Wilson. Moore got TEN targets, which is a good sign. Berrios made a great catch on the one ball they threw his way. Still too much Conklin, IMO. Is he really that much better of a pass catcher than Uzomah?
O-line- Just not very good today. Nice job on the TD but didn't seem to get much push most of the day. And obviously they let White get absolutely killed out there.
Dline- Look like we may have a dodged a bullet on Q. Saleh said there's a decent chance he plays next week. Was worried that "calf" meant Achilles, but apparently not. Obviously they didn't play as well once Q went out. Only 2 other QB hits all day. Nice job by Jermaine to block the punt.
LB's- Just a killer penalty on Mosley. Incredibly stupid and it sucks...because he's had such a nice year (and seemed to have a good game otherwise)
CB's- more of the same. Totally neutralized Diggs and Davis didn't do a ton either. Basically like 2 big completions and a bunch of nothing. (other than some penalties. Uncharacteristic bad game by Michael carter II) I'll be interested to see if they change up the D next year to have Sauce travel with the # 1 guy. Maybe not necessary with how well Reed has played, but if you're trying to get the most value out of your elite guy, it makes sense to use him like Revis.
S- One really horrible play by Whitehead, but I can't remember which one it was (was it on the Knox TD?)
Just have a bad feeling this team is gonna come up 1 win short. They've put in a great effort despite all the injuries and White has obviously provided a spark. But I just have a sense that its gonna happen.