Max Fischer Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 This game was a disaster but did have a few things I "liked" (or didn't hate): Josh Allen - With the game already over a lot of pressure was off. However, it was still his first game and I thought he did well under the circumstances. Not ready to say he is "ready" but I would feel comfortable starting him Game #2. The Punter - Other than THAT play and a shank that still went 35+ yards, this kid is a keeper. Tre Edmunds - Wow, I didn't expect him to do so well. Yes, a few plays here and there didn't go well, but he's seems to have much more confidence than in the preseason. Milano - Same. They seemed to say, "Screw it, stop thinking and start hitting." Murphy - He runs hard, some nice returns. Croom - He seems to get open, hard to cover. Unlike what's his name. Dawkins - Not a great game but solid. I don't really care about the penalty. Didn't like - or more, disappointed. In particular: OL - Much worse than I even imagined. Not even sure where to begin. Inactives - Vontae is average but I don't understand how you sit him. Gaines - Holy crap he's terrible Star - Invisible Benjamin - Dude plays small and like he doesn't care. Peterman - I didn't expect much but it's clear defenses don't fear him - at all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Edmunds for a 20 year old rookie MLB on the road against the Ravens played great. He missed some tackles he needs to make. He took himself out of a few. But he really played well overall. There was a stretch in the middle of the game when on four consecutive plays I think he had a sack, a pass defensed, a tackle for loss and a forced fumble. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Process Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 I wonder how many years it will take to have a Steelers type franchise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrikeParry Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 2 minutes ago, Kelly the Dog said: Edmunds for a 20 year old rookie MLB on the road against the Ravens played great. He missed some tackles he needs to make. He took himself out of a few. But he really played well overall. There was a stretch in the middle of the game when on four consecutive plays I think he had a sack, a pass defensed, a tackle for loss and a forced fumble. Agreed. Very nice to see him make some splash plays; still needs to get more consistent of course. He’s the least of their worries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Just now, The Process said: I wonder how many years it will take to have a Steelers type franchise. 80? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd1 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 (edited) I didn't like anything. I did like nothing. I wonder why I feel this way? The entire team was ill prepared for this game. Edited September 9, 2018 by cd1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 I didn't like the team preparation. And the offseason FA acquisitions by the GM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrikeParry Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Mahomes looks pretty good so far. I wonder about that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 13 minutes ago, Max Fischer said: Gaines - Holy crap he's terrible Remember that Gaines is a rookie. He never stood a chance against a receiver like Crabtree in his opening game as a pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 I liked that Peterman didn’t get to play the entire game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 I hated the coin flip and everything that happened after that until the clock ran out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Fischer Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share Posted September 9, 2018 5 minutes ago, Happy Gilmore said: Remember that Gaines is a rookie. He never stood a chance against a receiver like Crabtree in his opening game as a pro. Philip Gaines is a 5th year player 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 2 minutes ago, frostbitmic said: I hated the coin flip and everything that happened after that until the clock ran out. We did win the coin flip though. We lost everything else after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 1 minute ago, Max Fischer said: Philip Gaines is a 5th year player You're right. My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrikeParry Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 8 minutes ago, Happy Gilmore said: Remember that Gaines is a rookie. He never stood a chance against a receiver like Crabtree in his opening game as a pro. I think you’re thinking of Taron. Who played well! And then got hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwight in philly Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 1 minute ago, Max Fischer said: Philip Gaines is a 5th year player i lost count of the "Gaines" players we have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrober38 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 The only positive I saw was Marcus Murphy. The guy should be pushing McCoy for carries at this point. He runs hard and doesn't take plays off. Edmunds was okay. He was out of position several times in coverage but is clearly a freak athlete. He needs a lot more experience. Allen didn't do it for me. He's got a huge arm, but when his first read isn't open and there's pressure he folds up and walked into at least 2 sacks. He's talented, but he's not ready for prime time. He's obviously going to play next week, but I expect the next two games to both be complete train wrecks. Everything else was a disaster. Offensive line can't block, McCoy looked completely disinterested, the defensive line was dominated and we still have zero pass rush, linebackers lack experience and our secondary can't cover for 4+ seconds. This is a terrible football team and we're going to be in serious contention for the #1 overall pick. I think we're starting at least 0-4 and it's hard to see more than 3 or 4 winnable games on the schedule. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 1 minute ago, StrikeParry said: I think you’re thinking of Taron. Who played well! And then got hurt. That's probably right. Really wishing EJ Gaines would have worked out. Probably will need to address CB (again) in the offseason since neither Gaines or Davis appears to be the answer, at least at this early juncture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdutton Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Special Teams did well on returns and coverage. Defense was actually better against the run early in the game. Edmunds might be good. OL sucked. As expected.Peterman was terrible. As expected. Secondary was terrible. Receivers open all day long. Allen throws well on the run. I wonder what he could do if we had an NFL caliber OL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Thomas Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 22 minutes ago, The Process said: I wonder how many years it will take to have a Steelers type franchise. Probably less than it would take to have a NE type franchise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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