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I look at mckenzie like... a lot of his plays are gadgets. And thats fine. Gadget players are helpful to jumpstart an offense, and he's made a lot of plays for us. Roberts is a returner first so he's basically special teams only with some looks here and there on O. Foster really is the one who... you hope can take another step.

I mean - it comes down to the player and development. I think a stronger o-line and run game is beneficial to a young QB and you're seeing that with someone like Prescott. Houston's trade to help watson also comes to mind. Wentz and Goff improved with improved line play.

I can't fathom how this guy is always overlooked as one of the best in the league. It's hard to put people in any specific order but it almost has to be mahomes rodgers and wilson right? Brady and Brees are right there but when it comes down to it they are both in their 40s. Still amazing QBs, still 2 guys you would never want to face - but they were better in years past. The seahawks defense was like dismantled last year had everyone predicting them going 4-12 and they won 10 games. Wilson has never missed a game. Has great numbers.. plays his best football in the 4th quarter.. Has almost 4000 yards rushing and another 20 TDs on the ground. Guy's a baller. Yep - offensive line is killing him, and he has no trust in them. So he's bailing out a lot and second guessing himself.

Yeah - bates flexibility is beneficial to the line. They also must feel good about nsekhe, morse, and ford being avialalbe in 2 weeks.

I do believe its technique with him, but he has gotta figure out speed rushes - the one sack is so easily avoided if he can get a punch/push to knock him up field. Creates a pocket to step up to, or a running lane.

I'm certain every team has one of these players. Some DB constantly getting burned... a WR with drops... a backup lineman who was promoted after a FA loss who isn't pulling his weight... players who fumble... penalty prone players etc.

Oh i agree - but they are on TV every week and my buddy is a cowboys fan so i watch them. From the eye test - he's looked outstanding this year. Year 1 Dak was a lot like mariota or tyrod. Some of his games were great, but teams started sitting on the hitches and he took too long to get the ball out. Their offense now has a lot more movement and he has a better understanding of whats going on. He had a bad game there, but there were still a lot of throws that were russell wilson like.

His deep ball tracking was honestly my biggest issue with him. He was solid on the deep crossers - his hands improved from year 1 - he just couldn't get on the same page as Allen on deep passes and they want foster there on gamedays i think.

I mean - one of his INTs last week was a dime to cooper that he just booted up in the air. Their run game has also not been as consistent, and with Tyron Smith out they were having all sorts of problems on the left side of the line. The left side guard is the weak link already, a backup left tackle vs an all-pro left tackle is a huge drop off. Collins went out in that game too so pass protection will be an issue unless those guys are healthy. Looks like smart GMs are trying to build strong offensive lines right now - there's just only so many quality guys in the league at those spots. Look how much money Saffold got and he got ripped up in that game. dallas GB Indy NO - even pittsburgh and Carolina. It's not all about pass pro too, teams seem to genuinely want to run the ball - and good linemen allow you to do that.

yeah after patriots week and all that attention im glad we're in the background. Thanksgiving will be the next time i think we're really in the thick of it. Also - didn't realize that they play in NE on sunday before the thanksgiving game. I'm hoping for a letdown game. Hopefully we can rattle Dak as he's been looking strong to start the year.

I think lost in all of this - i don't think there was anything alarming about his play specifically in the NE game. Most teams might wait for a bye week to make a change like this. I think there may have been some kind of confrontation or issue at a meeting/practice for them to just decide to put him on the bench.

I feel we can occasionally get a little too pass heavy. The empty sets on first downs etc. It seems like it works - we get to the plus-40 and then we get sacked. Then we're behind the sticks and end up punting.

I'm grasping at straws tbh... just trying to get the thought process.

Rain saturated natural grass, raining at the time of the kick... he had the leg for it too, just tough out there. 4th and a long 4 is tough though, especially with how many drops and just poorly located passes they had all game long. Yeah - sometimes that 2 minute defense is a teams Achilles heel though. They play off, give up tons of free yards and get you in position to have a couple shots inside 25 yards. You make the FG and kick off... you force the 3 and out and its about 2 minutes left and you have the ball at the 40.

got an extra week to prepare too - nows the best time to move a player as well as adjust the gameplan etc.

There's teams out there that aren't super happy about their WR depth charts. Philly, New Orleans, Oakland come to mind. The nice thing is he's under contract next year too so its sort of an investment in a young player, and less a rental.

They've invested in receivers.. in the line... running backs.. etc. Not to say that they have all been hits - but that offense is consistently stuck in the mud. Someone has to go in and embrace what he does well or he's doomed to fail.

Remember when he traded tyrod... and his bonus... and his bloated contract... for the 1st pick of the 3rd round?

He also misses a lot of the sideline ones that tyrod makes... Like 60 of his yards were a te screen pass.

Tennessee has one of the better defenses in football, as does NE. No run game til the last drive basically, lot of penalties... He did fine today Tennessee has not given up more than 20 all year to anyone.

48 yards in rain on natural grass? Not a gimme

And almost all the guys he drafted were at the senior bowl. I wonder if we end up with Mahomes if he were a senior...

So... hold the ball waiting for receivers to get open... get sacked on 10% of drop backs... get holding penalties on another 5% while he runs around... Sure we never turned it over but we also scored like no points and punted a lot.

Yeah - 10 turnovers in 4 games... tied with bengals, and giants... and just ahead of the dolphins and redskins. The rams have 11 but have played 5 games. And its a major reason they are 3-2.