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[TheLondonLion]

Great. Allen Robinson demanding a trade, now. It would be just the Lions luck for him to play one game inflicting a defeat and then hot footing to another division.

[Futureshock]

Great. Allen Robinson demanding a trade, now. It would be just the Lions luck for him to play one game inflicting a defeat and then hot footing to another division.

IKR? Get shipped to MIN and have to face him twice more

[Futureshock]

No doubt. Russell will be throwing 5 x a game by the end of the season. He'll fail you when you need him most FF wise. Carroll will tune that run game up and it will be 3 yds and a cloud of dust.


Pete Carroll pledges running game will get more chances

Posted by Curtis Crabtree on September 16, 2020, 2:25 AM EDT

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The offense of the Seattle Seahawks looked exceedingly efficient in their 38-25 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.

Russell Wilson had as many touchdown passes as he did incompletions (four) as Seattle comfortably earned its first victory of the season. But while the Seahawks went against their norm by calling more passing plays for Wilson than usual, head coach Pete Carroll insists the team hasn’t forgotten about Chris Carson and the team’s rushing attack.

“First time out it went fine,” Carroll said of the team’s rushing attack. “Seven and six carries wasn’t enough for our guys and we need to get more. We were at 20 (runs). We want to get more than that in general. But when Russ was completing every pass we weren’t discouraged about moving the football. But we love running the ball, we always have, and those guys will get more carries as we move down through the schedule.”

Wilson dropped back to pass a total of 38 times with 35 attempts and three sacks. Meanwhile, the offense finished the game with just 20 total rushing attempts for 84 yards. Carson was a big factor in the passing game for Seattle as he set or matched career-highs in receptions (six), yards (45) and touchdowns (two) in the game.

However, Carson saw just six carries for 21 yards with free agent addition Carlos Hyde getting seven attempts for 23 yards. Third-string back Travis Homer would also get three carries with minus-1 yards. Wilson himself would carry three times in the game as well so Seattle’s running backs and receivers combined for just 17 total rushing attempts.

“It felt good giving those guys the chance to keep them fresh,” Carroll said of Carson and Hyde. “Those were two guys that hammer the football and (Homer) was such a good change of pace, I just like the three-guy rotation. Imagine how much fresher you can keep a lead guy that doesn’t have that opportunity, and so we’ll just go one game at a time right now.”

During Wilson’s tenure as Seattle’s starting quarterback, the Seahawks have attempted 20 or fewer rushes in a game just 14 times. Sunday’s win over the Falcons was just the third time the team had come away victorious with so few rushing attempts and the first time since a 31-25 win over the Buffalo Bills in 2016. They are 3-10-1 in such games since Wilson took over in 2012.

It’s too early to know if the game in Atlanta was a bit of an aberration for Seattle’s offense in terms of run-pass ratio and if Wilson will be handed the ball more frequently this year overall. But Carroll still likes his rushing attack and will find ways to get them more involved as the season moves along.

[Futureshock]

In this league, nobody gives up on a young developmental QB - yet Rosen has been dumped by 2 BAD teams in 2 years - and both teams gave up resources for the opportunity to develop him.
Is there anything to develop?

You do if you draft K. Murray/Tua the next season. I think he's either a good/great backup QB (floor) or a game manager type that you could win with if he plays efficiently (i.e. Tannehill).

He'll probably end up on that high side after playing for Bruce Arians (along Brady's side). I'm actually rooting for the young man. I hope he proves them all wrong.


BTW, THE INTERNET IS SAVAGELY CRUEL: https://ftw.usatoday.com/2020/09/nfl...rosen-sad-meme

[Futureshock]

The only places that would have been better would be SF, NO or KC.

[Cody_Russell]

Great. Allen Robinson demanding a trade, now. It would be just the Lions luck for him to play one game inflicting a defeat and then hot footing to another division.

Robinson sees the light.
Not thrown off by the mirage of Trubisky's 4th quarter performance against a Lions D without it's best three CBs.... led by a defensive head coach that has his mind on the next box of Twinkies instead of the collapse of his defense.

[Futureshock]

Twelve quarterbacks have a passer rating of 100 or higher

Posted by Charean Williams on September 15, 2020, 10:03 PM EDT

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Twelve quarterbacks have a passer rating of 100 or higher (minimum 10 attempts) through the first week. That ties for the second-most in history after Week One, according to the NFL.

Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson leads the league with a near-perfect rating of 152.1. He’s followed by Seattle’s Russell Wilson (143.1), Jacksonville’s Gardner Minshew (142.3), Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers (127.5), Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes (123.3), Minnesota’s Kirk Cousins (118.6), Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger (117.8), Las Vegas’ Derek Carr (107.5), Buffalo’s Josh Allen (104.6), Chicago’s Mitchell Trubisky (104.2), San Francisco’s Jimmy Garoppolo (103.0) and New England’s Cam Newton (100.7).

Of those 12 quarterbacks, Allen, Jackson, Mahomes and Minshew are 24 or younger. Carr, Garoppolo and Trubisky are 30 or younger. Rodgers and Roethlisberger are 35 or older.

Thirteen games on opening weekend were started by quarterbacks under the age of 26, the most in Week One since 1970.


I wish they would have just canceled the whole season.

[Futureshock]

ALLEN ROBINSONWR, CHICAGO BEARS

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports Allen Robinson has not requested a trade but is "unhappy" about his contract.


Robinson removed Bears' logos from his social media accounts and has been critical of the Bears' front office for not paying him his worth as a top-10 NFL receiver. Robinson is playing without long-term money right now and has watched other top receivers get paid in recent weeks. The Bears absolutely need Robinson to bail out their quarterback group or else the offense would truly tank. A trade seems unlikely at the moment just because of how valuable he is to the organization but crazier things have happened. This dispute shouldn't effect his status as a borderline WR1 in fantasy ahead of Week 2.

SOURCE: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Sep 15, 2020, 6:37 PM

[Futureshock]

[Forsh]

In the "nobody on the planet earth could've seen this coming after his college injury history" category ... Frank Gore has now played more NFL games than any RB in history.

A guy who really could've been Marcus Lattimore might go to the HOF instead

[Futureshock]

True. He will be a HOF off longevity alone.

[Futureshock]

Sure


NFL officials cut way down on holding flags in Week One

Posted by Michael David Smith on September 16, 2020, 10:28 AM EDT

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Last year, the NFL told officials to make offensive holding calls a point of emphasis, resulting in an increase in flags. This year, things have changed.

NFL officials threw only 18 flags for offensive holding in Week One, a 78 percent decline from last year, according to ESPN.

The league isn’t saying whether it specifically told officials that they were calling too many ticky-tack holding penalties last year, but it seems likely that as part of the officials’ offseason training, they were told not to go overboard with the holding flags.

Penalties were down overall from last year in Week One of this year, which was good news from a watchability standpoint: Although there were concerns that a regular season without a preseason would result in sloppy play, the quality of the games was high. The officials may have helped that along by letting the marginal holding calls go.

[Futureshock]

SportsChiefs Fan Who Was At Season Opener Tests Positive For Coronavirus

Stay classy KC

[Futureshock]

Gruden is one pencil short of being a clown on MPs level. The shtick is too much for me...


Jon Gruden tempts fate, ignores history of the actual Death Star

Posted by Darin Gantt on September 18, 2020, 8:42 AM EDT

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Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

Even though its namesake was blown up by the good guys — twice — Raiders coach Jon Gruden is doubling down on referring to his new stadium in Las Vegas as the “Death Star.”

“I think it’s a cool name for our stadium,” Gruden said, via Adam Hill of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “I don’t give a damn about Star Wars. That’s what we’re calling our stadium and I don’t care what anybody else thinks. It’s a cool stadium, it’s a great name and we just have to play good when we’re in there.”

While Allegiant Stadium might be fully armed and operational, they won’t have fans yet to fully enjoy the experience of the new place. Players are digging it though, even if they’re too young (Gruden has no such excuse) to realize the historical impact.

“Looking at the stadium it does kind of remind me of something where Darth Vader is going to come out of a door or something like that,” tight end Darren Waller said. “I watched the movies with my dad, but I really don’t know too much about it.”

Perhaps Gruden’s right, and his version will be a part of controlling the NFL galaxy. And yet, I’ve got a bad feeling about this.

[Futureshock]

I am impressed so far in Joe's first 2 weeks.



Joe Burrow: “Losing isn’t very fun”

Posted by Mike Florio on September 18, 2020, 6:30 AM EDT

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Last year, Joe Burrow played 15 games and lost none. This year, he has played two games. And lost both.

“Losing isn’t very fun,” Burrow told reporters after Thursday’s 35-30 loss to the Browns. “This might be the only time in my sporting career that I have lost two games in a row. It doesn’t feel very good. I know that the guys in there are hurting. We are going to come back to work tomorrow and try to get this thing right. Losing is unacceptable to me, to everyone in there, to coach [Zac] Taylor and to everybody in this organization. We are just going to have to get it fixed.”

It’s an admirable attitude, but it’s likely not something that will quickly change. The Bengals have Burrow because they went 2-14 last year.

“I will never adjust or accept losing,” Burrow added. “That is just something that is not in my mindset so this 0-2 start is really hurting me. I know it is hurting Coach and everybody in there. We will never adjust to losing. We will never accept losing. We are just going to have to get it right.”

They have a few extra days to get it right before playing again, next Sunday at Philadelphia.

And the wins will come. The Bengals could have won both of their games this year. And Burrow improved significantly from Sunday to Thursday, ironing out the occasions in which he tried to do too much while completing 37 of 61 passes.

The 61 attempts are No. 2 in franchise history (behind Jon Kitna’s 68), and the most ever in a Bengals’ non-overtime game. Also, the 37 completions tie Carson Palmer for No. 2 on the Bengals’ single-game list. The performance has drawn widespread praise for the first overall pick in the draft.

“[W]e are 0-2,” Burrow said. “That is all that matters.”

With that kind of attitude, and given the way he performed last night, the wins definitely will come.