Things you liked, didn't like and wonder about

[Max Fischer]

This game was a disaster but did have a few things I "liked" (or didn't hate):

 

• Josh Allen - With the game already over a lot of pressure was off.  However, it was still his first game and I thought he did well under the circumstances.  Not ready to say he is "ready" but I would feel comfortable starting him Game #2.  
• The Punter - Other than THAT play and a shank that still went 35+ yards, this kid is a keeper. 
• Tre Edmunds - Wow, I didn't expect him to do so well.  Yes, a few plays here and there didn't go well, but he's seems to have much more confidence than in the preseason. 
• Milano - Same. They seemed to say, "Screw it, stop thinking and start hitting." 
• Murphy - He runs hard, some nice returns. 
• Croom - He seems to get open, hard to cover.  Unlike what's his name. 
• Dawkins - Not a great game but solid.  I don't really care about the penalty. 

 

 

Didn't like - or more, disappointed. 

 

In particular: 

• OL - Much worse than I even imagined.  Not even sure where to begin.  
• Inactives - Vontae is average but I don't understand how you sit him.  
• Gaines - Holy crap he's terrible 
• Star - Invisible
• Benjamin - Dude plays small and like he doesn't care. 
• Peterman - I didn't expect much but it's clear defenses don't fear him - at all.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Kelly the Dog]

Edmunds for a 20 year old rookie MLB on the road against the Ravens played great. He missed some tackles he needs to make. He took himself out of a few. But he really played well overall. There was a stretch in the middle of the game when on four consecutive plays I think he had a sack, a pass defensed, a tackle for loss and a forced fumble. 

[The Process]

I wonder how many years it will take to have a Steelers type franchise.

[StrikeParry]

2 minutes ago, Kelly the Dog said:

Edmunds for a 20 year old rookie MLB on the road against the Ravens played great. He missed some tackles he needs to make. He took himself out of a few. But he really played well overall. There was a stretch in the middle of the game when on four consecutive plays I think he had a sack, a pass defensed, a tackle for loss and a forced fumble. 

Agreed. Very nice to see him make some splash plays; still needs to get more consistent of course. He’s the least of their worries.

[Kelly the Dog]

Just now, The Process said:

I wonder how many years it will take to have a Steelers type franchise.

80?

[cd1]

I didn't like anything. I did like nothing. I wonder why I feel this way?

 

The entire team was ill prepared for this game.

 

 

Edited September 9, 2018 by cd1

[Best Player Available]

I didn't like the team preparation. And the offseason FA acquisitions by the GM 

[StrikeParry]

Mahomes looks pretty good so far. I wonder about that...

[Happy]

13 minutes ago, Max Fischer said:

Gaines - Holy crap he's terrible

 

Remember that Gaines is a rookie.  He never stood a chance against a receiver like Crabtree in his opening game as a pro.

[Bangarang]

I liked that Peterman didn’t get to play the entire game.

[frostbitmic]

I hated the coin flip and everything that happened after that until the clock ran out.

[Max Fischer]

5 minutes ago, Happy Gilmore said:

 

Remember that Gaines is a rookie.  He never stood a chance against a receiver like Crabtree in his opening game as a pro.

 

Philip Gaines is a 5th year player

[Bangarang]

2 minutes ago, frostbitmic said:

I hated the coin flip and everything that happened after that until the clock ran out.

 

We did win the coin flip though. We lost everything else after that.

[Happy]

1 minute ago, Max Fischer said:

 

Philip Gaines is a 5th year player

 

You're right.  My bad.

[StrikeParry]

8 minutes ago, Happy Gilmore said:

 

Remember that Gaines is a rookie.  He never stood a chance against a receiver like Crabtree in his opening game as a pro.

I think you’re thinking of Taron. Who played well! And then got hurt.

[dwight in philly]

1 minute ago, Max Fischer said:

 

Philip Gaines is a 5th year player

i lost count of the "Gaines" players we have 

[jrober38]

The only positive I saw was Marcus Murphy. The guy should be pushing McCoy for carries at this point. He runs hard and doesn't take plays off. 

 

Edmunds was okay. He was out of position several times in coverage but is clearly a freak athlete. He needs a lot more experience. 

 

Allen didn't do it for me. He's got a huge arm, but when his first read isn't open and there's pressure he folds up and walked into at least 2 sacks. He's talented, but he's not ready for prime time. He's obviously going to play next week, but I expect the next two games to both be complete train wrecks. 

 

Everything else was a disaster. Offensive line can't block, McCoy looked completely disinterested, the defensive line was dominated and we still have zero pass rush, linebackers lack experience and our secondary can't cover for 4+ seconds. 

 

This is a terrible football team and we're going to be in serious contention for the #1 overall pick. I think we're starting at least 0-4 and it's hard to see more than 3 or 4 winnable games on the schedule. 

[Happy]

1 minute ago, StrikeParry said:

I think you’re thinking of Taron. Who played well! And then got hurt.

 

That's probably right.  Really wishing EJ Gaines would have worked out.  Probably will need to address CB (again) in the offseason since neither Gaines or Davis appears to be the answer, at least at this early juncture.

[bdutton]

Special Teams did well on returns and coverage.

Defense was actually better against the run early in the game.

Edmunds might be good.  

OL sucked.  As expected.Peterman was terrible.  As expected.

Secondary was terrible.  Receivers open all day long.

Allen throws well on the run.  I wonder what he could do if we had an NFL caliber OL.

[T_Thomas]

22 minutes ago, The Process said:

I wonder how many years it will take to have a Steelers type franchise.

 

Probably less than it would take to have a NE type franchise