Grading Game 2

[Nicomo Cosca]

(09-18-2020, 01:27 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Just stop. Do you have red hair? Related to Dalton?

Burrow >>>>>>> Dalton. 

We scored 30 points in a game with no running game and terrible offensive line play where we dropped a sure TD pass, we failed to score a TD on 1st & goal from the 1-inch line (and first and goal from the 3), and our starting TE tore his achilles halfway through.

We did not have a 30 point game until week 16 last year.

Was it perfect? Hell, no. Poor playcalling (running wide/delays/shotgun at goal line drives me crazy) was a factor. Not having a FB/big back is a factor. So is the crappy OL, Johnson & Hart in particular (they cost us 7 pts on the strip sack). Boyd dropped a TD. 

Burrow made some mistakes. The TO/snap snafu. Held the ball too long and got sacked once. But 30 pts under those conditions is remarkable. No picks. Had 3 must TD drives to keep us in the game plus a nice drive before half for a FG. 5/5 on 4th down. All this with no preseason games.

Look, I get the doom & gloom. The D is still mostly a mess vs a competent offensive team. Geno healthy will help some, but we have zero pass rush, terrible LBs, and Bates & WJ3 are still poor tacklers. The right side of the OL is a disaster & Jonah is not reminding me of Anthony Munoz or Whit or Big Willie. Turner & Lou may have to go and I have next to no faith in ZT.

But we have our QB. End of debate. He's legit. Lordy, how good would he look with time to throw and a running game? Priority #1, #2, and #3 should be OL. Keep Joe upright. We can outscore people while we figure out the D. 

Yes, some guys look bad (Fred J), the LBs. But Jordan was hella bad early last year, and is much better now. SOME of these guys will improve. 

The hardest thing to find in the NFL is the franchise QB, and we have that. 

Fantastic post. Rep