tsylvester

Football, quality wise, is down this year, both in college and the pros. Is it covid let down? Is it the change in practice policy? I don't know, but something is amiss.. What does this mean? As VA said, a hot team at the right time maybe this year more than any other can make a deep run and even runaway with a world title.

Jets did everything they could to lose that game in the final 2:10, run out of bounds, throw two passes... They got bailed out by a terrible personal foul penalty.... Other note, Calvin Ridley is stepping away from football to focus on mental health..

Just go in with no expectations, take what comes....

Memory.loss, that only happens if we have a memory left.... Wait, where are we going and who are you?

Wolf will be back along with a few others after the break, so hopefully they can get some stability, consistency.

True, was this just a reverse of the defense that gives up 400 yards in the first 3 quarters then shuts down offenses in the 4th? Maybe I am just reaching, the youth and the quality of back up players now starting, playing more is inconsistency?

I would love to know what happned in the lockeroom at half time. Something had to have happened for them to comoletely collapse in the 2nd half. Did the prevent defense in the last two minutes tick the players off? You simply don't go from dominating a game to being dominated like that when the other team doesn't make any changes. There has to be a dead fish somewhere in the lockeroom, right? Humphries doesn't go from being a shutdown corner to Burnt Toast Jenkins in one half. They weren't tired from the game, the clock was pretty even at half time. Shoot, even Averate was able to man up and cover very well in the first half. It's more than just pressure on the pocket; granted Burrow did more 3 step drops, but come on... Tackling that went well in the first half is all of a sudden an issue in the 2nd? Nope, not buying it, something went wrong between the players & coaches...

Yeah, same type of rush you should do against running qb's, stay level, close in around him. We knew this line would be a work in progress, there is a big difference in pass blocking for a pocket passer like say Brady, and blocking for an elusive runner like Lamar or even Murray. I am sure they will work it out.

Should be, hopefully, Murray and Allen made the jump, the turn. Lamar is close, having a healthy Bateman will help, he seems to get open regularly. The line giving him a second more in time would help. I think he just needs to relax and play, not try to aim passes, just hitch & throw. If it's not there, run. We see young qb's struggle, shoot even Burrow was at what, 49% or so in the first half. Mahomes had a horrible game yesterday, even this season so far for that matter. Time will tell, that's why I say wait until season's end to see where he stands. Preston's article was a bit premature, the offense does not look that much better passing wise, stats can lie, so praising the "new coaches" is a bit much, but then that is par for the course for Mikey.

Good point. The line coach should be working with them on creating lanes for him.

Wait for the season to play out. Comfortable is not a word that I would use to describe him in the pocket. He took five sacks last game, several the game before. Are they all on him? No, the line has had issues with pass blocking. But he is hessitating, seems to struggle with when to take off or throw leading to sacks. Sure, we want him to keep his eyes down field, but so far it appears that he has no pocket awareness. Burrow wasn't sacked at all in the first half, dispite multiple times when his line broke down. Yet he threw the ball away, escaped, after feeling the rush. But not Lamar. It may be that he is stuck between the pocket passer and running quarterback. Shoot, he is even running into, tripping over his own linemen. Has the passing improved? Sure, a bit, nothing consistent though. Receivers are still getting little seperation, Lamar is still hessitant to throw those outside the numbers passes. One play yesterday, he connected with Brown early in the game, deep down the sideline, but lead him out of bounds for no catch. As the announcer pointed out later in the game, Lamar had Brown lined up against a linebacker, a linebacker! Just trust and throw on time down the right sideline, let Brown run away and under the pass it's a touchdown. Lamar pulled it down and threw short.. These are just two plays where he either.missed a throw, deep outside the numbers or refused to make the throw. He has improved to some extent, but also regressed in another.

We have our answer, he is taking time away from the game to focus on his family, mental health. Per Espn

Sell it. Joe needed not big name free agents but an offensive line that could pass block. The Ravens failed in that regard when it comes to draft players. It was not Joe's contract that kept them down. Lamar is seeing some of those issues with pass blocking, but his speed and elusiveness have helped him for now.

Baker is likely done for the year, even though it is his non throwing shoulder, every time you get hit it hurts worse. He may be tough, but not 11 more games with that torn labrum tough. Pit will be tricky, they are bad, but just good enough to beat a team overlooking them. No way Rogers goes to Pit, they are more than a quarterback away, their line is terrible, their secondary isn't much better either. Oh yes, and they paid top dollar for a pass rusher; ouch.. And their first round runningback and wide outs will need big contracts soon Cinci hasn't played anyone tough yet, other than Green Bay, things are about to get interesting

Hmm I thought they waived the non-refunables because of the pandemic. In any event, I hope it all goes smoothly for ya

I wonder why Knight decided not to join the team...

Yep, if they say surgery may not at this time, you know he is done for the year at the least...

Yeah, pass rush will be key, other wise Burrow will pick them a part. As you said, this defense sometimes allows the press clippings to get into their heads and wham, a clunker... Hope not,

Averate is still a weak point in the secondary. I know, he played better yesterday. Frankly, one of his pass defended, he was fortunate that the pass was underthrown thanks to the pass rush. Other wise it would have been an easy six points. Bynes and Board really played well as we talked about in the game thread. Queen did too with limited reps. Elliot had a great pick, and they did all of this against a really good receiving core. Shoot, even Houston got a sack! This should be fun to watch, if they cam all keep learning, growing, staying in the system, trusting each other to do their respective jobs.

One great defensive game makes not a good defense. However, they have shown glimpses in each game when combined with this game shows that they can be what we hope. Shut down teams in the 4th quarter, stay focussed on key downs throughout the game. One stop, one 3 & out can turn the tide of a game. Can this defense be consistent, just as the offense is starting to be more of, now...

Sell until the passing game becomes consistent. Until then, they will keep doing it...

Don't know if the defense, pass coverage, is good enough to stand up to the offense of the Chargers, or even the Cowboys. They match that of the Cheifs, albeit with sliightly better offensive lines. Is this passing game good enough to be consistent to beat the Charger's defense? It should be to beat the Cowboys defense, even though they are playing well right now. Seven seems fair, we shall see how this team comes together over the next few games. One thing is certain, they can't afford any more injuries

Just playing, his girl friend is though.... She lead him astray....