I agree that you should not throw rookie quarterbacks into the Lion’s den.
You should throw them in the Charger’s den.
LouCityHawk
As long as it isn’t the brown’s den
Palatypus
Is that the bathroom at the Pittsburgh airport?
Jimmy J
I like how Penix goes through his reads and his pocket awareness/ composure.
I love how he uses different arm angles to complete passes and his accuracy. The td to Westie almost sidearm was beautiful.
Mahomes made a Ton of bonehead throws at TT and reason he didn’t go top 5.
You can coach up Penix but where do you find a Michael vick arm and accuracy. Penix is a surgeon out there and you can always nit pick throws but his incompletions are throwing the ball away not missing a receiver.
Husky receivers aren’t running free and when they are, the ball is on the money 30 yds with a flick of his wrist.
Penix does benefit from the 50/50 balls odunze, polk and McMillan snag but the passes are on the money 50 yds down field.
I think Penix deserves a lot of LOVE! Penix is amazing.
I was at MSU and you could see the control, composure, pocket presence that is rare.
I will take that arm talent, sit him for a year and coach him up. He’s AMAZING!!
I don’t recognise this review of Penix — and I speak as someone who has talked consistently positively about him.
He isn’t making a lot reads in this system and he doesn’t need pocket awareness because he’s barely ever touched. He is not a ‘surgical’ passer. He is playing in one of the extreme-spread systems that create a lot of easy completions. He has a lot of deep-ball shots too — but we’re not talking about any need to be ‘surgical’ within this scheme.
It’s not nit-picking to highlight these aspects or issues on certain throws. He spent the first two weeks overthrowing on some downfield shots (he just did) and against Michigan State there were a fair amount of throws that made life difficult for the receivers and because they are so talented, they bailed him out somewhat. Then there was the certain interception (which would’ve been ugly) that a defender mishandled, tipped into the air and was caught by a receiver (who ran it in for a very fortunate score).
He does have an outstanding arm and he completes ‘wow’ passes every game to the sideline that many won’t even consider. Yet we have to be truthful here. In the NFL he is not going to be untouched and facing so little pressure like he is at UW. He’s not going to be throwing to receivers who are 10x better than the defenders they’re facing. He is going to need to do a lot more processing pre and post snap and he isn’t going to get a nice mix of open options over the middle and deep-throws. He’s going to need to become the surgeon you speak of, which simply isn’t part of life in his current system.
This is all a fair review of what he is. He has outstanding tools but there is context that needs to be heard too.
He’s a rookie so they’ve got 3 years of club control.
But that assumes they even want to use a roster spot on him long-term.
Elmer
2 OL rookies and 1 TE rookie all poached off of other practice squads. Really? if you are looking for OL depth because of injuries, wouldn’t you look for a proven track record? If these rookies were great why were they on practice squads instead of active rosters.
Maybe the moves have more to do with cost savings.
Could be, but feels like the time they cut a guy then went ‘whoops, didn’t mean to do that.’
I think it was when they were playing footsie with Josh Gordon.
Brodie
They cut a DL a few years ago so they could add a special teams guy for a TNF game (if memory serves). The Vikings claimed him off waivers and we ended up eating dead cap and being down a DT.
Sometimes they get way too friggin cute with their moves. As you said… “for who?” a 4th TE?
Only way this makes much sense is if one of our TE’s is going to miss multiple weeks.
Talking about Prez trade, contract, injury and play is so 2022
Talking about the stubborness of trying to make Darrell Taylor happen at the cost of all else, so 2023
UkAlex6674
Over reaction much? It’s not like we’ve let go a perennial PB or AP……
LouCityHawk
Hated the pick
Think he is at best a situational, rotational pass rusher depth piece.
He is so bad against the run that teams will target him in 3rd and long because they know he is incapable of setting an edge!
I’m sure he is a nice guy, good teammate, but ffs
vanhawksfan
Rob,
What do you think about Jer’Zhawn Newton as a replacement for Mario Edwards? I know that he lacks length but there is a bit of a Calijah Kancy vibe to his play. Thank you for all of the great writing.
That’s not the comp that comes to mind personally. He plays a lot of DE. He flashes well, athletic. Can swim and do all of that. Good player. But also a lot of average snaps too
vanhawksfan
So more of a 4-3 defensive end? Not really a scheme fit for the Hawks?
No they are using him at end a lot but he has the body type to play inside.
geoff u
Who is or isn’t a scheme fit or not fit for the Hawks at this point?
James
idk, know any basketball players you wanna try out? we used to be keen on that.
geoff u
They are also using Anthony Richardson in the run game, which is getting him killed. Two injuries in two games running the ball, though I think the second was a scramble where he was blitzed and there was no hot read. They appear to be scheming ways to get him injured.
Seattle Person
I’ve seen their games and Ant does a lot to injure himself too…More times than not he’s finishing a run like a RB….
geoff u
That’s definitely true as well, shades of RGIII. That run were he was concussed especially, looks like he expected to walk in and then WHAM. Gotta protect yourself, bro. I think this could also comes down to coaching too. Have to teach him these things before you throw him out there and he’s playing on pure instinct.
LouCityHawk
I really would like to see one of those research oriented people do the work on QBs who were drafted and started right away versus QBs who sat with the idea of starting versus QBs who were thought of as backups, but became starters.
My guess would be that QBs drafted with the idea they would sit for a year to three before starting have a high hit rate.
I suspect immediate starters would have lower success rates than long term backups.
This all makes a ton of sense in a real world sense, also bad franchises are the ones that Draft QBs high, and they are highly incentivized to start them right away and try to exploit the market savings as a way to jumpstart a turnaround.
BK26
I think the only knock would be that the better the quarterback as a prospect, the more likely that they were to start immediately. I can’t really think of anyone lately that sat and is an upper echelon quarterback. Other than Mahomes.
CHaquesFan
Love is looking good, Rodgers sat, Hurts sat for most of a year, probably a lot mkre
BK26
I wasn’t considering as far back as Rodgers. Hurts wasn’t considered the QBOTF at the time, I think they were having him be the insurance policy.
Love is a possibility. He’s at least proof of the plan of sitting them since you never know with an older QB1.
Peter
Another variable to consider. We’re they considered QBOTF or person of interest?
I suppose if Pete and or John moves from Geno in say two to three years and Lock can come in and do it on backup plus money you can start to see a case for developing.
I think Robs overall point is completely correct. The cap control is awesome when it works which not nearly as often as burning through misses at QB when teams get it wrong.
Peter
While a cool project to tackle I think there’s too many variables.
The names in broadly modern times I could come up as developmental players: ( that did actually play )
Steve Young
Brunell
Hasselbeck
Rodgers
Love
Mahomes
I’m sure there’s been more. I’m not listing the mike whites who play accidentally and then get dumped on their butt.
I’m not listing our very own Geno who did definitely get time to develop but not when he was drafted.
Notice a pattern btw. The qbs selected to truly be developed extend from two connected coaching trees.
Since they both entered the league in 1996, it is quite possible that Lawyer Milloy sat behind Jon Kitna at Lincoln High School in Tacoma.
Jeff
Hey I’m a research oriented person (data scientist by day).
It’s unlikely such a study would reveal much of interest, unfortunately.
* Talent matters more than anything else; you have to control for that as a coviariate
* There are a *lot* of other covariates that matter: situation, players around them, etc etc.
* The relevant sample size (really just a handful of guys each year) is too small.
Blitzy the Clown
I said Will’s off to as good a start as he had his rookie season
PFF SEA Seahawks @PFF_Seahawks
Will Dissly: highest graded TE in the NFL this season – 81.0 📈
Uncle Will has always been good. Hope he can keep it going.
James
he’s unfortunately just had Grandpa Will knees 🙁
STTBM
….aaand he’s hurt yet again. That’s why they cut Smith to make room for a 4th TE.
Blitzy the Clown
The Prime effect
PAFootball @jasrifootball
Colorado’s coaching staff is about to get even more stacked: #NFL hall of fame defensive lineman Warren Sapp says that he’s planning to join the team’s coaching staff for the 2024 season, via
@RichEisenShow
“Imma get everything, get the paperwork, and go to work. When you have a quarterback like Shedeur, and my DLine will go hunt the other quarterback, our chances of winning just went through the roof.”
And he just threw his coaches under the bus too. Makes sense since they didn’t tell him where 3 open receivers were on that play.
JAFreeman
Yes, Rob, I need to thank you for your Fields eval as I was able to get off of him at top value this off season in two fantasy leagues, so thank you for that!!!!
ShowMeYourHawk
Bummer. If today’s roster moves indicate the new precedent, we should apologize to him now for his release next season.
I didn’t realize there was so much depth at QB coming up in the draft. Gives me some hope that they may finally pull the trigger. A rookie backup would be a nice way to get some cap savings.
The JSN target range is a head scratcher. It negates his strength as a route runner. Whenever I see those line of scrimmage throws, it reminds me of Golden Tate turning those throws into yardage. Remember him juking defenders and picking up 10 yard gains.
There used to be a lot of talk from coaches about putting players into position to use their strengths. Seems now like they’re trying to force players to fit into the system. The secondary is a jumble of good players that too often look lost on the field.
BK26
Has to be a qb that matters. Depth does no good if there isn’t anyone worth it (could push your guy along for a bit if another team or two fancies someone else).
The cap savings is nice, but I want a kid that can be the difference maker first.
I think you have a valid concern about JSN’s target depth, Rob.
The Seahawks (yes, based on small sample) have tried the same dumb thing with Dee Eskridge. Instead of taking advantage of his route running and contested catch strengths, they’ve essentially tried to turn him into an “at-the-LOS-gadget” type player.
So there is precedent for your point.
geoff u
But have we considered making him an in-line blocker yet?
I was going to make that point in the video and forgot
They had no idea how to get the most out of Percy when he played, they struggled with Eskridge and Jimmy Graham. They need to use JSN as a proper receiver not a LOS type
This has been driving me crazy, as well.
JSN’s strength is getting open over the middle, not bubble screens.
This isn’t how to utilize a 1st round WR who is “always open”.
Pran
They will probably ruin him like Eskridge. Dude got injured so many times executing same plays.
I just watched the Penn State game and that was his best performance I’ve seen. Very active, very difficult to block. A strong game
Denver Hawker
Yep, that game really jumped out for me. If he can continue to play like that, he’s a very exciting prospect. Would be even cooler if he gained 15-25 lbs. Arms don’t look super long either, but plays with decent leverage still so I can see why someone might see a Kancey comp.
Andy Heck 66
I think JSN is hurt and cannot be trusted to catch long passes now. Hopefully he will ramp up to better route tree in a few weeks. Probably still pretty hurt for 1-2 more.
Group Captain Mandrake
If he’s hurt enough that he can’t run routes that end up with him more than 5 yards down the field, he shouldn’t be playing. He’s a talented kid and so far they are wasting him.
Peter
Like Rob I’m not an X’s and O’s guy ( while he proceeds to watch 5-6 games of college a week, goes on to break down why a college scheme might not work in the pros,)
But if he was injured still but can play I would think you’d want him in a little space rather than dlinemen, ends, and attacking LOS db’s just sitting there to tee off on him.
GrittyHawk
What about a wrist injury makes him unable to catch a long pass vs a short pass? Not sure I’m following your train of thought here.
I can’t muster much enthusiasm for Season of Boom I’m afraid.
Maybe it’s because we already have the Rain City Redemption series.
Maybe it’s because the two main players have made such a hash of this team the last 4 seasons.
Maybe it’s because I live at ground zero and we’ve had so many celebrations of that team shoved down our throat as opposed to having an honest conversation about the state of the current team.
Saw that in my YouTube feed and thought pretty much what you just said.
Brodie
I started it – thinking it was about this season.
After I realized it was just another mashup of ‘the old gang’ talking about how they were the greatest defense in history, I made it another 3 minutes or so.
Hard to get too excited for a movie you’ve watched 50 times and is 10 years old.
ShowMeYourHawk
I’ve thought it was enjoyable, so far. I don’t mind reliving the glory days, so long as the organization doesn’t try to coast on the past for another decade, ala the M’s. At least the Hawks can celebrate a championship, whereas the Mariners have nothing but dust on their mantle.
Of all the players they struggled to use properly as cha mentioned above, Jimmy Graham is number one on my list. He was basically a wide receiver playing TE and they tried to make him an inline TE. It was insane.
They tried to turn him into a blocking TE. His body language was of someone who had given up on his coaches’ leadership. Been a few players who’ve left here taking shots at our schemes.
Elmer
Why do they like TE’s so much? It seems like they are often bringing in TE’s when filling other positions seems like a better idea for the team, And the signings usually don’t amount to much.
Real early, but how many 1st round grade QB’s, and how many looking like 2nd rounders?
Question for anyone studying them.
I’ve watched a few of them. Definitely not a talent evaluator though.
Peter
Hope this is nothing but just heard Corbin Smith say Will Dissly is dealing with a shoulder injury and was held out of practice.
Just something he needs to work through… for 4 weeks
Peter
I like how it’s all jokes here.
But yeah held out of practice for some shoulder thing.
Brodie
Considering they cut a DL (right before declaring another DL out for the year) to make room for a practice squad TE from Philly… I think it’s probably more than just a little something.
Peter
Which sucks cause he was starting strong and a big part of the Curhan/Forsythe success.
Gross MaToast
My date and I were kicked out of a performance of Beetlejuice over the weekend and as I was leaving the theatre, it hit me – this team is currently being run according to the results of a front office game of Mad Libs. It’s the only rational explanation.
509 Chris
This may be the funniest thing I’ve read in months!
(This isn’t political but rather involves a politician….)
So Gross, did you and your date get booted for doing that Lauren Bobert thing at the play?
(Or was that your subtle way of referencing that incident indirectly)
Gross just thought if it’s good for the goose it’s good for the Gross.
How are any of us to know when we go to musical theater for a date that you’re not supposed to run on stage with just a maverick hat yelling “it was always creed humphries!!”
Sea Mode
😂
Palatypus
If you have watched Drawn Together, you know that the answer to every blank space in Mad Libs is “penis.”
vanhawksfan
Rob, here is the profile for Penix from the ProFootball Network website, home of Tony Pauline. Thoughts, especially on the lack of arm strength?
Penix first broke out at Indiana in 2019, but injuries and inconsistent play led to burning out at the school. But he landed at Washington and immediately became a star again, completing 65.3% of passes for a whopping 4,641 yards, 31 touchdowns, and eight interceptions. The lefty pocket passer proved to be a Heisman contender and NFL talent.
There’s a lot to like about Penix, as he’s an accurate, smart thrower who knows his own limitations and overcomes his average arm strength. His passing motion has improved greatly as he uses touch to deliver passes into the hands of his playmakers. He’s also willing to let his tremendous receivers go to work, trusting them in contested coverage.
The concern with Penix is his lack of physical traits. As Teddy Bridgewater did as a prospect and pro, Penix struggles to drive the ball into tight windows, and his passes hang just long enough to be a problem in the NFL. He’s not a runner and, therefore, he must be dominant from the pocket to be a plus NFL starter.
A very good collegiate player, Penix projects as a high-floor backup to a lower-end starter at the next level. That earns a late Day 2 grade. – Ian Valentino, 8/22/2023
Bingo. Not saying he’s remotely similar to Bridgewater, but I could see them having similar careers. I think his game wasn’t supposed to translate well to the NFL. One worry for Penix: how much can he do despite of the system.
Rob I have a question for you it seems like in today NFL there isn’t any middle class players in the league most teams pay 10 sometimes a little bit more 10 million dollars a year or more and the rest of the roster has guys making 4 million or less.i can’t imagine anything major happening at NFL trade deadline unless Arizona moves budda baker.
It’s a fair point. The league has become top heavy in that regard
Cambs
Obviously there are good years and bad years for every position but I’m curious whether there’s a story to be told from the 2024 QB class and looking on down the line whether there’s been a leveling-up of QB development from the youth/HS level sufficient to change QB supply in the league generally — as in, it’s not necessarily just this one great class, but we expect the overall pool of QB quality to be less incredibly shallow in future years than it has been.
I’ve no opinion on this either way, but if there really end up being 10+ day 1/2 QBs … and then we’re looking ahead to a Sanders-led 2025 class, a Dante Moore-led 2026 class, and what seem like a good bunch of freshmen arriving on campus next year, then that feels like fodder for draft season futurecast pieces about a coming sea change.
CL
Regarding JSN, just saw something interesting:
Jaxon Smith-Njigba is currently averaging 4.6 yards of separation on every route he’s ran so far this season.
That’s 2nd best among all WR’s and 4th best in the ENTIRE league.
Glad others are noticing Seattle won’t throw him the ball downfield. It’s freaking criminal. They are treating him like a raw division 2 UDFA, not a guy they thought was a top 5 pick.
Target depth sucks for JSN. Get him the damn ball…
Get the guy the ball down the field for heaven’s sake.
geoff u
Seriously. I wonder if they’re waiting for his hand to heal, and just sending him out on routes as a decoy/dummie role to get the live in-game experience?
Gaux Hawks
…to be fair, the DBs are also five yards off the LOS
Jeff
As others have mentioned, this is because he’s running very shallow routes.
I assume this is due to his injury, though I’m not sure. I honestly wonder if the whole “Russ won’t throw the middle crossers” was really a Russ thing at this point, or if it’s just the way Pete likes the offense to be structured. It’s not as if Geno’s hitting them a ton.
Chemistry it takes awhile . Having played Qb its weird how in my head i could see where the reciever I new was running without even looking. Correct me but wasnt Lock throwing most to JSN in preseason
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Joe Person
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Andy Dalton will address media at the podium in about 20 minutes or so, which would seem to be an indication of what way the Panthers are leaning.
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Peter
Red Rifle strikes again
Ground_Hawk
Shoot. Now Carolina will probably have 400+ air yards lol
ShowMeYourHawk
1-2 incoming? Smells like career days for Thielen and Hubbard ahead.
Ok thanks cha. Makes more sense now. If like last year we can’t stop their run game, my 90 year old mother could be the QB and we’d still be in a bad place.
Bryce Young on throws longer than 10 yards in the first two weeks:
6 for 21 with zero TD and two INT.
You better be an 80% passer in the 1-10 yard range to even that out.
Hint: He’s not.
Blitzy the Clown
I enjoy a good Baldy’s Breakdown, and this is a good one because it demonstrates the coaching staff recognized a potential mismatch problem and schemed to address and overcome it.
Would that they could do this in all facets of their game.
Tyreke Smith back on the Seahawks as a practice squad player.
Good.
Brodie
Good news indeed. Waiting for news to drop about Dissly missing time now.
With the OT’s banged up and Dissly as well, it could be that the guy we picked up from Philly is a good blocking TE. I don’t think that Fant and Parkinson add much in that area.
Blitzy the Clown
I’ll keep saying it: Deion is something different
COACH PRIME @DeionSanders
Do u love people, do u want others to succeed, do u desire us all to unite & do u feel a certain way when someone is misused or abused? If yes is your answer to all of above i appreciate your heart & you’re what this world needs to make this a better place. Let’s do something about it. #CoachPrime
I feel like Gene Wilder as willy wonka…’no please stop, we need you’
Olyhawksfan
Regarding the subject of not getting the ball down field to JSN…did anyone else notice Geno looks very hesitant to throw deep so far this year? Seemed like last year he was fearless.
And in addition to not using JSN properly, one could argue the same about DK.
One game with nothing but 3 and outs and one game with both OT’s as backups.
nfendall
One thing I appreciate about Geno is that he will take the short and intermediate stuff instead of trying to force it down the field unnecessarily. If he doesn’t hit many downfield shots because the defense wants to keep 2 deep safeties and take away DK but plays like he did against the Lions I am perfectly okay with it.
They definitely need to manage JSN much better in that intermediate area to utilize his skill set. Crossing my fingers hoping they figure it out.
geoff u
Agreed, that’s why his completion percentage hovers around 70%, yet he’s still pretty great at the deep ball. He hits it when it’s there.
Interesting I noticed today. Top five graded receivers on PFF are all coached by Shanahan, McVay or one of their disciples
Palatypus
49ers by three touchdowns.
Blitzy the Clown
Omg I forgot the game
Palatypus
Interesting that Shawn Hocculi’s crew didn’t throw a flag until the second quarter after a really chippy first.
HOUSE
I’m curious if DAL has a replacement plan for Trevon Diggs? Looks like he’s done for the year and we have a deep CB room. I know PC mentioned Woolen could miss some though.
ShowMeYourHawk
Until we’ve seen the starters get through at least a few games together, we don’t really know what we’ve got at CB. We were also told that Jackson had the best camp of anyone and dude lost his job pretty quickly.
HOUSE
Jackson is the tradable guy in my eyes. Especially when we bring Burns back up from the PS. I’m curious to see how Kelly’s development goes
UkAlex6674
I think we’re way over estimating how good Jackson is
Peter
Seemed like he played fairly well last year.
Agree though. I don’t think he’s tradeable. What would a team give for him?
According to StatMuse, Andy Dalton has a career record of 3-1 against the Seattle Seahawks.
In four games against the Seahawks, he has thrown for 1,104 yards, 7 touchdowns, and 4 interceptions with a passer rating of 93.4.
Palatypus
I woke up today to Good Morning Football and was astonished that Jaimie Erdahl, for once, had a good idea.
She made a game-day-inspired sandwich for the upcoming tilt of the Denver Broncos (0-2) at the Miami Dolphins (2-0.) It was a pepper-infused bison Cuban flatbread sandwich.
Half asleep, I remembered I had goat cheese and pita bread left over from making gyros earlier in the week with doner kababs. I also had marinara left over from spaghetti and meatballs.
So, I made a goat cheese pita pizza for lunch. I think I’ll do this again for the next Rams game. But it needs something.
Unless you’re one of those people who taste soap when they eat it. I feel sorry for that lot. Mexican and Thai just aren’t the same without it.
Palatypus
According to my 23&Me test, I am one of those people who can smell asparagus in urine. Until I got the test, I didn’t know that there were people who couldn’t smell asparagus in urine.
I love cilantro. Graffiti Pizza in downtown Pensacola will smother a pizza in fresh cilantro.
Gaux Hawks
Would be great to be able to pick up a 6th for Jackson…
Thoughts on McClendon Curtis at G, could be a great hedge for 2024??
icb12
Needs meat.
Some sliced up lamb aught to do.
Palatypus
I’m not a big fan of Greek-style pizza. There is a good place for that in Pensacola though, called Georgio’s out on Cervantes Street.
Palatypus
And I have Tzatziki. If I had lamb, I would have just made a gyro.
Adam Schefter
@AdamSchefter
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49ers announced they signed general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan to multi-year contract extensions.
Jabroni-DC
Cue the injury bug.
Palatypus
When PC and JS have to explain themselves to the new owner, after Jodie Allen sells the team, about the Jamal Adams trade, they will point to this.
Zxvo3
Seahawks aren’t the only team that’s banged up in week 3, check out the Ravens:
Arkansas @ 12LSU in Death Valley. LSU has many names to know for the draft, and Arkansas has some intriguing players that will be R3-R5.
24Iowa @ 7PennSt in Happy Valley, lots of fun players and names to watch here. Fashanu, Cooper DeJean, Zakee Wheatley, Kalen King, Chop Robinson, Luke Lachey, Erick All…
Iowa vs. Penn State when it matters is always a really good, weird game. Adrian Clayborn blocking a punt for a td to beat #3 Penn State is one core game for me.
LouCityHawk
I remember that game, one of the more underrated rivalries in college football.
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I agree that you should not throw rookie quarterbacks into the Lion’s den.
You should throw them in the Charger’s den.
As long as it isn’t the brown’s den
Is that the bathroom at the Pittsburgh airport?
I like how Penix goes through his reads and his pocket awareness/ composure.
I love how he uses different arm angles to complete passes and his accuracy. The td to Westie almost sidearm was beautiful.
Mahomes made a Ton of bonehead throws at TT and reason he didn’t go top 5.
You can coach up Penix but where do you find a Michael vick arm and accuracy. Penix is a surgeon out there and you can always nit pick throws but his incompletions are throwing the ball away not missing a receiver.
Husky receivers aren’t running free and when they are, the ball is on the money 30 yds with a flick of his wrist.
Penix does benefit from the 50/50 balls odunze, polk and McMillan snag but the passes are on the money 50 yds down field.
I think Penix deserves a lot of LOVE! Penix is amazing.
I was at MSU and you could see the control, composure, pocket presence that is rare.
I will take that arm talent, sit him for a year and coach him up. He’s AMAZING!!
I don’t recognise this review of Penix — and I speak as someone who has talked consistently positively about him.
He isn’t making a lot reads in this system and he doesn’t need pocket awareness because he’s barely ever touched. He is not a ‘surgical’ passer. He is playing in one of the extreme-spread systems that create a lot of easy completions. He has a lot of deep-ball shots too — but we’re not talking about any need to be ‘surgical’ within this scheme.
It’s not nit-picking to highlight these aspects or issues on certain throws. He spent the first two weeks overthrowing on some downfield shots (he just did) and against Michigan State there were a fair amount of throws that made life difficult for the receivers and because they are so talented, they bailed him out somewhat. Then there was the certain interception (which would’ve been ugly) that a defender mishandled, tipped into the air and was caught by a receiver (who ran it in for a very fortunate score).
He does have an outstanding arm and he completes ‘wow’ passes every game to the sideline that many won’t even consider. Yet we have to be truthful here. In the NFL he is not going to be untouched and facing so little pressure like he is at UW. He’s not going to be throwing to receivers who are 10x better than the defenders they’re facing. He is going to need to do a lot more processing pre and post snap and he isn’t going to get a nice mix of open options over the middle and deep-throws. He’s going to need to become the surgeon you speak of, which simply isn’t part of life in his current system.
This is all a fair review of what he is. He has outstanding tools but there is context that needs to be heard too.
https://x.com/rapsheet/status/1704541505266872503?s=46&t=jJY5PzfRfqxlTnRLJklz5g
Well, the Tyreke Smith experiment is over…
Dumb move. With Boye Mafe held out last week?
For Artie Burns? A 4th Tight End? And with Kyu Blu, that Las Vegas LB that was a “steal” and the OT from TB who hasn’t played on the roster?
He better end up on the Practice Squad.
New TE to play OLB?
Box safety?
Kicker?
Cha, what is our club control for TE Brady Russell ??
2024 Draft Hedge (maybe someone they liked in 2023) ?
Felt like Smith was a hedge against releasing Taylor in 2024… oh well.
He’s a rookie so they’ve got 3 years of club control.
But that assumes they even want to use a roster spot on him long-term.
2 OL rookies and 1 TE rookie all poached off of other practice squads. Really? if you are looking for OL depth because of injuries, wouldn’t you look for a proven track record? If these rookies were great why were they on practice squads instead of active rosters.
Maybe the moves have more to do with cost savings.
And now Mike Morris is on IR with the shoulder that’s been bugging him all offseason.
Cutting Tyreke Smith makes even less sense now.
This is fine meme
Doesn’t seem to make sense. It must mean that something else is in the works.
Could be, but feels like the time they cut a guy then went ‘whoops, didn’t mean to do that.’
I think it was when they were playing footsie with Josh Gordon.
They cut a DL a few years ago so they could add a special teams guy for a TNF game (if memory serves). The Vikings claimed him off waivers and we ended up eating dead cap and being down a DT.
Sometimes they get way too friggin cute with their moves. As you said… “for who?” a 4th TE?
Only way this makes much sense is if one of our TE’s is going to miss multiple weeks.
What’s up with drafting injured players?
4D CHESS ??
Talking about Prez trade, contract, injury and play is so 2022
Talking about the stubborness of trying to make Darrell Taylor happen at the cost of all else, so 2023
Over reaction much? It’s not like we’ve let go a perennial PB or AP……
Hated the pick
Think he is at best a situational, rotational pass rusher depth piece.
He is so bad against the run that teams will target him in 3rd and long because they know he is incapable of setting an edge!
I’m sure he is a nice guy, good teammate, but ffs
Rob,
What do you think about Jer’Zhawn Newton as a replacement for Mario Edwards? I know that he lacks length but there is a bit of a Calijah Kancy vibe to his play. Thank you for all of the great writing.
That’s not the comp that comes to mind personally. He plays a lot of DE. He flashes well, athletic. Can swim and do all of that. Good player. But also a lot of average snaps too
So more of a 4-3 defensive end? Not really a scheme fit for the Hawks?
No they are using him at end a lot but he has the body type to play inside.
Who is or isn’t a scheme fit or not fit for the Hawks at this point?
idk, know any basketball players you wanna try out? we used to be keen on that.
They are also using Anthony Richardson in the run game, which is getting him killed. Two injuries in two games running the ball, though I think the second was a scramble where he was blitzed and there was no hot read. They appear to be scheming ways to get him injured.
I’ve seen their games and Ant does a lot to injure himself too…More times than not he’s finishing a run like a RB….
That’s definitely true as well, shades of RGIII. That run were he was concussed especially, looks like he expected to walk in and then WHAM. Gotta protect yourself, bro. I think this could also comes down to coaching too. Have to teach him these things before you throw him out there and he’s playing on pure instinct.
I really would like to see one of those research oriented people do the work on QBs who were drafted and started right away versus QBs who sat with the idea of starting versus QBs who were thought of as backups, but became starters.
My guess would be that QBs drafted with the idea they would sit for a year to three before starting have a high hit rate.
I suspect immediate starters would have lower success rates than long term backups.
This all makes a ton of sense in a real world sense, also bad franchises are the ones that Draft QBs high, and they are highly incentivized to start them right away and try to exploit the market savings as a way to jumpstart a turnaround.
I think the only knock would be that the better the quarterback as a prospect, the more likely that they were to start immediately. I can’t really think of anyone lately that sat and is an upper echelon quarterback. Other than Mahomes.
Love is looking good, Rodgers sat, Hurts sat for most of a year, probably a lot mkre
I wasn’t considering as far back as Rodgers. Hurts wasn’t considered the QBOTF at the time, I think they were having him be the insurance policy.
Love is a possibility. He’s at least proof of the plan of sitting them since you never know with an older QB1.
Another variable to consider. We’re they considered QBOTF or person of interest?
I suppose if Pete and or John moves from Geno in say two to three years and Lock can come in and do it on backup plus money you can start to see a case for developing.
I think Robs overall point is completely correct. The cap control is awesome when it works which not nearly as often as burning through misses at QB when teams get it wrong.
While a cool project to tackle I think there’s too many variables.
The names in broadly modern times I could come up as developmental players: ( that did actually play )
Steve Young
Brunell
Hasselbeck
Rodgers
Love
Mahomes
I’m sure there’s been more. I’m not listing the mike whites who play accidentally and then get dumped on their butt.
I’m not listing our very own Geno who did definitely get time to develop but not when he was drafted.
Notice a pattern btw. The qbs selected to truly be developed extend from two connected coaching trees.
Carson Palmer sat for a year behind I believe Jon Kitna
Nice pull!
I might be old brother
Since they both entered the league in 1996, it is quite possible that Lawyer Milloy sat behind Jon Kitna at Lincoln High School in Tacoma.
Hey I’m a research oriented person (data scientist by day).
It’s unlikely such a study would reveal much of interest, unfortunately.
* Talent matters more than anything else; you have to control for that as a coviariate
* There are a *lot* of other covariates that matter: situation, players around them, etc etc.
* The relevant sample size (really just a handful of guys each year) is too small.
I said Will’s off to as good a start as he had his rookie season
https://x.com/PFF_Seahawks/status/1704559076296761787?s=20
Uncle Will has always been good. Hope he can keep it going.
he’s unfortunately just had Grandpa Will knees 🙁
….aaand he’s hurt yet again. That’s why they cut Smith to make room for a 4th TE.
The Prime effect
This is really something else.
Can Sapp coach? We know he can talk, but it doesn’t look like he has ever been a coach before.
…aaaand, Mike Morris is done for the year.
*block*
Gosh darn it
We never could’ve anticipated DL depth being an issue
Almost like that’s why they drafted a few guys on the dline. Injuries happen duder.
So they drafted Mike Morris because Mike Morris would be out for the rest of the season.
Depth was already an issue for a thin dline group.
To use a football term, feels like we’ve been blindsided
*pinches nosebridge*
I for one am shocked
I guess Jarran Reed will just have to play 100% of the snaps from now on
Get the man an ice bag for those calf muscles
100% if we’re lucky.
I think something more in the range of 120%.
No biggie. Just 32% of defensive snaps need to be split up.
Something’s rotten in Chi town
A shambles
Everyone I know connected to that team has been acting like all their decision making has been spot on since the new GM/coach came in
I think they’ve been bloody awful. I mean, they traded a high R2 for Chase Claypool
Plus Fields has never had it — there’s another view I took some grief about back in the day
Awfully run franchise facing another massive rebuild soon
I don’t follow them so I wouldn’t know much beyond the headline
But I do know, this is not what I want my franchise QB doing
I don’t even know how to explain this
https://x.com/jasrifootball/status/1704329429265109064?s=20
And he just threw his coaches under the bus too. Makes sense since they didn’t tell him where 3 open receivers were on that play.
Yes, Rob, I need to thank you for your Fields eval as I was able to get off of him at top value this off season in two fantasy leagues, so thank you for that!!!!
Bummer. If today’s roster moves indicate the new precedent, we should apologize to him now for his release next season.
🤦🏽♂️ Reply fail.
Meant for the Morris link.
I didn’t realize there was so much depth at QB coming up in the draft. Gives me some hope that they may finally pull the trigger. A rookie backup would be a nice way to get some cap savings.
The JSN target range is a head scratcher. It negates his strength as a route runner. Whenever I see those line of scrimmage throws, it reminds me of Golden Tate turning those throws into yardage. Remember him juking defenders and picking up 10 yard gains.
There used to be a lot of talk from coaches about putting players into position to use their strengths. Seems now like they’re trying to force players to fit into the system. The secondary is a jumble of good players that too often look lost on the field.
Has to be a qb that matters. Depth does no good if there isn’t anyone worth it (could push your guy along for a bit if another team or two fancies someone else).
The cap savings is nice, but I want a kid that can be the difference maker first.
For sure. A backup for year 1 and/or 2 then a starter. I am a proponent of letting a rookie sit first.
Especially when you have the situation to do it. I have no idea why it’s such an adverse option to not have them play immediately.
I think you have a valid concern about JSN’s target depth, Rob.
The Seahawks (yes, based on small sample) have tried the same dumb thing with Dee Eskridge. Instead of taking advantage of his route running and contested catch strengths, they’ve essentially tried to turn him into an “at-the-LOS-gadget” type player.
So there is precedent for your point.
But have we considered making him an in-line blocker yet?
Box Safety?
No one ever expects the box safety transition
4D chess yet again
Amongst our weapons: 2 first round picks, a massive contract, a scheme twisted like taffy, and a fanatical devotion to the concept
I was going to make that point in the video and forgot
They had no idea how to get the most out of Percy when he played, they struggled with Eskridge and Jimmy Graham. They need to use JSN as a proper receiver not a LOS type
I sure hope JSN doesn’t end up in that group when we look back. Drafting bpa available only works if you know how to use them.
Wonder how much they be using him as decoy? Maybe his wrist (thumb?) isn’t 100% healed?
Then sit him and play Bobo as a decoy
This has been driving me crazy, as well.
JSN’s strength is getting open over the middle, not bubble screens.
This isn’t how to utilize a 1st round WR who is “always open”.
They will probably ruin him like Eskridge. Dude got injured so many times executing same plays.
A lot of people asking about Jer’Zhan Newton
I just watched the Penn State game and that was his best performance I’ve seen. Very active, very difficult to block. A strong game
Yep, that game really jumped out for me. If he can continue to play like that, he’s a very exciting prospect. Would be even cooler if he gained 15-25 lbs. Arms don’t look super long either, but plays with decent leverage still so I can see why someone might see a Kancey comp.
I think JSN is hurt and cannot be trusted to catch long passes now. Hopefully he will ramp up to better route tree in a few weeks. Probably still pretty hurt for 1-2 more.
If he’s hurt enough that he can’t run routes that end up with him more than 5 yards down the field, he shouldn’t be playing. He’s a talented kid and so far they are wasting him.
Like Rob I’m not an X’s and O’s guy ( while he proceeds to watch 5-6 games of college a week, goes on to break down why a college scheme might not work in the pros,)
But if he was injured still but can play I would think you’d want him in a little space rather than dlinemen, ends, and attacking LOS db’s just sitting there to tee off on him.
What about a wrist injury makes him unable to catch a long pass vs a short pass? Not sure I’m following your train of thought here.
I can’t muster much enthusiasm for Season of Boom I’m afraid.
Maybe it’s because we already have the Rain City Redemption series.
Maybe it’s because the two main players have made such a hash of this team the last 4 seasons.
Maybe it’s because I live at ground zero and we’ve had so many celebrations of that team shoved down our throat as opposed to having an honest conversation about the state of the current team.
I’ve not watched it TBH
Saw that in my YouTube feed and thought pretty much what you just said.
I started it – thinking it was about this season.
After I realized it was just another mashup of ‘the old gang’ talking about how they were the greatest defense in history, I made it another 3 minutes or so.
Hard to get too excited for a movie you’ve watched 50 times and is 10 years old.
I’ve thought it was enjoyable, so far. I don’t mind reliving the glory days, so long as the organization doesn’t try to coast on the past for another decade, ala the M’s. At least the Hawks can celebrate a championship, whereas the Mariners have nothing but dust on their mantle.
So you are good with one decade of “coasting” just not two?
Yep. That’s exactly what I said. Good on you for taking your frustration. Have a blessed day.
Skip it and go straight to Doug Baldwin’s interview with KJ. It’s intense.
Of all the players they struggled to use properly as cha mentioned above, Jimmy Graham is number one on my list. He was basically a wide receiver playing TE and they tried to make him an inline TE. It was insane.
They tried to turn him into a blocking TE. His body language was of someone who had given up on his coaches’ leadership. Been a few players who’ve left here taking shots at our schemes.
Why do they like TE’s so much? It seems like they are often bringing in TE’s when filling other positions seems like a better idea for the team, And the signings usually don’t amount to much.
Real early, but how many 1st round grade QB’s, and how many looking like 2nd rounders?
Question for anyone studying them.
I’ve watched a few of them. Definitely not a talent evaluator though.
Hope this is nothing but just heard Corbin Smith say Will Dissly is dealing with a shoulder injury and was held out of practice.
Is it a legit shoulder?
Just something he needs to work through… for 4 weeks
I like how it’s all jokes here.
But yeah held out of practice for some shoulder thing.
Considering they cut a DL (right before declaring another DL out for the year) to make room for a practice squad TE from Philly… I think it’s probably more than just a little something.
Which sucks cause he was starting strong and a big part of the Curhan/Forsythe success.
My date and I were kicked out of a performance of Beetlejuice over the weekend and as I was leaving the theatre, it hit me – this team is currently being run according to the results of a front office game of Mad Libs. It’s the only rational explanation.
This may be the funniest thing I’ve read in months!
(This isn’t political but rather involves a politician….)
So Gross, did you and your date get booted for doing that Lauren Bobert thing at the play?
(Or was that your subtle way of referencing that incident indirectly)
And am I just slow but sure?
Gross just thought if it’s good for the goose it’s good for the Gross.
How are any of us to know when we go to musical theater for a date that you’re not supposed to run on stage with just a maverick hat yelling “it was always creed humphries!!”
😂
If you have watched Drawn Together, you know that the answer to every blank space in Mad Libs is “penis.”
Rob, here is the profile for Penix from the ProFootball Network website, home of Tony Pauline. Thoughts, especially on the lack of arm strength?
Penix first broke out at Indiana in 2019, but injuries and inconsistent play led to burning out at the school. But he landed at Washington and immediately became a star again, completing 65.3% of passes for a whopping 4,641 yards, 31 touchdowns, and eight interceptions. The lefty pocket passer proved to be a Heisman contender and NFL talent.
There’s a lot to like about Penix, as he’s an accurate, smart thrower who knows his own limitations and overcomes his average arm strength. His passing motion has improved greatly as he uses touch to deliver passes into the hands of his playmakers. He’s also willing to let his tremendous receivers go to work, trusting them in contested coverage.
The concern with Penix is his lack of physical traits. As Teddy Bridgewater did as a prospect and pro, Penix struggles to drive the ball into tight windows, and his passes hang just long enough to be a problem in the NFL. He’s not a runner and, therefore, he must be dominant from the pocket to be a plus NFL starter.
A very good collegiate player, Penix projects as a high-floor backup to a lower-end starter at the next level. That earns a late Day 2 grade. – Ian Valentino, 8/22/2023
Not Rob- also not wrong
Bingo. Not saying he’s remotely similar to Bridgewater, but I could see them having similar careers. I think his game wasn’t supposed to translate well to the NFL. One worry for Penix: how much can he do despite of the system.
I would suggest not paying much attention to Ian Valentino’s work if he thinks Penix’s physical tools aren’t other worldly
He has a golden arm
Rob I have a question for you it seems like in today NFL there isn’t any middle class players in the league most teams pay 10 sometimes a little bit more 10 million dollars a year or more and the rest of the roster has guys making 4 million or less.i can’t imagine anything major happening at NFL trade deadline unless Arizona moves budda baker.
It’s a fair point. The league has become top heavy in that regard
Obviously there are good years and bad years for every position but I’m curious whether there’s a story to be told from the 2024 QB class and looking on down the line whether there’s been a leveling-up of QB development from the youth/HS level sufficient to change QB supply in the league generally — as in, it’s not necessarily just this one great class, but we expect the overall pool of QB quality to be less incredibly shallow in future years than it has been.
I’ve no opinion on this either way, but if there really end up being 10+ day 1/2 QBs … and then we’re looking ahead to a Sanders-led 2025 class, a Dante Moore-led 2026 class, and what seem like a good bunch of freshmen arriving on campus next year, then that feels like fodder for draft season futurecast pieces about a coming sea change.
Regarding JSN, just saw something interesting:
Jaxon Smith-Njigba is currently averaging 4.6 yards of separation on every route he’s ran so far this season.
That’s 2nd best among all WR’s and 4th best in the ENTIRE league.
https://twitter.com/NFLRookieWatxh/status/1704684425022153170
Glad others are noticing Seattle won’t throw him the ball downfield. It’s freaking criminal. They are treating him like a raw division 2 UDFA, not a guy they thought was a top 5 pick.
Target depth sucks for JSN. Get him the damn ball…
Get the guy the ball down the field for heaven’s sake.
Seriously. I wonder if they’re waiting for his hand to heal, and just sending him out on routes as a decoy/dummie role to get the live in-game experience?
…to be fair, the DBs are also five yards off the LOS
As others have mentioned, this is because he’s running very shallow routes.
I assume this is due to his injury, though I’m not sure. I honestly wonder if the whole “Russ won’t throw the middle crossers” was really a Russ thing at this point, or if it’s just the way Pete likes the offense to be structured. It’s not as if Geno’s hitting them a ton.
Chemistry it takes awhile . Having played Qb its weird how in my head i could see where the reciever I new was running without even looking. Correct me but wasnt Lock throwing most to JSN in preseason
Rats
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Andy Dalton will address media at the podium in about 20 minutes or so, which would seem to be an indication of what way the Panthers are leaning.
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Red Rifle strikes again
Shoot. Now Carolina will probably have 400+ air yards lol
1-2 incoming? Smells like career days for Thielen and Hubbard ahead.
Is Young hurt? If not, this is a huge mistake on their part.
He is. Ankle
Ok thanks cha. Makes more sense now. If like last year we can’t stop their run game, my 90 year old mother could be the QB and we’d still be in a bad place.
Heard that Dalton is 3-1 against the hawks.
He has a much better chance of beating us than Young IMO
Finally watched the highlights and young really does look lost right now.
He looks totally lost, like a deer in headlights. I think his brain is scrambled and he just needs to take a step back and have a moment.
This isn’t totally surprising. There must be a lot of pressure being the #1 pick especially when a team trades a fortune for you.
The Panthers need to manage him carefully though. Whatever they’ve been doing hasn’t worked.
Young’s durability has been a concern since before the draft. We will see if his body can take the NFL pounding.
Watch Points stat that I dug out of the trashcan:
Bryce Young on throws longer than 10 yards in the first two weeks:
6 for 21 with zero TD and two INT.
You better be an 80% passer in the 1-10 yard range to even that out.
Hint: He’s not.
I enjoy a good Baldy’s Breakdown, and this is a good one because it demonstrates the coaching staff recognized a potential mismatch problem and schemed to address and overcome it.
Would that they could do this in all facets of their game.
https://x.com/BaldyNFL/status/1704571661888938134?s=20
Maybe this is why we waived Tyreke and signed another TE.
Why not just convert him tho?
Our good friend Shawn Hocculi has got the 49ers game tonight.
We get Ron Torbert this week. There are two women on this crew so expect a lot of flags for things that happened 20 years ago.
https://www.footballzebras.com/2023/09/week-3-referee-assignments-2023/
Hahahahqhq!
I don’t know why I’m laughing so much. You speak nothing but the truth about the calls……
That’s just rude, Palatypus, everyone knows women don’t like laundry strewn all over the place
All I’m saying is that Bryce Young might get flagged for pooping his huggies.
“I’m talking to America here, excuse me.”
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/38424407/geno-smith-seattle-seahawks-referee-alex-kemp
Danny Shelton is available again…
If the Vikings keep losing, maybe Danielle Hunter trade?
Tyreke Smith back on the Seahawks as a practice squad player.
Good.
Good news indeed. Waiting for news to drop about Dissly missing time now.
With the OT’s banged up and Dissly as well, it could be that the guy we picked up from Philly is a good blocking TE. I don’t think that Fant and Parkinson add much in that area.
I’ll keep saying it: Deion is something different
I’m desperate to get some Colorado merch but it’s either sold out or won’t ship!
I used to be offered free tickets to every game for years and would only go if there was another team playing that I wanted to watch.
Now all sold out and no one’s even selling.
Unreal turnaround.
Colorado has gotten their money’s worth for Deion three weeks into the first season. Brilliant hire.
🤣
It’s like buying into Apple in 1980
NFL teams are absolutly going to be falling over themselves to hire him for that alone. He should have the common sense to choose wisely.
This is ridiculous
Two games in and feels like half the team isn’t practising
https://twitter.com/johnpboyle/status/1704996776208679331
Everything is fine.
Don’t panic!
The Vogons come in peace.
Diggs and Love aren’t practicing.
I feel like Gene Wilder as willy wonka…’no please stop, we need you’
Regarding the subject of not getting the ball down field to JSN…did anyone else notice Geno looks very hesitant to throw deep so far this year? Seemed like last year he was fearless.
And in addition to not using JSN properly, one could argue the same about DK.
One game with nothing but 3 and outs and one game with both OT’s as backups.
One thing I appreciate about Geno is that he will take the short and intermediate stuff instead of trying to force it down the field unnecessarily. If he doesn’t hit many downfield shots because the defense wants to keep 2 deep safeties and take away DK but plays like he did against the Lions I am perfectly okay with it.
They definitely need to manage JSN much better in that intermediate area to utilize his skill set. Crossing my fingers hoping they figure it out.
Agreed, that’s why his completion percentage hovers around 70%, yet he’s still pretty great at the deep ball. He hits it when it’s there.
Interesting I noticed today. Top five graded receivers on PFF are all coached by Shanahan, McVay or one of their disciples
49ers by three touchdowns.
Omg I forgot the game
Interesting that Shawn Hocculi’s crew didn’t throw a flag until the second quarter after a really chippy first.
I’m curious if DAL has a replacement plan for Trevon Diggs? Looks like he’s done for the year and we have a deep CB room. I know PC mentioned Woolen could miss some though.
Until we’ve seen the starters get through at least a few games together, we don’t really know what we’ve got at CB. We were also told that Jackson had the best camp of anyone and dude lost his job pretty quickly.
Jackson is the tradable guy in my eyes. Especially when we bring Burns back up from the PS. I’m curious to see how Kelly’s development goes
I think we’re way over estimating how good Jackson is
Seemed like he played fairly well last year.
Agree though. I don’t think he’s tradeable. What would a team give for him?
San Fran are the clear #1 team in the NFC
It’s not even debatable
Well, you can always watch the replay of the Seahawks game on NFLN instead.
With all of these red jerseys in Santa Clara, it looks like a Chargers home game against the Chiefs.
Purdy is clearly very rusty, but he still makes great decisions, because he knows it.
This is a David Krieg-like effort.
How is it the 9ers got 2 Thursday games on short rest? They play us on Thanksgiving night on a short week as well as tonight. Frankly, that’s lousy.
BREAKING: Deebo Samuel is very good at football.
For us or them? Cause we’re gonna need all the help we can get.
Reply fail to Big Mike.
Stop using your phone.
Never.
For them Peter
And yeah I’ll take the advantage but it’s not right.
Agreed. The nfl schedule making is getting very poor.
Tired of talking about how good that niners defense is?…..well….
Now we can talk about how good that offense is as well..
Giants have 11 days to like their wounds before they face us.
Lick
It’s painful to think about, but San fran v. Dallas should be a playoff level game…
Go Hawks!!!
True. Yuck. But still true.
If it takes 49ers excellence to keep Dallas out of the Super Bowl, that is a price I am willing to pay.
+ 1
×1000
My hatred for Dallas is extremely intense
According to StatMuse, Andy Dalton has a career record of 3-1 against the Seattle Seahawks.
In four games against the Seahawks, he has thrown for 1,104 yards, 7 touchdowns, and 4 interceptions with a passer rating of 93.4.
I woke up today to Good Morning Football and was astonished that Jaimie Erdahl, for once, had a good idea.
She made a game-day-inspired sandwich for the upcoming tilt of the Denver Broncos (0-2) at the Miami Dolphins (2-0.) It was a pepper-infused bison Cuban flatbread sandwich.
Half asleep, I remembered I had goat cheese and pita bread left over from making gyros earlier in the week with doner kababs. I also had marinara left over from spaghetti and meatballs.
So, I made a goat cheese pita pizza for lunch. I think I’ll do this again for the next Rams game. But it needs something.
Fresh cilantro?
Can’t ever go wrong with Cilantro.
Unless you’re one of those people who taste soap when they eat it. I feel sorry for that lot. Mexican and Thai just aren’t the same without it.
According to my 23&Me test, I am one of those people who can smell asparagus in urine. Until I got the test, I didn’t know that there were people who couldn’t smell asparagus in urine.
I love cilantro. Graffiti Pizza in downtown Pensacola will smother a pizza in fresh cilantro.
Would be great to be able to pick up a 6th for Jackson…
Thoughts on McClendon Curtis at G, could be a great hedge for 2024??
Needs meat.
Some sliced up lamb aught to do.
I’m not a big fan of Greek-style pizza. There is a good place for that in Pensacola though, called Georgio’s out on Cervantes Street.
And I have Tzatziki. If I had lamb, I would have just made a gyro.
Cue the injury bug.
When PC and JS have to explain themselves to the new owner, after Jodie Allen sells the team, about the Jamal Adams trade, they will point to this.
Seahawks aren’t the only team that’s banged up in week 3, check out the Ravens:
https://x.com/ravens/status/1705293180042707032?s=46&t=bCYzgqBJcHiAqGV1jvDRgQ
Yes – let’s all start gushing over the fabulous run defense. WTF.
https://twitter.com/bcondotta/status/1705324160833184211
13th against the run. Big improvement. 30th against the pass. Going in the wrong direction there, fellas.
And no pass rush. They’ve turned Nwosu from a pass rush terror to an invisible run stuffer. His salary isn’t as high as it is to stuff the run.
Hurtt has no clue, and this defense is lost without Desai. I think it’s clear he was the lone bright spot on this dysmal defensive coaching staff.
Thanks for checking out Cam Ward. I’ve liked him for awhile.
Looks like there are a lot of good matchups tomorrow.
#4 Florida @ Clemson
Florida did not look good last week against unranked Boston College
Auburn @ Texas A&M
Scout that DT!
Rutgers @ #2 Michigan Both teams are 3-0.
I know an upset is unlikely, but Rutgers is feisty.
#22 UCLA @ #11 Utah
Both teams are 3-0
#15 Ole Miss @ #13 Alabama
Ole Miss is 3-0 and how cool would it be if Alabama fell to 2-2.
#19 Colorado @ #10 Oregon
Do I really need to explain this to anyone?
#6 Ohio State @ #9 Notre Dame
How good is Sam Hartman?
#14 Oregon State @ #21 Washington State
The battle for the PAC-2 Championship!
Assume that’s #4 Florida State
Yes, I was fighting the keyboard.
Have you considered using your phone? 😄
Well played Peter. Well…played.
A veritable CFB feast.
Arkansas @ 12LSU in Death Valley. LSU has many names to know for the draft, and Arkansas has some intriguing players that will be R3-R5.
24Iowa @ 7PennSt in Happy Valley, lots of fun players and names to watch here. Fashanu, Cooper DeJean, Zakee Wheatley, Kalen King, Chop Robinson, Luke Lachey, Erick All…
Iowa vs. Penn State when it matters is always a really good, weird game. Adrian Clayborn blocking a punt for a td to beat #3 Penn State is one core game for me.
I remember that game, one of the more underrated rivalries in college football.