This one took me a few days ... getting over the reffing was not easy for me.
Again, a good learning experience ... though I'd like to see us have some more focus at the end of the game. It seemed like we actually lost more focus when Wentz left than the Eagles did.
The Great1) Kupp. He gets the top spot here for the combination of breaking records and breaking tackles. We're really looking at a Welker like guy with size and power. I don't know what his ceiling his. That 3rd and ten from deep in our own territory is a personal highlight for me.
2) Gurley ... he's still fresh late in the year.
The Good3) Robey Coleman playing fast and mean .. he'd be in the "great" but he xdropped that pick.
4) Our focus down 21-7 ...
5) Quinn stepping it up and playing at high speed.
6) Trumaine's coverage of Jeffery. He's going to have another category, obviously.
7) Keeping their running game in check.
8) Williams coming in and being serviceable on both sides of the line.
9) Troy HIll I thought had a great game. I think his contract is up? Anyone know about that? I could see him getting us a comp pic late.
The Bad10) Webster's injury changes a lot. I was planning on drafting two CBs (since I'm obviously in charge) ... but now I'm drafting them pretty early.
11) Was that rumor that Sammy wants to test the market accurate? If that's the case a one year rental for a second round pick seems bad, but it will likely get us a pick back. So bad, but not terrible. He'll end up on the Cowboys or Redskins. Hopefully NOT the 9ers.
The Ugly12) Jared ... dude, you CANNOT stand in the pocket that long without having that ball protected.
13) Josh, you CANNOT run a 2.5 yard route on 3rd and 3 in the NFL.
14) Losing to Nick Foles and Case Keenum in the same season.
The Reffing (yes this is PAST the Ugly section)
15) This is the first time I've heard Mike Perreira say "I have no idea what they saw" ... that cost us 2 minutes. That was a big two minutes.
16) The penalty on Tru. Yes, he was talking. He and Jeffery were going back and forth all game. He wasn't standing over him. maybe he said some choice South Park level stuff to him that we couldn't hear ... but they didn't say "taunting" ... and he wasn't touching him. That was a seven point penalty.
That said? Tru, seriously dude, you CANNOT do that Fisher era 7-9 BS.
17) The holding call on Sullivan ... his block was so good they called holding? Turned a 20 yard game into a drive killer.
College stuff ... bowl season upcoming
18) I'm watching all the non bowl eligible teams right now, smaller schools, to ramp up toward New Years ... finding some depth talent on teams that have been underrated or unrated. Like WRs on UNLV or defenders on Uconn .. a RB on Cincinnati, stuff like that.
19) I'm getting stable thinking of a trade down from the late 20s unless a freak DT is there. I want another 3rd or 4th. I think we need that. I think we're one top 125 pick short.
Thoughts and comments welcome.