thebandit27

Ah yes, ratchet it up! No, one step is not wide open. It's open. WIDE OPEN is Hayden Hurst with nobody within 10 yards of him. Wide open is Mecole Hardman being able to stop and wait for Mahomes' deep throw to reach him and Jonathan Jones still being 2 full yards away when the ball arrived. Was that not the NFL too? Just be honest about it. It's fine to call Allen out for missing throws; you don't have to exaggerate. You're already wrong about him; don't die on the "he's horrible and I'm right" hill. I already said as much. I, unlike some others, am fully capable of calling it down the middle.

You have this habit of waaaaaaaaay overselling your point about "BAD JOSH". It doesn't help your credibility. Just call it like you see it. Yes, had a step. Not wide open. Hurst was wide open. Like college open. Brown/Knox/Foster had a step. The Brown play is probably a TD. The others who knows. I mean, Beasley, Knox, Singletary, and McKenzie (would've been a TD as well) all had brutal drops in the 2nd half, so how sure are we that those balls get caught?

"Wide open" is a bit much. "Had a step" is a much better descriptor there. Either way, not a good game from Josh, which means you're here today (we missed you these last 3 weeks). And the other poster is right: Lamar hit a WIDE open Hurst for the game-deciding play. That was the literal difference between the QBs yesterday.

I'm devastated by yesterday. A team with a chance to put themselves in control of the AFC with a win allowed a visiting conference opponent to come in their own house, take control of the game, hit a big pass play on a blown coverage, and win the game. Sure the visitors were a more talented team overall, but should the home squad really feel good about losing by a TD simply because they "had a chance" at the end on desperation 4th down pass from their overmatched QB to their so-called #1 WR that was batted down? I think not. The Patriots should be ashamed.

Yep, completely agree We'll see with Ford. I think there's a fair chance he moves to LG (where he started for 2 seasons at Oklahoma) to replace Spain next season. I don't mind picking Ford if you realize that while he could end up a quality tackle he's almost certainly going to be a good guard. As for Allen, the deep ball will be fine. He babies it a bit because he wants to throw it safe. When he decides to let it rip he's got no issues.

I'd probably go 40/20/20/20, but yeah, for the most part I agree. ??

My problem with officiating in general is the horrendous inconsistency. And it's mostly related to a single issue: downfield blocking on short pass plays. For example, in the first half yesterday, there were 3 separate plays during which Baltimore had WRs blocking or OLmen running 2+ yards down the field before the ball crossed the LOS. That's a penalty by rule. It's almost NEVER called, and that's fine...except that it somehow manages to get called against a team that's threatening to score at a critical time. Like against Buffalo during a 4th quarter drive for the game-tying score. Make a decision. It's either a penalty or it's not.

Here's my take: I hated the offensive game plan Way too many drops in critical situations; it's an epidemic on offense Pass protection was a big issue... but... the biggest problem was that the QB didn't get it done. I've always said that it's the QB's job to beat the blitz, and Allen couldn't do it today. Yes, some of that is the route concepts. Yes, he's still young and will learn from it. No, he doesn't get a pass from me. Now, that said, he made enough plays to get them one play away from attempting the tying PAT or go-ahead 2PC (which I 100% believe they'd have gone for) on their final drive, and that definitely matters. So good on him for that. The fun part is that we get to see Josh get back to work, buck up, watch the oh-so-painful tape, take the lessons to heart, and get ready for SNF. If nothing else, we know this kid is going to work his tail off to be ready for the big stage with a playoff berth on the line. Side note: sure would be nice to have Nsekhe back for that one.

Obviously the level of competition each team faced prior to this game was the deciding factor today. Is this for real?

If any part of Flutie gets on Josh I will not be happy.

Surviving one game game does not equate to "you're not going to rattle this battle-tested animal"...just seems a bit overconfident. Nevertheless I'm sure I will enjoy the game; nothing like December football ?

If that was the extent of the statement, yes. But it wasn't. He was saying that Jackson is operating in a simplified offense where he's reading defensive keys more than identifying coverages etc...and he's right. But I was more referring to the seemingly increasing bravado in your posts--vis a vis "good luck confusing this...UDFA center...that easily dispatched of Aaron Donald blindfolded".

Tell me about it; I've been blasting TSO all morning much to the delight of my 13 month old daughter, and much to the chagrin of my 6 year old boys ?

Guess that means something regarding today's game?

And you'd be wrong, and that's ok. I'll take what I saw with my own eyes, watching teams totally manipulate his defense into terrible situations. Give ya a perfect example: home game against Cincinnati in 2015. Goal to go situation. Bengals go to 11 personnel, so Rex goes small and leaves Preston Brown as the only LB on the field. That's manipulation #1. Manipulation #2: They motion Bernard, the lone setback, out of the backfield going empty, so Brown vacates the middle of the field to cover Bernard, leaving 4 lineman in the box. Bubble screen to MLJ, who goes from the 10 to the goal line untouched. I can think of at least 10 other examples off the top of my head.

Giants too. McDermott is similar to Belichick in the way that they do a LOT of observational probing on defense in the early game. It can make the 2nd half execution much sharper.

Maybe tone it down a touch. The Ravens are good; they've hardly proven themselves unbeatable in all circumstances.

Yep. I suspect a Latavius Murray type addition

For a time. Teams figured it out by the end of his Jets tenure. Simple fact is that he took a top-5 unit that had 50+ sacks in consecutive seasons and turned it into a mess of a unit that generated no pressure. Teams learned that short passes and motion forced them into multiple checks per play. It was a total cluster.

Then I can see why it failed here with Mario Williams, Kyle Williams, Jerry Hughes, Stephon Gilmore, Ron Darby, etc. ?

Yup. Then Anthony Lynn coordinated an offense that finished in the top 10 in scoring. Rex's biggest problem was his antiquated defensive scheme.

Rex hired Roman.

Sounds a lot like my morning: Premier French roast Brioche French toast with homemade vanilla syrup Nerf war with the boys Jamming out to TSO with the daughter Paula's is always my late night treat for SNF. Next time you're at Premier, hit up the cheese counter and check out the black truffle moliterno; easily the best cheese I've ever had (and I've probably sampled 1,000+ cheeses in the last 2 years alone).

A blitzing Edmunds plus Ed Oliver and Jordan Phillips is a lot for ANY interior to handle.

He can throw, and he is playing great. He's also functioning in the same limited, hi-lo, half-field read offense that Roman ran with Tuh-rod here. Right now, it's working because the RPO and pin/pull style OL movement is affording him a lot of extra time to read his keys. It helped Taylor to consecutive pro bowls here; we know what we're seeing. That's not to say that Jackson is Taylor, or that he won't continue to play well. The point is that we need to see how he responds when teams disrupt the offense's timing as SF did last week. Jackson's 200 yards of total offense and a YPA of just over 5.0 doesn't exactly point to sustainable success on offense. So like I said, let's see how quickly he can adapt.