I think Goff puts himself in those situations more than McVay does. but that's just my opinion. Goff really needs to start processing things faster.
I'm not a fan of empty backfields against D's overloading the line with rushers or attempting long, slow developing passes from deep in your own zone against a blitzer like Adams we couldn't seem to block.
Sure Goff can improve. So can McVay. Imo it starts with game strategy for the offense, which occasionally at least could be a little more conservative or unpredictable in terms of defaulting to the pass.
Look, McVay is a great coach and an offensive wizard. He is a really aggressive play caller on O and, right now, that's who he is. Imo he could be even better if he had a little more patience at times to let the game, including the running game, develop.
McVay has in effect said he is always trying to call the play which might work best in a specific situation, which is usually a pass or series of passes. Imo he can sometimes get too caught up in a play by play approach and lose sight of the best overall game strategy. Just my opinion, but we could easily have won the game against Miami with a more patient offensive strategy.
It would not surprise me if over the course of several years McVay eventually broadened his game calling to include some entirely different strategies and more game day unpredictability in terms of overall approach, much as Belichek has done on both sides of the ball. Belichek also has patience. But McVay's not there yet.
Please note I'm not trying to trigger arguments here, this is just my point of view about our offensive approach and has been for some time. I also hope McVay comes up with a great plan against Tampa Bay and maybe he will.
