GunnerBill Posted September 12 Posted September 12 Friday morning thoughts: - for two of the better teams in the NFC that was an ugly game. Some of that may have been the usual TNF roughness but I think the offensive lines on both sides being down to backups in key spot was part of it too. Neither side protected well. - I know the Commanders want to feature McLaurin and Deebo but it was only when they started to get Zach Ertz involved second half that the offense got off the canvas. He remains a critical piece to them. - if Jayden Daniels is gonna avoid a CJ Stroud esque sophomore slump he just needs to focus back in on his fundamentals. I am sure the protection issues play a part but both his footwork and his throwing motion looked a little loose to me in that game. - Green Bay last season were a team that can throw waves of pass rushers and pass catchers at you but didn't have a lead dog in either yard. They unquestionably do now in the pass rushing area with Micah Parsons and they drafted Matthew Golden to be that in the pass catching coprs, but he seems to be being used for gimmick plays and deep shots right now and it might be more of a work in progress for him to emerge as a true #1 receiver. - the stat at the end of that game on Jordan Love tells you how important getting the offensive line healthy is for Green Bay. Through two games he only has four incompletions when not pressured. With time he can be devestating. His decision making under pressure is the thing that is holding him back from really breaking into the upper echelon of NFL passers. 3 Quote
Chandler#81 Posted September 12 Posted September 12 jmo, but Lombardi & Starr would roll over in their graves if they saw those unis Quote
SoTier Posted September 12 Posted September 12 Ekeler is feared to have a torn Achilles per NFLN stream. He'll have a MRI today to confirm it. 1 Quote
mikemac2001 Posted September 12 Posted September 12 2 minutes ago, SoTier said: Ekeler is feared to have a torn Achilles per NFLN stream. He'll have a MRI today to confirm it. Looked like it and he knew it maybe a career ender 2 Quote
Big Turk Posted September 12 Posted September 12 10 minutes ago, SoTier said: Ekeler is feared to have a torn Achilles per NFLN stream. He'll have a MRI today to confirm it. Think that was pretty obvious based on the movement and what happened during the play. Quote
QCity Posted September 12 Posted September 12 He's kind of been washed since his 22 season. Great hands in LA for a 4-year period but he was already done before tonight's injury if we're being honest. Quote
Sierra Foothills Posted September 12 Posted September 12 1 hour ago, QCity said: He's kind of been washed since his 22 season. Great hands in LA for a 4-year period but he was already done before tonight's injury if we're being honest. I was surprised that Ekeler was being used as their primary back. Between his size and career curve (9th season, over 1600 touches) I would use him as a 3rd down back. They traded away Brian Robinson recently and it looks like they'll turn to McCroskey who's a 7th rounder. Quote
Low Positive Posted September 12 Author Posted September 12 8 hours ago, GunnerBill said: Friday morning thoughts: - for two of the better teams in the NFC that was an ugly game. Some of that may have been the usual TNF roughness but I think the offensive lines on both sides being down to backups in key spot was part of it too. Neither side protected well. - I know the Commanders want to feature McLaurin and Deebo but it was only when they started to get Zach Ertz involved second half that the offense got off the canvas. He remains a critical piece to them. - if Jayden Daniels is gonna avoid a CJ Stroud esque sophomore slump he just needs to focus back in on his fundamentals. I am sure the protection issues play a part but both his footwork and his throwing motion looked a little loose to me in that game. - Green Bay last season were a team that can throw waves of pass rushers and pass catchers at you but didn't have a lead dog in either yard. They unquestionably do now in the pass rushing area with Micah Parsons and they drafted Matthew Golden to be that in the pass catching coprs, but he seems to be being used for gimmick plays and deep shots right now and it might be more of a work in progress for him to emerge as a true #1 receiver. - the stat at the end of that game on Jordan Love tells you how important getting the offensive line healthy is for Green Bay. Through two games he only has four incompletions when not pressured. With time he can be devestating. His decision making under pressure is the thing that is holding him back from really breaking into the upper echelon of NFL passers. September football is ugly enough without short weeks. In an ideal world, Thursday night games would start no sooner than week 5. 1 Quote
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted September 12 Posted September 12 14 minutes ago, Sierra Foothills said: They traded away Brian Robinson recently and it looks like they'll turn to McCroskey who's a 7th rounder. I hope they know what they're doing... 1 Quote
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