I've been saying this in the second half of the season. If you're too dependent on the receiving core? Then when injuries hit, just as we got, a solid TE at least gives you some blocking and pulls some coverage their way. It's amplified when the O-Line can't do their job, and even short passes are a premium.
CJ was in a soph slump because his online was swiss cheese and Bobby's schemes didn't help at all. Some games he forces the run when there was absolutely no reason to.
Also, how many times did they get to the red zone, only for some goofy cute play that ends up in negative yardage get called? Remember Lions vs Commanders when the Lions did a double lateral pass that ended up intercepted? Those were Slowik specialties. He couldn’t adjust at all and was very predictable. He would’ve been a perfect O’Brien guy.
He reminded me of Kubiak
In a way. The zone blocking and PA was a bulk of the offense, and made for a lot of easy plays, but even he had a lot of conservative play calling, which is why he was fired in the first place.