Why did Loggains allow Fitzpatrick to throw 41 times?

Yes that change got us the lead and when the Chiefs adjusted it hurt us. So when they adjusted to stop the pass more we should have went with the run a little. When we were down 3 with the ball we didnt run once and there was plenty of time. Same when we were down 6.

 

I am not sure how anyone could question this. If he had continued to try to pound an ineffective running game, everyone would be all over Loggains for that because it simply was not working.

Fitz threw 41 times because it gave us the best chance to win.

In fact, there was a game this season where we ran and ran, then Locker executed a 90+ yard drive and everyone started complaining because we started running again, when it wasnt effective.

In a loss, its easy to complain and question but considering the circumstances, I believe the right choice was made.

 

Not really. The guy was over the top of wright the whole way. Fitz would have had to throw it short to allow Wright to come back to the ball to catch it.

 

he hit him in the shoulder pads on his back shoulder, hardly a "miss".

 

Exactly. And yet people want to lay the blame for the loss at the feet of the backup QB? Okay.

Fitz did NOT play great. But neither did anyone else on offense. And they are FULL-TIME STARTERS. Be pissed about that first and foremost Titan fans.

The fact that the game even got to the point where our backup QB had to throw the ball 41 times in the first place is the real tragedy here. We aren't set up to be able to consistently win like that. Not even with with Jake 'The Great' Locker in there. Don't get me wrong, we look to be headed in that direction. But we're not there yet. We clearly want to be a team that establishes the run and controls the clock.

Honestly, I think people are just super pissed about the Locker injury and maybe don't want to admit to themselves that we may not be quite as complete of a team as we all hoped. So Fitzpatrick is the easy target to point the finger at and take out their frustrations on. We were playing the #1 defense in the league yesterday and our backup had us in the game. That's all most reasonable people would expect.

 

The better question is why does Bilbo Loggains let Locker throw 20/30/37?

Fitz has more pass attempts in one game than Locker has had all season.