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Threat Level Midnight: the Hitchens problem is getting worse.
How closely did you watch the first series from the Chargers game?
First snap, Hitchens is right where he needs to be and squares up Ekeler, they collide for what could have been a 1- or 2-yard gain but instead Ekeler just bounces off Hitchens and gains about 9 yards on first down.
Next snap, same issue. Hitchens can't seal the deal.
Couple snaps later, a screen to that one RB Kelly in the flat, who is completely uncovered because Hitchens doesn't see him and is actually running deeper into coverage, away from the dude with the ball. Kelly eats up so much space so fast that Hitchens can't even get to him despite the fact it's his side of the field.
We're all used to Hitchens not playing very well, but this is reaching a critical mass, particularly because we don't really have a valid replacement for him going forward.
He wasn't playing this poorly in 2019 or 2018. This is a new level of suck.
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