vincec

Tre White was trying to give him one after the game.

Why? Because neither one throws many interceptions? Mariota is certainly better than Taylor and they don't really play much like each other, IMO.

They play different positions.

He's playing a lot more consistently this season. He could always make the flash play but now he's a force all the time it seems.

They only have 2 RBs on the active roster: Gore and Yeldon. They don't want Gore to get more than 20 carries per game and I don't think they really trust Yeldon to run the ball so they are obviously planning to pass a lot.

I think it's the coaching staff. Zay Jones is sitting on the bench doing nothing and you can't call a run when you want because you don't want your RB to get tired? That doesn't sound like good planning to me.

You mean rolling out to your left and then throwing back across the middle of the field is ill advised? Who knew?

I agree, but whose fault is that? There were plenty of other RBs that he could have on the roster. Murphy for example. Instead, they have 6 WRs active.

Probably because there were 2 Titans players waiting where he was headed, so he hooked up before that.

I was wondering about this during the game. This may or may not be true, but they are certainly in the discussion.

Yeah, OL played pretty well today overall. Allen generally had time and that 4 minute drive was great.

On Monday he'll spin it that he wasn't down on Duke at all and we just misunderstood him.

Honest question: What do people see in Daboll? His record as an OC in the NFL is horrible, but he worked for Belichick and Saban and they both speak highly of him. Tom Brady as well. So there are obviously some qualities that they see in him that make them think he will eventually be a good OC. Can anyone provide feedback as to what his strengths are as an OC?

You have?! From where? Oh, wait, this is made up to prove a point that can't be proven with a real example isn't it?

These are my thoughts exactly. With the team averaging 6.1 yards per carry they still passed twice as much as ran, and that includes the QB scrambles. I think the major cause is that they just didn't have enough carries available from their RBs. And before people start saying "wait for Singletary to return", I would like to point out that I believe Singletary has 1 run between the tackles (for no gain). So I don't think the coaching staff sees him as someone who can carry a lot of the running load either.

They got a draft pick for Bodine, so...

I just wonder why they didn't give him more carries in such a big game. I mean you have: a) defense is playing awesome, b) quarterback is really struggling, c) wide receivers can't get separation, d) offensive tackles are getting killed, and e) Frank Gore is averaging 6.4 yards per carry So, how can Gore end up with only 17 carries? And 22 rushes versus 44 passes overall? The game was close throughout so it's not like they were trailing big time and needed to abandon the run. It makes no sense to me.

The challenge on the pick was a good one, even though he didn't win it ... the first I can think of in a long time.

IR Kroft. That's one.

Apparently.

Throwing the deep ball under duress is going to be common in a "short to long" progression.

I guess so, but they had 3 points at halftime and 13 overall so they were pretty much stopped, IMO. Points are what count after all.

Kroft to IR? Knox looks like a starter to me.

True enough. We'll see.

This is why it would have been nice to have someone on the PS. But we'll see what happens.