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Fina just posted this on X/twitter. Says Walker did his job. Again, I’m skeptical. Looks to me like Walker just whiffed…

You’re right, it was Fina, not Ostroski.

Jerry Ostroski said that giving Hamilton a free run was not Walker’s fault, but the guy inside him (can’t remember who it was). I’m skeptical…

More defensive injuries…great.

The play calling on the second series, after Cook picked up 8 yards on first down, was criminally bad, and, unfortunately, too typical of Brady. The situation was begging for play-action, but twice in a row, Brady called inside runs, taking the ball out of the hands of Josh Allen, who had just torched the Ravens on the previous series. Against an explosive offense like the Ravens’, you just can’t afford a brain-dead possession like that one. Inexcusable.

It’s simple: Any QB rating system that does not rank Josh Allen first is not worth the paper it’s printed on…

Are you giving Caleb credit for 7 points from the pick-6 thrown by McCarthy?

I think Caleb has a longer leash than that. Ben Johnson was hired to develop him and they aren’t going to pull the ripcord that soon, barring an absolute disaster.

Not a great debut for Ben Johnson…

So O’Connell has enough confidence in McCarthy to throw in play-action calls even when the Vikings are running the ball well and trying to melt the clock…

Caleb Williams, not McCarthy, is the one who reminds me of Zach Wilson.

I guess maybe we need to wait more than 2 quarters of football to issue a final verdict on McCarthy…

He has a strong arm, has good size, is pretty athletic, and he won a lot of games at a big-time program.

The Vikings saw firsthand what they had in Darnold and they knew it wasn’t good enough. I can’t fault them for trying do better. This is McCarthy’s first NFL game so I think we need to relax a little.

You can say that again

This ain’t exactly Lamar Jackson vs Josh Allen…

Who’s Minny’s backup?

Well, at least McCarthy will get the ball back right away. Caleb Williams looks no better, and he’s played a lot more football than McCarthy. It’s just shocking that the Bears passed on Daniels for him.

Bad choice by Fields. He could have easily run for the first…

Always play Bengals tough, esp in Cleveland

Russ Wilson’s days are numbered. The offense is just too limited with him, even though he himself is limitless…

I’d be curious how many commenters here actually read the article…I’d guess less than a third…

I think Giants-Washington is an appealing game…pretty big game for both teams and both have some really talented players

What are you talking about? The Ravens’ guards are a clear weakness….

That’s not the point. I know Prater can kick off…the problem is, he can’t tackle anyone, and under the new rule, that could be a problem. Davis can certainly kick the ball 55 yards off a tee, with a running start.