Watched Browns @ Jags so you don’t have to. 😂
Here’s a scouting report… for what it’s worth…
Mostly cloudy day, meaning Cleveland lucked out not having to experience intense sun in dark unis. Spotty rain was falling from the second Q onward.
Jags had trouble sustaining drives. Not a great third down conversion team.
Gabe Davis does not get separation. He’s not fast. Lawrence found him a few times, but he’s not someone having a big impact on the passing game. Mack Hollins may be an upgrade because he plays special teams and can also run block, which everyone told me was Gabe’s best asset.
I’m so tired of hearing analysts say “Bills don’t have Gabe Davis.” So what? He’s irrelevant —perhaps a weak link for the Jags’ offense. Had he never played with Josh Allen nobody would have ever heard of him.
Trevor Lawrence didn’t do much to impress. He’s a VET qb who takes what the D gives him. He nearly threw a pick 6 in the second Q and got lucky. Following play, he had the longest run of his career for 33 yards. Settled for a field goal after an incompletion in the end zone intended for Davis.
Jags O is definitely not firing on all cylinders… it was a home game for them but they struggled to find a rhythm. Had some momentum in the second half with two scoring drives. Had a TD taken off the board because of an illegal shift. Settled for a FG.
The exception was the long bomb (66 yards) to Brian Thomas Jr, which came late in the third. It was a one-on-one win for the rookie. Two plays later Etienne ran it in for a short TD, their only one on the day.
Jags do have a pass rush. Bills need to try to stay out of third and long situations.
I focused less on Cleveland as we don’t play them.. but…
Cleveland had a 16 play TD drive in the first Q, kept alive by a BS roughing the passer in which Watson literally wasn’t even touched. Even if the defender doesn’t touch the QB… he might get a personal foul for moving too aggressively toward the QB. Embarrassing. Watson drew ANOTHER BS roughing call in the second half with an acting job.
Overall, Watson didn’t make any big mistakes. Stefanski called a good game for a team that must have been feeling the heat after the abysmal performance the previous week.
Jerry Jeudy is a stud and will make plays when given the opportunity. Wasted talent with mediocre QB.
Finally, Jim Schwartz still knows how to coach D. Amazingly, it looks like he hasn’t aged a day since leaving Buffalo all those years ago.
Boring game overall. Two total TDs. Awful officiating. Neither club strikes me as playoff caliber.