Coulda,woulda, shoulda, even with a non choking kicker the team finishes 12-4 but still has serious issues and would have been eliminated in the playoffs early.
There is no reliable running game, so using the clock with a lead is a problem. For the last two seasons each of scheme, coaching, personnel, and the OLine is to blame. The OLine is ridiculously porous putting even more pressure on Wilson, besides being unable to run block. Opponents know what plays the team is running too frequently as our OC has run out of ideasor has been completely figured out. LThe O was consistently weak or undependable all season. The team is simply weak defending 3rd down passing plays and their scheme is now totally exposed. Special team play was an area of consistent weakness. Every coordinator on the team needs to face a rigorous performance review. Cable
It’s time to blow the O up and start again with different coaching. The D is also not immune from needing some tweaking, but at least the injury situation there offers some explanations not available to the O.
Thankfully there is still a lot of talent here. Lots of tweaking will be needed for the team to be able to be competitive next season.