From a SB contender to top 5 draft pick.
I know, I know I'm just kidding. But that's what it feels like after week 1.
Our run game started to open up as the game went on (maybe due to the score). But we need to figure it out fast. Because I don't have an ounce of faith in Downing.
Like I said earlier Henry, Brown, Tanny and Jones better form a coalition against Downing if they feel they are getting held back. They need to speak up soon and often.
I know, I know I'm just kidding. But that's what it feels like after week 1.
Our run game started to open up as the game went on (maybe due to the score). But we need to figure it out fast. Because I don't have an ounce of faith in Downing.
Like I said earlier Henry, Brown, Tanny and Jones better form a coalition against Downing if they feel they are getting held back. They need to speak up soon and often.
Yeah def not full on panic mode - Tanny n Julio seem to need time and chemistry. But SB thing seems like a distant fantasy already one week in. The offensive line is a hot mess. The play calling on both sides was lackluster (putting it mildy)… Division is as a bad as the NFc East so there’s time to rectify this - but any SB talk needs to be tabled ASAP until we see any semblance of a NFL-level team/effort.
It wasn’t effective because we couldn’t run the ball. And Chandler Jones blew Tannehill up on the play action roll out.
He was lights out. Of course it’s overshadowed by the poor performance as a whole but he’s off to a good start in year 2.
I turned the game off in the 3Q.
To be fair, Julio botched his opportunity’s. AJ was great but just didn’t throw his way enough.
I can guarantee you that Jones wouldn't have had 2 sacks against us with Art Smith as our OC.
No runs towards Jones, no TE to help block Jones, no screens in Jones direction. Just an all around terrible job by Downing.
Both tackles were awful. OC was awful and tanney was bad. That kicker should be cut in the morning. Not playing in preseason showed. Why the hell we did not double team chandler jones makes no since. Taylor Lewan is way way over paid he got used! For all this first round early offensive line draft picks we sure do not have much to show for it
Yes he was basically a tall Taywan Taylor but that's besides the point. The defense would be thinking a little more about Julio Jones than whoever the 3rd string string TE is.
Figured all the networks would be on the Cardinals nuts after this game.
So going back to the defensive side of the ball. Some common denominators to today's defense looking like last year's: Byard, Evans, and the large cushions on 3rd down. Evans looked defeated in the 3rd and Byard had that INT but beyond that is as average as you can get. They need to go ahead and put Rice in there early instead of waiting until the game is out of hand.
No way to know that, but Tannehill had his games last year where he was sacked often. Art was not a popular OC for a lot of the same reasons people are complaining about Downing today.
Some days you’re the bug. Some days you’re the windshield.
I just think it’s short sighted to say we didn’t try and get the ball to him. He lead the team in targets and drops.
Name another FS in the league that will be matched up on DeAndre Hopkins 1 on 1. Outside of that play he was all over his assignments today. Some good throws were made.
Byard should never be tasked with covering the teams #1 WR. He’s a safety for a reason.
Most of that came when the game was basically out of hand. Before that, they didn't really make an attempt to be anything other than one-dimensional.
Jackrabbit Jenkins on the other hand - that’s a guy we can point the finger on. Bad penalties and slipped in coverage. He had a bad game.
Disagree on a couple points.
I agree that he will be fine as our QB going forward.
“We” crowned him as elite is a stretch. A lot of people really started with the comparisons to mariota and the other crap before him but as a stand alone, he’s pretty good, not elite.
Paid him as elite? Disagree here too. NFL QB paycheck ceiling is rewritten almost every time an “elite” QB signs (sometimes very non- elite like Eli and Flacco). THill got a substantial paycheck which all QBs do but he did t reset the ceiling or anything like a Rodgers, mahomes, or Brady. He just got paid like a solid starter at the most expensive position.
Because every time we snapped the ball someone was in the backfield. Run or pass it didn’t matter. Our OL could have just stayed on the sidelines and the results would be the same.
You might want to look at Brady’s contract.
Bottom line... we were so worried about coming in healthy that we came in unprepared instead.
Yet these talking heads continue to say that we have one of the best OL's in the NFL.
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