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Dane caught one ball for a first down and 7 yards. Ray had one as well for 8 and Ballard had one for 22. Not to beat a dead horse, but it would have been good to see TB throw a few more short passes, slants and possesion receptions to try to manage ball control in the second half. I'm taking about Dane, Ray, Mo, Brandon and a TE or two going short instead of the long balls that everyone was expecting us to throw. I love them when they work, but hail mary jump balls should be saved, IMO, for those moments when it's all that we can do. That long ball to Robo and INT hurt. At least when when are moving the ball we have a chance to get within FG range if nothing else.

What happened to Brandon Saine? He's clearly showed us he can catch the ball and we know he can run. I think JT needs to coach and allow an offensive coordinator to step in instead of doing this himself.

TB can throw the long ball, there's no question of that. But the game can be won on consecutive first down possessions just as well as big plays.