starrymessenger

I wondered if Josh/Brady was actually thinking of using the time remaining when we last took possession to move upfield for a winning FG, hence the deeper, lower percentage throws. I dont want to believe that because since they had no remaining time outs it would suggest a mental health emergency. Or maybe we can blame it on the concussion.

Especially when neither one of them is putting his best foot forward.

Jayden Daniels is right now a much better long ball passer than Josh. I have a hard time understanding this considering Josh’s physical ability. I do think at least some of this is because of the turnover in the receiver’s room. Also I do think Davante Adams and any number of top shelf NFLreceivers would probably have caught that ball.

Coleman was not my choice for our WR pick. Contrary to many I’ve liked what I have seen a lot. He may not ever be your classic #1 receiver but I think he will eventually be a major cog in the passing game. Boldin was never a legit #1 receiver. That was Larry Fitz. But Boldin was a force and one of the best skill position players in the league. What i’ve seen strongly suggests to me that Coleman is fast enough to play on the outside. He's also versatile as a big slot. He is likely going to be a very good and useful piece. He needs to fill out and refine his route running but surely that is to be expected with most rookie college wideouts not named Malik Nabers. Again hes not Marvin Harrison nor a more desirable talent than any of the WRs who went before him in the draft (except maybe Worthy) but still a good pick imo.

All they had to do was earn 10 yards and they had three downs to do it. Pass? Ok. But why longer, lower percentage throws. Why not a quick slant or two. I think it's just possible that somebody, Josh or Brady, had visions of using the time remaining when they took possession to move upfield for a winning field goal. Far from being conservative that would make the thinking downright reckless.

Yeah the two deep safeties struck me as a misalignment in the circumstances. I'm not saying change the coverage but we know they have a very good kicker so you have to play closer to the box. You really shouldn't be scheming to avoid getting beat over the top. But maybe I'm missing something.

So one rook has had a good day and another (Bishop) has not

Coleman he good!

I think this is the worse I've ever seen Josh play.

Given the AFCE they just need to figure things out by playoff time.

Carter looks like a player.

Josh looking like his pal Darnold.

Looked like a clear case of big boys beating up little boys. No matter, the Ravens will crap out in December again when you need more than Derick Henry to win. Most playoff caliber teams can scheme to stop or limit the opposing run game. It’s then up to Lamar to beat a good D with his arm, which it should be obvious by now he really just isn’t a good enuf passer to do. With DH Ravens have doubled down on the run game, which was always good.

I don't think Adam's will be playing on his existing contract next year with a new ream regardless of where he winds up. 44MM cap hit for a 33 year old receiver (assuming his healthy and good to go). His deal will get reworked. Jets could afford even the 44 (they have over 80MM in cap space for 2025), but they already have good WRs. They aren't going anywhere without o-line help with or without Davante.

Lamar and Henry are major weapons in the run game but they are known quantities that we have managed to defend in the past. In the passing game they rely on their TEs a lot. This guy Likely worries me. Haven't seen a lot of him but he looks like a great player in his breakout year. He just looks a cut above the rest when on the field in the way great players do. I think he's becoming a big time playmaker. We better not sleep on him.

Could be. I remember that Clemson team was ridiculous.

Some say Trevor lacks a necessary intangible component, specifically the commanding drive to be great the way PM and Allen are driven. Good guy, not a slagger in any way, very talented but not the guy you want to bet the franchise on.

Figuring out whether a college QB's game will work in the pros seems to be a total crapshoot (and I agree common sense suggests that perhaps it shouldn't be). Bryce Young looks like a child trying to play a man's game but the majority of the professional talent evaluators and commentators saw him as a totally credible #1 pick overall. Jags just paid TL a quarter of a billion dollars and his game has fallen apart, he's lost his eight straight starts. He was compared to Luck coming into the league as a 100% can't miss prospect. The worse thing you can do is put a rookie QB, no matter how talented, behind a bad O-line. I think NE is doing the right thing with Maye. In Chicago they went for extra weapons (Odunze) rather than for O line help and Williams is getting buried. They are also finding out that CW is not as pro ready as was advertised and there is real concern about potential character issues. I think some of this should have received more consideration leading up to the draft. Looks like many people, including some teammates basically don't like the guy. Has a high opinion of himself and is dismissive of others. That's not the intangibles you want and need from your QB. Unless the guy finds some humility I'd see his character as a significant risk factor. Chicago may find out they were better off with Fields.

So what. They can't even beat bad teams.

As for the other QB last night, he's looking like a bigger but not better Bryce Young. Ok so maybe not that bad but he has lost his last 8 starts. All that for a quarter billion bucks. Wow. There are some sad franchises out there with very expensive seriously underperforming QBs. On a positive note Jayden Daniels looks every bit a franchise guy. What a crapshoot drafting QBs is.

We shall see. Ravens will be a great test. They rank 3rd or 4th in DVOA.

Josh is a great QB, one of the best ever, but this offence is as much the result of Brady's creativity as a game planner and play caller. Dorsey's numbers were good but that was all Josh. Dorsey was not good. Brady has unlocked Allen's previously untapped potential and taken his game to another, higher level. If this keeps up Brady will be regarded as one of the best up and coming young coaches in the league. Would hate to lose him.

Bengals are already done imo. They have seriously regressed, especially on D. Burrow had a good night but was helped out by defensive play calls that had a rookie corner in man on Chase twice, predictably resulting in two scores. Burrow is good but unlike Josh Allen he needs to be surrounded by great players to look good.

Agree the back judge had a poor view of the play. But there are six other officials on the field. And there is League Headquarters. Basically millions of people saw exactly what happened but not one official? We do have the technology to make it right. Why not use it? And if that was a make up for a bad call on Chris Jones (he did throw a fit), it only makes the whole thing worse.

The "make up" call on McDuffie was BS. This is what is so pathetic and disturbing about NFL refereeing. They know they made a huge mistake (nobody is perfect, I get it) so they go and make matters worse by knowingly making a garbage call, as though they were somehow making things better. In fact it is flat out dishonest and just goes to show that they have and deserve no credibility. A blown call is bad, an intentionally fraudulent penalty call is actually worse. No wonder people question their integrity. They cheapen the game. Dont see why PI calls and even non-PI calls cannot be reviewable.