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The entire D is much different with Poyer back there. That said, these young guys did okay for like 80% of the game. Recall we were up 27-10, and outside of that first drive, had held Jefferson in check. then, in a very complimentary way, the wheels came off the entire team. If the O didn’t go 3 and out a bunch, I suspect the last quarter would have looked a lot different.

not selfishness— it was instinct. It was a great play on the ball. Sure, with hindsight, I am sure he would like to have batted down. But it was a good play. Jefferson made a better one.

It’s funny all the “just knock the ball down” angst at Cam. Yeah, hindsight is 20/20. But that was actually a heck of a play by Cam. Well positioned; he outjumped Jefferson by a mile; made a play on the ball. what he could not have expected was that Jefferson would be able to fully extend 1 hand back from where he was to basically steal that ball from him. Just an absolutely fluke play. As much as the secondary got beat up today by Jefferson, the coverage was remarkably good. I just have no idea how some of the balls made it through defender’s arms and Jefferson was still able to catch them. Great skill by him, but some luck too. The one in OT down to the goal line was textbook coverage by Jackson and the ball somehow made it to JJ? Or the slant to the goal line (before the Ham TD), played really well by Benford, who had his arm in front of the ball AND the ball was tipped at the LOS— yet it was still caught. Just some crazy stuff.

good point. We had plenty of time left. They were playing like it was against the clock.

there were at least two where the ball was tipped by a defender (like at the line), then the CB had his arm between JJ’s arm and the ball, and JJ still caught it. I have never seen anything like that.

what was insane is that the coverage was really good for just about all of his catches.

watch Brady run a 2-minute drill. It’s all dump downs, until he absolutely needs something else.

That throw to Davis wasn’t even close. It was like 5 yards off target. I don’t get it.

I am honestly stunned by Jefferson. Like most of the balls that he has caught have been tipped or there is an arm in between the ball and his arms. How is it even possible to catch those?

boy, did I call this.

haha— was just thinking the same thing.

I already know the next play call. Cousins is just going to lob this up to Jefferson. Just going to be a jump ball basically.

We have had three drives derailed by penalties.

The first down production here has been awful.

You all are pretty negative! We got this! Minnesota is a good team. Give them some credit here too.

Come on, O. Time to ice this game!

why isn’t Hines out there? That’s why we have him!!!

Fox is so quick to go to long commercials— it is obnoxious.

Gotta kick there. Keep scoring.

These receivers have balled out for Josh today.

Can’t blame Benford for that. The dline got manhandled.

Fox really needs to go to a full commercial here. Again.

These guys are just run blitzing every obvious running down. Really need to make them pay.

the ball like boomeranged out. It wasn’t like some bobble. This seems very clear to me.

You can see his elbow touching the ground.