09-14-2020, 10:13 AM
good- the defense didn't seem lost in space like they did last year
they were able to get off the field on 3rd down
WJIII has almost equaled in one game his 2019 pass defended total
Zac has learned the team has TEs
bad- OL though they did perform better in the 2nd half and looked better with Price in there
DL struggled without Reader...granted that may not have been such a great deal if Geno had been in there
missed FG....even the best miss but always sucks when they do
Mixed-the LBs played better than expected. Josh Bynes is going to be a good anchor
receivers- Ross, Ross, Ross...can not have misses like those 2 he had
in his own category
Joe Burrow- had some struggles including timing with receivers that probably would have been ironed out with an actual preseason. Made some glaring errors like overthrows, not checking down to open receivers, and oh that interception. However, he showed poise throughout the game. He was able to read the defense well enough to audible on a play that led to a touchdown He never gave up and put his team in position to win. He has the respect of his teammates. Was he the immediate lifesaver, so many wanted...no. Will he be the gamechanger...yes
It is hard to be patient again but this is still a building team. By midseason, some of these growing pains will have been worked through. This is a team with a lot of new pieces that really got screwed by the lack of a preseason. In some ways, for game 1, they played both better as expected and how we should have anticipated
they were able to get off the field on 3rd down
WJIII has almost equaled in one game his 2019 pass defended total
Zac has learned the team has TEs
bad- OL though they did perform better in the 2nd half and looked better with Price in there
DL struggled without Reader...granted that may not have been such a great deal if Geno had been in there
missed FG....even the best miss but always sucks when they do
Mixed-the LBs played better than expected. Josh Bynes is going to be a good anchor
receivers- Ross, Ross, Ross...can not have misses like those 2 he had
in his own category
Joe Burrow- had some struggles including timing with receivers that probably would have been ironed out with an actual preseason. Made some glaring errors like overthrows, not checking down to open receivers, and oh that interception. However, he showed poise throughout the game. He was able to read the defense well enough to audible on a play that led to a touchdown He never gave up and put his team in position to win. He has the respect of his teammates. Was he the immediate lifesaver, so many wanted...no. Will he be the gamechanger...yes
It is hard to be patient again but this is still a building team. By midseason, some of these growing pains will have been worked through. This is a team with a lot of new pieces that really got screwed by the lack of a preseason. In some ways, for game 1, they played both better as expected and how we should have anticipated
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