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Why is the Browns QB wearing a Chiefs/Mahomes uniform?

Defaulting would likely be something along the lines of holding out in order to get an extension after year 3.

Can we take a moment to appreciate what an absolute poop-show of a list of starting QBs that was? 2018 ushered in the era of Allen, Mahomes, Jackson, (and to a lesser extent Mayfield).

Morse, the Center, is #60. This ball was snapped on the right hash of the 26 yard line. Josh takes a full 5 step drop and then 3 false steps and actually drifts left into the pass rush before being hit as he threw. That’s Diggs running wide open right in front of Allen. We’re to conclude that Josh didn’t have a pocket and Dion Dawkins is 100% at fault for this play resulting in an incompletion. Who are you going to believe, Einstein or your lying eyes?

So your position is that Allen couldn’t have thrown the quick crosser to a wide open Diggs because he needed to throw it deep to Shakir, but he couldn’t throw it deep to Shakir because he didn’t have the protection. Basically all the team needs to do is get a guy open short and a guy open deep and give Allen 5 seconds to throw, and the play will be successful. Buffalo should figure out how to do that and then just spam that play over and over.

That’s ridiculous on its face. Josh knew the protection. To his right, he had two blockers protecting the LDE. To his left, he had Dawkins on an island against Chris Jones. If there’s going to be any pressure, it’s going to be from his left. Fortunately for him, he’s got 2 blockers against a non-premier pass rusher to his right, so he knows that he can move to his right in the extremely likely event that Dawkins doesn’t completely stone Chris Jones. It’s not like Dawkins got picked up and thrown into him the way Smoot manhandled Caliendo in the AFFCG. He got pushed back, but there was plenty of time and room for Josh to use the pocket. Hell, there was enough time that Diggs had already crossed from one side of the field all the way to the other. A QB, especially one as mobile as Josh, has to be able to avoid one rusher, particularly when that rusher is engaged with a blocker. The Defensive Tackles weren’t rushing, and the LDE was absolutely no threat. There was exactly one spot on the field that would have put Josh in harm’s way, and he nailed his feet to that spot. In the end, there were 2 open receivers and a large, clean pocket. The rest was up to Josh. He didn’t take the quick crosser to Diggs, and he didn’t slide out of Dawkins’s way to give himself a clean look at Shakir. That wasn’t Dion’s fault or Brady’s fault, or anyone else’s fault. The play was there to be had, and Josh missed it.

Totally disagree. It was a late opening window, and Josh needed to either hit Diggs flashing wide open across the middle or slide into the pocket to buy another half second for Shakir to break into the opening in the back of the end zone. When you’ve got a huge pocket and 2 open WRs and don’t get the ball anywhere near either of them, that’s on the QB. Look again at how much room he has if he slides to his right. Look at how open Diggs was, and we know that Shakir broke open a split second later. If a QB needs all that AND for his LT to completely stone a HOF pass rusher, then there’s no chance of success. It was poor pocket awareness on Allen’s part. That is a play he simply has to make with the season on the line.

Nobody is saying he should have slid the protection. They’re saying he should have slid right into the massive pocket. It was a 2 man rush with a double team on the right edge, two DTs playing contain, and then Dawkins blocking Chris Jones on the left edge. All you can ask of any LT matched up against Chris Jones is to lose slowly, and Dawkins did that. Josh had time and room to slide into the pocket, but he didn’t. He locked onto Shakir and stood directly in the way of where Jones was pushing Dawkins, ie. the worst possible place to be. Josh had a clean pocket and two open receivers. He doesn’t make many bad plays, but he did that time.

Brady would have slid in the pocket.

Yes, No, No

No, yes

You almost got it right by accident.

That was impressive. Missed a few, though.

In 2017

Just saw a list of the QBs who had the most starts for each team in 2017. How many can you name (without cheating)? Name the player and team. Arizona: Carson Palmer Atlanta: Matt Ryan Baltimore: Joe Flacco Buffalo: Tyrod Taylor Carolina: Cam Newton Chicago: Mitch Trubisky Cincinnati: Andy Dalton Cleveland: DeShone Kizer Dallas: Dak Prescott Denver: Trevor Semien Detroit: Matt Stafford Green Bay: Aaron Rodgers Houston: Deshawn Watson Indy: Jacoby Brisette Jacksonville: Blake Bortles KC: Alex Smith LA Chargers: Philip RIvers LA Rams: Jared Goff Miami: Jay Cutler Minnesota: Case Keenum New England: Tom Brady New Orleans: Drew Brees NY Giants: Eli Manning NY Jets: Josh McCown Oakland: Derek Carr Philly: Carson Wentz Pittsburgh: Ben Roethlisberger San Fran: Brian Hoyer Seattle: Russel Wilson Tampa Bay: Jameis Winston Tennessee: Marcus Mariotta Washington: Kirk Cousins

Best part of this is my IRL name is Bill.

He picked a good year to have a good year.

Totally agree regarding the injury part. Kincaid's production issues? He was playing with an injured knee. Coleman's production issues? He was playing with an injured wrist. Samuel's production issues? He was playing with an injured foot. Cooper's production issues? He was playing with an injured wrist. If you look closely, you can start to identify a bit of a pattern.

Fun fact: Kincaid is a year older than Pitts.

There's a baseball acronym, TINSTAAPP. There is no such thing as a pitching prospect. In football, TINSTAATEP. There is no such thing as a Tight End prospect.

After returning from his injury, he had 29 targets and caught 10 of them for 161 yards and 1 TD. His complete lack of success when being targeted answers the question of why he got so few of them. The worst game Allen has had in the past 5 years was against the Texans when he went 9/30 for 131 yards and a TD. That production was eerily similar to what Coleman put up pops injury. Why would anyone want more of that?

There’s basically two schools of thought here. One is that players are responsible for they put in their bodies. The other is that players aren’t responsible for what they put in their bodies. You seem to subscribe to the latter.

You wouldn’t have had to let Shakir walk after this year. He could have been traded for a fourth which could have then been sent to Seattle along with a second for DK Metcalf. The $25 million a year that will be used to pay Shakir and Palmer could have nearly paid for it.

Johnston isn’t a bust in any sense of the word. He had 700+ yards and 8 TDs in 15 games last season as a 22 year old. You’d take that kind of jump from Coleman in a heartbeat. That’s not really the point, though. McConkey is great, but it’s silly to blame Beane for passing on him, as there were plenty of reasons for doing so. He was an older rookie, had an injury history, wasn’t overly productive in college, doesn’t have great size, and plays a position that was already set. Did any of that ultimately matter? No, but that’s pure hindsight. If Coleman can return to, and build off of, what he was before his injury, he’s a perfectly good pick. If he remains what he was post injury, he’s a bust. In any event, the comparisons should be to guys like Worthy, Pearsall, Legette, and Mitchell.

They should have gone after Lamar two years ago. He would have been unstoppable in that offense.