I feel like he's been that way for a long time now.
The broncos hitched their wagon to him though so, yeah good luck with that.
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The broncos hitched their wagon to him though so, yeah good luck with that.
I took my dog for a walk for about an hour. I knew the game got to 12-9 in OT. I watched from the 4th when Broncos had the ball up 9-6. I kept waiting for the missed FG, the. I was like “he’s really going to miss from this close? Must be a fumble”. Ended up being a riveting end of game and Sherman losing his mind was nice.
Is there a Broncos thread, because “the Nathaniel Hackett of it all” is a great name for it.
Maybe it's crazy to say about a 2-3 first-year coach of a team who hasn't made the playoffs the last six years, but Hackett has to go. Russ is obviously in decline but he's done nothing to mitigate it (his playcalling makes Zac Taylor look like Lombardi) and he's beyond overmatched in his decision making. Going for it on 4th and 2 was a horrendous call (he's lucky it worked out) and calling a pass on 3rd and 4 when they'd have to go the length of the field in under two minutes with no TO if he just ran the ball (and it's a distance they could've converted running) is mind-boggling. Combine that with his decision in Seattle and I really don't know how he comes back from this. Nepotism is a hell of a drug.
I can't believe Matty Ice gets to pad his career clutch time stats with a game-tying and a game-winning drive in the last two minutes + OT.
Seriously, I can't believe Ryan looks this bad in Indianapolis. I really, really thought he was going to thrive away from the Falcons, even though historically, it's usually taken him until his second season to really get used to a new offensive coordinator and a new playbook. But his (lack of) arm strength and (lack of) quick decision-making in the pocket were truly, deeply terrible last night. Sign me up for the Mariota/Ridder combo over the Watson and Ryan options Atlanta pondered coming into this season.
AND RYAN WAS (arguably) THE BETTER QUARTERBACK IN THAT GAME! I'm off to visit the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind medics to get that game erased from my memory.
Seriously, I can't believe Ryan looks this bad in Indianapolis. I really, really thought he was going to thrive away from the Falcons, even though historically, it's usually taken him until his second season to really get used to a new offensive coordinator and a new playbook. But his (lack of) arm strength and (lack of) quick decision-making in the pocket were truly, deeply terrible last night. Sign me up for the Mariota/Ridder combo over the Watson and Ryan options Atlanta pondered coming into this season.
AND RYAN WAS (arguably) THE BETTER QUARTERBACK IN THAT GAME! I'm off to visit the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind medics to get that game erased from my memory.
Incidentally, I checked Scorigami, and there have now been 19 different 12-9 games in NFL history - all but two of which happened since the NFL/AFL merger, and including nine this century. That surprises me. Two Pats games are on that list as well - one won by Tom Brady, one lost by Drew Bledsoe:
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199810250mia.htm
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200112160buf.htm
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199810250mia.htm
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200112160buf.htm
In a year, we have gone from "Let Russ Cook!" to "Is Russ Cooked?" And I think the answer is yes. (Matty Ice, too.)
That’s great. He is still so traumatized by Malcolm. I have no idea why you don’t run it there. I would have tried a bootleg after Gordon’s 2nd down run. Wilson might have walked in to the end zone.
His complete flop so far is my biggest pre-season prediction whiff this year. I really thought he was going to be the missing piece/catalyst for a Denver team that was otherwise ready to contend. He really does look shot.
James White and Adrian Phillips breaking down the last play there:
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it was a shitshow what sucks is we are wasteing this great def this trade will only be bad if seatle hits on a young qb all the other vets qb's have been as bad the only thing that u can rightey 2nd guess is the signing of a 5 year ex before he played a game for denver
the annoying part is vic wouild be 4-1 right now in hindsight doug peterison should been our pick or brian daboll
the annoying part is vic wouild be 4-1 right now in hindsight doug peterison should been our pick or brian daboll
The trade, all those picks, and that guaranteed contract all look pretty bad right now. Whether or not Seattle gets a QB doesn't really matter relative to everything Denver's given up.
It's not that Russ is officially washed. Maybe he can turn it around. The problem is that his teammates already hate him and it's October 8th. And the team is stuck with Russ.
if teammates hate him we are not going to hear it utill they leave denver or football
manning was 2-3 in his first 5 games as well and down 24-0 to SD in game six then he led a massive comeback that led to 2 years of great football
and let's say denver turns into the vikings from 89 those vikings make the playoffs in 92-94 under a new coach
this denver season might be shot because this was the 'easy' part of denver sch now with their best RB OL num 2 CB num 3 WR all out for the season this is almost a carbon copy of the 2009 team without the 6-0 start
Partially torn lat for Wilson near throwing shoulder / Schefter
View: https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1578876034942140416
View: https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1578876034942140416
NFLN play by play guy is really leaning into the production note to talk about HOW MUCH LONDON LOVES ITS NFL FOOTBALL WAHOO.
Sanchize defending the QB as he throws a terrible ball 3 yards behind a wide open receiver who might have scored with a half-decent throw.
I don’t think the WR was looking for that on time but that throw was definitely behind him.
I mostly agree. There needs to be two types of dpi. Standard=15yards or whatever, and egregious = spot foul.
It’s already subjective though. You could add some guidelines, like if the receiver is brought to the ground prior to the ball arriving.
I’d also be fine just making it always 15 yards and a first down. Having penalties over 30 yards is silly in the modern NFL.
You’re adding another layer of subjectivity to it. First is the PI or not decision, then some kind of egregious or not decision. It’s putting a lot on the officials, which is not ideal.
I’d be all for using the college rule. 15 yards or. Spot foul for throws less than 15.
The only thing these London games tell me is that the NFL is dumb not to have at least one game a week on in the morning. It’s football I wouldn’t otherwise be watching and I can’t imagine I’m alone.
That's true. It was clearly a catch, both toes absolutely down, but if you can extend the break, you get more adz!