BackinBlack Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 what i dont understand is, during the Mayock discussion, everyone (pro and against Carr people) said that last year we had a roster than could maybe make the playoffs, and this year we should really compete for the playoffs. That is exactly what we did last year. We could have made the playoffs. Our team had no depth last year, and a very talent depleted roster. Yet we still managed to compete for the playoffs. That shows, we mustve done some things well. When you have bad depth, it becomes tougher to overcome injuries. YES, every team has injuries. But when your roster sucks, its tough to overcome injuries. But that last sentenced, is just an excuse, and Carr shouldve had us at 10-6 last year, even though everyone agreed before the season our roster was bad lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayRaider Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Jerry said: Luckily this year it looks like our offense will always have a punchers chance. I love it. That's what I tell my son, we may not have a complete team, but our offense is capable of throwing some sweet, delicious, fierce, relentless, game changing hay makers. I love it. Let’s hope it stays that way. Like I said one of my biggest complaints about Carr every year was not the bad games themselves, it was the context of the bad games. He would shut down completely and not even play football. At least go down swinging and try to make something happen. You can blame the cast, but you can blame Carr just as much, if not more, because if he was better at throwing in tight windows, there’s no way he would just “shut down”. One of Carrs biggest flaws is his non-ability to throw in a tight window and needing a receiver very open. He can zoom one in there sometimes, but it’s definitely not something he likes to do. I mean, I can live without tight window throws, I liked Murray in the draft who does the same thing, but most QB’s in the NFL would not play the way Carr did against the Jets and Vikings, and most NFL QBs can make tight window throws every drive. As for Carr shutting down, I can cite 2-3 examples every season, and probably 4-5 from 2018. However, let’s hope this will be a non-issue going forward. Ruggs looks like a difference maker and hopefully he can stay healthy. He completely opens up the short and medium passing games since teams have to respect the deep ball. I do worry about the OL regressing soon with Brown’s injuries and Hudson/Incognito’s age, and Gabes inconsistency. Edited October 14, 2020 by BayRaider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humble_Beast Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Hudson hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down, so I wouldn’t worry. He’s a hall of famer who should be able to play center at a high level until he is 35. Richie a little more iffy, body already starting to breakdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbsk Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 42 minutes ago, BayRaider said: So yes, Carr did get the SAME hype the first half of last season that he is getting now, it was A LOT of hype. That is so patently untrue. @Humble_Beast just posted a couple links where Carr is on the fringe of MVP discussions (IMO way, way too early) but that hasn't been the case since 2016 quite clearly. At best guys were saying he's a good franchise QB last year, there was very little 'hype' just appreciation of good play in difficult circumstances. Its hyperbole like this that makes guys come at you so often. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Darbsk said: That is so patently untrue. @Humble_Beast just posted a couple links where Carr is on the fringe of MVP discussions (IMO way, way too early) but that hasn't been the case since 2016 quite clearly. At best guys were saying he's a good franchise QB last year, there was very little 'hype' just appreciation of good play in difficult circumstances. Its hyperbole like this that makes guys come at you so often. Through 5 weeks last season: 118/161 (73%), 1,117 yards (6.9 Y/A), 6 TD, 3 INT Through 5 weeks this season: 128/175 (73%), 1,442 yards (8.2 Y/A), 11 TD, 1 INT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 8 hours ago, Bitty 2.0 said: Those aren't great numbers. 66%?? 16 INTs?? He's going to throw for more yards, TD, with a higher Y/A and an identical completion % to last season when he was considered elite, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 2 hours ago, Jerry said: Also, the Jacksonville game where Carr slid in bounds and it should've been a wrap and they said he ran out of bounds. It's insane because if they don't blow that call we likely finish the season 9-7 on a 3 game win streak. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bitty 2.0 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 10 minutes ago, NYRaider said: He's going to throw for more yards, TD, with a higher Y/A and an identical completion % to last season when he was considered elite, lol. 11 minutes ago, NYRaider said: He's going to throw for more yards, TD, with a higher Y/A and an identical completion % to last season when he was considered elite, lol. He’s elite because he has the ability to coming from behind, not as a pocket passer. If he doesn’t win that goes out the window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 8 minutes ago, Bitty 2.0 said: He’s elite because he has the ability to coming from behind, not as a pocket passer. If he doesn’t win that goes out the window. Dating back to Clemson though Watson has always been a guy that throws a lot of interceptions because of his play style. Watson is elite because of his ability to make explosive plays down field and his ability to make plays out of the structure of the offense. They're 1-4 but they played arguably the best 3 teams in the league consecutively to start the year. They started 0-3 in 2018 and finished 11-5, there's still a lot of football to be played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MrOaktown_56 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 5 minutes ago, Humble_Beast said: What show is this clip from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 https://www.nfl.com/news/qb-index-week-6-justin-herbert-vaults-into-top-10 DC in the top 10 now. Looking forward to the comments. Still a crappy list overall IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYRaider Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 On 10/16/2020 at 1:57 PM, Jerry said: https://www.nfl.com/news/qb-index-week-6-justin-herbert-vaults-into-top-10 DC in the top 10 now. Looking forward to the comments. Still a crappy list overall IMO. Terrible list. Justin Herbert at #7, Cam Newton at #10, and Ryan Fitzpatrick at #13, lololol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbsk Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Saw this in the NFL Gen thread: Interesting to say the least........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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