Tenn pulled out all the stops on that drive that ended in 3 points. A wildcat run. two fourth down conversions, one from Josh Dobbs to Austin Hooper I think, 2 former Browns, and an illegal forward lateral after the rb caught a pass up the middle that was complete to the sideline for more yardage, but came back by penalty to set up the fifty + yard FG. all the stops.
Josh Dobbs is one half of football away from a playoff berth, and Jacoby Brisset and Deshun Watson are not. ... Baker ain't either TL. ha> ha> ha. Oh, Josh Dobbs is one good half from the playoffs. WHEW
Mahomes is so special. He's like a magician or perhaps an artistic genius. There is no one quite like him. I also got a kick out of the Ring Around the Rosie huddle formation. Too bad a holding call nullified a touchdown. The Raiders QB came crashing back down to earth yesterday. Chiefs dominated.
Titans @ Jags: Defensive slugfest
Both offenses struggled against tough defenses. Both offenses missed on several opportunities. I felt bad for Dobbs because he was exposed yesterday. He is frail in the pocket, made some bad reads, and turned the ball over. Good guy. Smart guy. Just not a legit starting qb.
I felt bad for Dobbs because he was exposed yesterday. He is frail in the pocket, made some bad reads, and turned the ball over. Good guy. Smart guy. Just not a legit starting qb.
I think most people would agree that Dobbs is not starting quality Qb talent. At least at this point and in the near future (caveat, he hasn't had a lot of playing time so he could develop). My question is more about his ability to be a quality back-up Qb. If we keep Brissett as a back-up then the question in moot. But odds are that Brissett moves on. We made the decision to keep Mond over Dobbs. It feels to me that Dobbs' style is more like Watson's than Mond's style is. If we need a back-up for a game or 2 I thought using Dobbs would require fewer changes to the offense than if we replaced Watson with Mond. Maybe not, I haven't seen that much of Mond so maybe I have some misconceptions about him.
Mond has a better arm, but I would prefer Dobbs over Mond, as well. For one thing, he would help Watson after the latter comes off the field after each series. During Dobbs time in Pittsburgh, Big Ben talked more to him than any of his coaches between series. We all know how incredibly intelligent Dobbs is.
I was really hoping for a "we're going to take the ball and we're going to score" comment when Seattle won the toss there. Since this is the anniversary of that game.
Baker had the Rams on the cusp of winning that game today? Took them to OT, on the road? oh snap. Baker is a winner. That looked like a heck of a pass on that int. too, the WR should have gotten it. Didn't lose by I4.
That looked like a heck of a pass on that int. too, the WR should have gotten it. .
Were you watching a different play? That was a terrible throw, too high and too short, begging to be picked. Jefferson got behind his man and a decent pass would have been a TD. See for yourself: (You'll have to click on the Youtube link).
Didn't watch as many games as normal, but here goes...
--The opening kickoff return for a TD by Buffalo was exhilarating. The game was back and forth for most of the game and then Hines returned a second kickoff for a TD. Allen also hit Diggs w/a laser that maybe only he and Herbert can make.
--Cinci came out on fire. Mixon used a prop to celebrate a TD. No flag. Baltimore actually fought back and made things somewhat interesting.
--Washington beat the crap out of Dallas w/a rookie qb making his first start. Dak looked putrid.
--Philly struggled against the backups for the Giants.
--Baker w/his usual play where he took dumb sacks and then threw a terrible interception on what should have been a game winning TD. I give Pete Carroll a lot of credit. He has that team playing well above expectations. And that great coach, McVay, finished the year at 5 and 12 and now may bolt on the team after mortgaging their future w/a series of big trades and FA acquisitions.
--Detroit knocks GB out of the playoffs. There is no coach in the NFL that I would rather play for than Dan Campbell. I loved his comment before the game:"Either we're playing to get in or we're playing to be spoiler, and that's it. So either way, we win."
In the Buffalo game those two kick off returns more than covered the margin of victory. Allen is a great QB but has looked very human as of late more than elite. Not a great sign going into the playoffs.
The Bengals are hitting on all cylinders headed into the playoffs.
Coach of the year anyone? My vote would be for Doug Pederson. He took the Jaguars who were 1-15 in 2021 and 3-13 in 2022 and led them to a 9-8 record and winning, while though a weak division, a division title. He accomplished that with Trevor Lawrence who ranks 15th in QBR and who he helped work to improve over last year in his rookie season. I think he did a lot with a little.
Doug Pederson, Dan Campbell, or Brian Daboll would be top choices for Coach of the Year, in my opinion.
I thought Campbell and the Lions was a great story, and they even knocked out division rival Green Bay, which was awesome. All solid choices, but I’d go with Campbell by a whisker.
Yep, three good choices. The other guy who should be considered even though they won't give it to him is Shanny in SF. He won 12 games w/3 different qbs.
Yep, three good choices. The other guy who should be considered even though they won't give it to him is Shanny in SF. He won 12 games w/3 different qbs.
That’s a good point, esp. with the three QB issue.