Rubes

I was watching that part of the game without sound, and it didn't look like an in-bounds catch to me (spectacular, but not in bounds)...but they kept replaying it over and over, like there was a chance it was...? Can someone explain that? It didn't look close to me.

I guess I'm pretty much the only person who didn't have a huge problem with that block. I rewatched it and it looked to me like the guy initiated the block as Andrews was running alongside him. It looks like a block in the back because Andrews is running past him, so as he initiates contact, his hand is on his back right shoulder and it appears like he pushes into his back. But to me, it was contact initiated when they were side-by-side as Andrews was speeding past him. Close enough to me, I guess.

Our offensive line is a huge liability, much greater than it seems because of Josh's ability to escape from trouble. But obviously (as yesterday) he's not always able to do so. Right now, we could use upgrades at three positions—both G and RT. Either that, or get them to figure things out. Right now, they are just killing us.

Seems to me that dedicating a man to spy on Josh should either (1) reduce the pass rush pressure on him, or (2) leave someone open downfield. Feels like we should be able to take greater advantage of it than we are.

True, but as I recall, we were saying the same thing about Zach Wilson and his offensive line right before our first meeting this year…

I mean, we *did* lose to freaking Zach Wilson this year, so isn't anything possible? Especially when you're playing a team with a pretty strong defense, given the way we seem to be willing to give the ball away in droves this year.

Nothing about Settle, either. That's good.

I would like to see it only to be able to witness the collective implosion of the entire New England coast.

Skylar isn’t anything special but he doesn’t have to be. All he needs to do is to get the ball in the hands of their playmakers, and let them do the rest. We don’t have a great cover scheme, and Hill kills us with slants and crosses. I can see them running the ball mixed with short routes that get their receivers in space.

All I know is that I’m so damn tired of seeing our two Guards get manhandled repeatedly.

A lot of people are going to lose their minds when the rookie QB starts lighting up our defense like Mac Jones in the first half last week. *runs away* 😜

Possibly. He's an excellent RB and the kind of player that has done well against us in a way that could take a lot of pressure off their rookie QB. But yeah, doesn't matter much.

They had Cook split out wide on the INT late in the first half. He cut back across the middle of the field and was wide open, would have easily gotten the first down. Not sure why he was never noticed, but he’s up for it.

Great line from the Sun-Times: “Unlike the Bears offense last Sunday, we’ll pass.” Another tidbit from that article I didn’t know: “Current NFL rules require a Super Bowl host stadium to have a capacity of at least 70,000 seats.”

My god, that game seems like a lifetime ago.

I just don't see how they can even put the effort into practice and preparation for another game just a few days away.

I agree with the others that said this could very well be an aortic dissection. Very tough to deal with those, depends on the severity.

In case that tweet above wasn't showing up...

Didn't see this posted yet, sorry if it was.

To be fair, it was his third throw, no?

True, but Beasley and Brown are still a lot better than what he has this year.

He doesn't have that gunslinger mentality, at least not now. But I do think he's shown some (brief) flashes as a passer. I think he can be similar to Lamar, if the team surrounds him with players.

Nothing to add other than I’m so glad we don’t have to go through this process every 2-3 years anymore.

I think Fields is going to be a keeper. He's got a long way to go, much the same as Josh did, but he seems like he has good tools to work with. I think his ceiling is lower than Josh's, but with some real weapons around him I think he'll be fine.