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And if he throws it a little more outside, Hyde also can’t make that play. I stand by that it’s not as simple as arm strength.

Jones pump faked but it didn’t fool Hyde. I think it’s extremely oversimplifying it by saying it’s just arm strength is the difference between the two plays. Micah’s play was unreal.

Yeah sure that would have helped. A more accurate ball would’ve helped too. Josh threw a dart but it was well behind Sanders. Good thing he was open and the ball got there fast. Hyde is also in position because of the defensive alignment. Josh was throwing against single coverage outside. Jones was not. The Pats safety was nowhere close. Hyde made a great play but he was also helping over the top. The DB had no such help against Sanders. You can even see the safety 20 yards away.

Lol I mean sure, but Mac’s ball a little more accurately placed outside is a TD. And Sanders was way more open.

https://twitter.com/adamschefter/status/1512807191731912711?s=21&t=9Fjnb2zu5pUl9NU0ntZt_w

No he wouldn't but he would be included in this part: "Only 55.4% (n = 173/312) of players returned to play after ACLR." I wouldn't be surprised if the 45% of players who didn't return were fringe players a la Zimmer. Best ability is availability and all that. And if a player like Zimmer was re-signed, we would probably be bringing in replacement level players who could easily take his job. Put another way, if Zack Moss tore his ACL, we would likely sign another RB who would get his snaps. If that RB was even mediocre, he would probably result in Moss losing snaps and AV. It's no surprise that positions that have a lot of "filler players" like RB, DL and LB experience the most drop off after injury. There's a million of STers and 4th DLmen in the NFL. Not so many QB's,

I think the point is he may have gotten some kind of a contract here or elsewhere had he not been injured. Instead, his entire career is on life support. The impact of the injury on performance doesn’t even matter.

Most players are probably out of the league after an ACL because teams don’t want to keep a roster spot for a rehabbing player who isn’t an impact player. If Dane Jackson tore his ACL instead of Tre, instead of “keeping his roster spot warm for him” we would just find a replacement player.

The XFL is calling

Folks said that a lot about 2017 too.

If your argument is he won't really help the Pats because he's not available much, then he ALSO won't really hurt the Dolphins either. This is obvious.

So it won't hurt the Dolphins then lol

Sure tell me how it hurts the Dolphins but doesn't help the Pats. lmao

A hilarious comment

Excellent post. Sanders was a pickup I didn’t feel too strongly about last year because he is a guy too similar to the skill sets of Davis and Diggs. We need a guy that can take a 5 yard flare pattern and run around the defender to get 10 or 15. Guys like that are the “missing link” in our offense.

It just “seemed” like that happened. Just like how I “seem” to get funnier, smarter and better looking with age.

Strong praise for a fifth round pick who has proven nothing at the NFL level. Why him and not Isaiah Hodgins?

They have the second best record in the NFL since McVay took over. Been to the SB twice. Without a top 5 QB. What's your definition of sustainable?

31 teams were failures I guess last year.

Rams continue to ball out in spite of their "mortgaging the future, they'll crash and burn" predictions made so many years ago. But at least we have pick #25!

They made the playoffs. Mostly because they drafted an upgrade at QB. Mac may never be elite. But by drafting ANY QB in the first round, and spending a ton of money on recieving threats in FA, how can anyone say they aren’t prioritizing the passing game? You can argue it won’t work, but you can’t argue that they aren’t trying.

Lmao where'd you get ur MD

I mean, Joe Burrow is way better than Kirk Cousins. Who could argue this?

Absolutely, but still way better than when he started.

They were the #2 offense in the NFL. And their odds of "scoring" on a particular drive were less than 50% 😆 I bet you hit on 18 in blackjack.