Of course, there's also the fact that we tend to absolutism and blame one factor, when in reality it's always a combination of several. Our staff plus OL, plus whichever QB is in the game, are not consistently leading to wins. Looking for a single root cause just feeds the tribalism and division.
^ This. The need to point a finger at a single person or factor is why we have these "apologist" vs. "hater" threads. And the same people are locked in on their player.
IMO, one of our biggest drive killers yesterday were penalties. Forced us to pass and allowed the Vikes to do what they do best, blitz. And Shaheed lined up a yard over the line (WTH!!) erased a big play AND put us in a longer yardage situation.
Winston played better, IMO but neither QB passes the eye test. Still hard to tell exactly how much of this is on the coaching/play calling vs. execution. First TD, Olave made a great catch, ball was put in a good place as the coverage was there. Winston's second TD was an attempt that usually gets picked as the WR is open but way across the field. But the pass was a very accurate fast ball and the defender just couldn't quite get there - risky, yes, but Winston delivered.
If this team were remotely in sync, either of these QBs could get us into and fairly deep into the playoffs. But right now, our lesser opponents are out-scheming and out-playing us.