So obviously Mariota looked amazing yesterday, but how did the other teams in our Division look?
I know its just week 1, but we can only go off of what we know so far ... opinions can change as the season unfolds.
Colts - L 27-14
Bills could be a very good team this year, that D looks pretty legit ... But the Colts are a SB favorite coming into this year, so you would expect them to win/at least compete.
Bills handled the Colts in every aspect of the game. Offense, Defense, Sp teams ... Colts seemed to be outmatched in every way. I already think Andrew Luck is over-rated, so I wasn't surprised to see him struggle against what many expect to be a top NFL defensive unit. But what I didn't expect was for the Bills to put up so many points. Colts D looked pretty bad. Their 2 big FA pickups are off to a slow start as well (AJ and Gore). Its just the 1st game, so they may pick it up as the get more comfortable in the O.
Colts are still the "team to beat" in the division, but they looked beatable ... It will be interesting to see how bad TY Hilton is hurt. If he misses some time, then that would be a huge blow to their O.
Texans - L 27-20
The Texans have Watt ... what else do they have?
I will tell you what they don't have, an answer QB. Brian Hoyer already lost his job to Mallet after just 3 Quarters. lol
Texans are supposed to have one of the best Defensive units in the league, and they allowed 27 points to the chiefs in the 1st half ... rocky start for that unit as well. Not sure if the Texans really are ready to compete for a PO spot like many experts believed.
Jags - L 20-9
Jags are still the Jags. Bortles really doesn't look any better so far in his 2nd year. Completed 55% of his passes for 183 yards, 1 TD, 2 ints ... and that's against the Panthers which I don't expect to be that great.
I know its just week 1, but we can only go off of what we know so far ... opinions can change as the season unfolds.
Colts - L 27-14
Bills could be a very good team this year, that D looks pretty legit ... But the Colts are a SB favorite coming into this year, so you would expect them to win/at least compete.
Bills handled the Colts in every aspect of the game. Offense, Defense, Sp teams ... Colts seemed to be outmatched in every way. I already think Andrew Luck is over-rated, so I wasn't surprised to see him struggle against what many expect to be a top NFL defensive unit. But what I didn't expect was for the Bills to put up so many points. Colts D looked pretty bad. Their 2 big FA pickups are off to a slow start as well (AJ and Gore). Its just the 1st game, so they may pick it up as the get more comfortable in the O.
Colts are still the "team to beat" in the division, but they looked beatable ... It will be interesting to see how bad TY Hilton is hurt. If he misses some time, then that would be a huge blow to their O.
Texans - L 27-20
The Texans have Watt ... what else do they have?
I will tell you what they don't have, an answer QB. Brian Hoyer already lost his job to Mallet after just 3 Quarters. lol
Texans are supposed to have one of the best Defensive units in the league, and they allowed 27 points to the chiefs in the 1st half ... rocky start for that unit as well. Not sure if the Texans really are ready to compete for a PO spot like many experts believed.
Jags - L 20-9
Jags are still the Jags. Bortles really doesn't look any better so far in his 2nd year. Completed 55% of his passes for 183 yards, 1 TD, 2 ints ... and that's against the Panthers which I don't expect to be that great.
one things for sure, if youre a 2 win team from 2014 the AFC South is the best place to rebound and make some noise.
Colts are the most overrated team in the league, Jags have no weapons for their young QB, and all Houston has is a defense. I like our chances..
Colts are the most overrated team in the league, Jags have no weapons for their young QB, and all Houston has is a defense. I like our chances..
Be that as it may, good offenses will steam roll this defense. We can't stop the run what so ever. The chiefs and falcons tore our defense up
The only surprises were Colts and us.
Jags and Texans are bad teams; Texans just benefit from having the best defensive player in the game.
Unfortunately we don't have the Bills defense, so it's going to be much tougher against the Colts.
Still, we took advantage of a bad team yesterday. That was a big criticism against Fisher, with Fisher we only win by 3 yesterday. So, if we can beat the bad teams we are supposed to we have a chance to take the division.
Jags and Texans are bad teams; Texans just benefit from having the best defensive player in the game.
Unfortunately we don't have the Bills defense, so it's going to be much tougher against the Colts.
Still, we took advantage of a bad team yesterday. That was a big criticism against Fisher, with Fisher we only win by 3 yesterday. So, if we can beat the bad teams we are supposed to we have a chance to take the division.
Colts:
I was able to watch the majority of their game. Not surprising they lost. They went into a crazy environment at Buffalo and faced one of the top defenses in the league. Gore was banged up early and never returned so that definitely hurt them. This game was a blowout, don't let the boxscore fool you. Colts put up a couple garbage TDs at the end. The Colts will bounce back, but they definitely have some weaknesses.
Texans:
Caught a little of this game as well. Mallett looked good in the 4th quarter, but KC stopped playing as intense by that time so who really knows how he would've done from start to finish. The Texans can be a tough out if Mallett is the QB that can actually give Hopkins the ball, and they have Foster returning in a few weeks.
Jags:
Didn't watch any of the game and I don't really have to. They gave up 20 points to Cam Newton and no one else on that offense. Their own offense could only put up 9 points. This could finally be the year that we get back to sweeping them.
Overall, about how I expected for week 1. Colts will get their game back together, Texans will be pretty average all year and the Jags should be returning to the bottom of the division. It's not crazy to think the Titans could win in week 3, especially if they take a 2-0 record into their home opener. Colts will still win the division but that would be a hell of a start.
Next week:
Texans at Panthers
Dolphins at Jaguars
Jets at Colts
I was able to watch the majority of their game. Not surprising they lost. They went into a crazy environment at Buffalo and faced one of the top defenses in the league. Gore was banged up early and never returned so that definitely hurt them. This game was a blowout, don't let the boxscore fool you. Colts put up a couple garbage TDs at the end. The Colts will bounce back, but they definitely have some weaknesses.
Texans:
Caught a little of this game as well. Mallett looked good in the 4th quarter, but KC stopped playing as intense by that time so who really knows how he would've done from start to finish. The Texans can be a tough out if Mallett is the QB that can actually give Hopkins the ball, and they have Foster returning in a few weeks.
Jags:
Didn't watch any of the game and I don't really have to. They gave up 20 points to Cam Newton and no one else on that offense. Their own offense could only put up 9 points. This could finally be the year that we get back to sweeping them.
Overall, about how I expected for week 1. Colts will get their game back together, Texans will be pretty average all year and the Jags should be returning to the bottom of the division. It's not crazy to think the Titans could win in week 3, especially if they take a 2-0 record into their home opener. Colts will still win the division but that would be a hell of a start.
Next week:
Texans at Panthers
Dolphins at Jaguars
Jets at Colts
Preseason. We stuffed the Rams run game. Should that game not count?
The Colts were playing in crap weather and that contributed to their loss but they also looked like they couldn't do anything right on the field even if it wasn't raining and cold. Lucas Oil pampers them bishes.
Colts could be worse than Jags but they will always have the zebras on their side, so they get an auto 14 point swing built in.
good lord did they get coddled after they were getting blown out yesterday
good lord did they get coddled after they were getting blown out yesterday
I'm not so surprised by the Colts O struggling against the Bills D ... Bills D is really good.
But I was surprised that it was a blow out (like you mentioned above, the final score doesn't show how easily the Colts were actually beat). I think we will find out that the Bills O will be about average this year ... nothing special.
I'm sure the Colts O will be able to score against us much easier than they did the Bills, but I think we could have a chance to score a lot against them as well their D.
I think we have a good shot against the Colts in 2 weeks. It will be our home opener, and the Colts will have a HUGE game against the Patriots the following week. If they still think we are a push over team, then maybe there is a chance we pull off the upset.
If Titans are 2-0 heading into that game, then I expect Nissan Stadium to be rockin' and the Titans to come out with a lot of energy
If Titans are 2-0 heading into that game, then I expect Nissan Stadium to be rockin' and the Titans to come out with a lot of energy
Colts are definitely still the team to beat, and I'm trying not to get ahead of myself..first off, let's see how we look in week 2..if we win, which we should, we go into week 3 2-0 vs the colts, in our home opener..that will be telling in terms of how close we are to them
but first we need to beat cleveland to show that week 1 wasn't a fluke
but first we need to beat cleveland to show that week 1 wasn't a fluke
Who was running the ball for them?!??
Tyrod taylor is for real
I could see next week going similar to this week ... not saying we blow them out 42-14 or anything like that, but it looks like Johnny football is going to be starting this game. I think that Lebeau could have another field day against a young, inexperienced QB.
Mariota just needs to stay accurate (like he has been through preseason and week 1) and his WRs will make plays for him.
I think TT will be good, but not amazing or anything ... I see him similar to Russell Wilson. Good QB that you can win with, but will always need a strong running game and strong D (he won't win games on his own).
Come to think of it, I wouldn't be surprised to see the Bills become the Seahawks of the AFC
Idk about all of that
I can see it too, and I think it's most likely...but I want to see it happen before I say it. Last year's win vs KC and following week blowout loss to the Cowboys is fresh in my mind
Mariota makes the world of a difference though, obviously.
Ehh. I don't think last year's results have any bearing on this year. We are a new team and mm is a new qb. No comparison to the locker, cbj, mett carousel we had going on
after week one ...
Titans magic number is 15
Titans control their own AFCS fate.
Titans control their own AFCS fate.
The colts are not the team to beat, the Titans are. Colts charade is about to be exposed this year. Fall they will.
Mariota becomes the new fresh face the league will exploit. Look for MM to appear in promos, ads, everywhere to grow a neglected fanbase. Generates more $ for a league insatiable for more money.
Titans will rise again, compete, be in the discussion, until they get within a yard of promised land, then they get swatted away again. Such is life for a small market, loud, passionate SOB's like we got around here...
Mariota becomes the new fresh face the league will exploit. Look for MM to appear in promos, ads, everywhere to grow a neglected fanbase. Generates more $ for a league insatiable for more money.
Titans will rise again, compete, be in the discussion, until they get within a yard of promised land, then they get swatted away again. Such is life for a small market, loud, passionate SOB's like we got around here...
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