Blinkscout Game 13 Ravens ... what a game.
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Honestly our game had the best football of the day.
I did not plan on winning this game, so I wasn't and am not upset at all. Ravens are final four IMO.
The Great
1) Puka's catch. There was a fight for #1, but that's the first time this year I've flat out screamed at my TV.
2) Running the ball on the #1 rush defense. And Kyren with that wicked side-step.
3) Kupp and Stafford being in rhythm again finally.
4) Witherspoon's INT.
5) 9 straight runs on the first drive.
6) Final drive in regulation ... the first two big catches, giving ourselves a chance to win outright.
7) Davis Allen doing what I saw him do in college with no break in stride ... in fact, as he went for the first down I said "Here he goes" right before he went airborne. You can count on seeing that again.
8) Demarcus Robinson being a reliable target in clutch moments.
The Good
9) Playing stable in the rain.
10) AJ's pass blocking for two weeks in a row has been ample. This is his first full year starting and he has drawn some hard matchups. The AFC North is simply mean. We got the Cowboys and Niners and Eagles pretty early. I'm no longer at a point where I think he can be easily replaced ... especially now that we're looking to draft in the teens (and I still think we make the 7th seed).
11) I know it doesn't seem like much, but having no roughing calls against LJ is a testament to coaching. Just don't hit him if he's close to sliding or going out of bounds.
12) Rozeboom's tackle. Every once in a while I can see why he's out there.
13) The Earnest Jones sack was satisfying.
14) The Byron Young ... sack?
15) The amount of times LJ had to throw it away because of the rush "and" coverage" ...
16) Noteboom wasn't terrible. Based on the savings, (5 mil), he may just be worth keeping for another year as swing backup.
The Bad
17) Missed block in the back, but we still shouldn't have given up a special teams TD to lose in overtime.
18) Havs getting dinged, no bueno.
19) It's not ugly, because he's talented, but man the yards after pocket collapse is hard to watch even when you expect it.
20) It's not ugly, because he's talented, but the 3rd and 17 to Flowers and the following 2 pointer were both daggers.
21) It likely made a difference, and I'm not harshing him for it, but championship teams don't have their Puka Nakua's taking their eyes off the ball.
22) Taking this long to get Davis Allen involved.
The Ugly
23) Running 9 times successfully, then passing 3 times FROM SHOTGUN.
24) Not using play action.
25) What on Earth happened with the Likely TD?
26) Biting on the Beckham Slugo as the deep safety.
College
27) Okay I need some help on the DE position. Watching guys this year some have really popped and I'm not seeing them being mentioned. I checked, they're old enough. Daelin Hayes on Pitt. Solomon Byrd on USC. Brennan Jackson (and to a lesser extent Ron Stone) on Wst. Braswell on Bama. JJ Weaver on Kentucky. Tyler Baron on Tennessee. Adisa Isaac on Penn State. Jasheen Davis on Wake. Kaimon Rucker UNC.
Am I missing something on these guys?
28) With the emersion of Jayden Daniels I think McCarthy might stay in school. Try to battle Quinn Ewers for #1 overall next year. Im not into that anymore as I'm after WR unless a blue chipper OT drops, which I don't see happening. Stafford is just too good when he has weapons and a running game ... and AJ seems to be getting better so a rookie would have to beat him out and I think only the top 3 could.
29) Most of my evaluation is done. Post season games and numbers will help me sort those that grade out closely.
30) Top end DTs and RBs are next year.
Playoffs
31) I still have us in, as the 7th seed, edging Seattle by tiebreaker. Packers can win all 5 (have them as the 6th seed). Vikings could lose their last 4. Both we and the Seahawks should win 3. That puts us as the 7th seed. If we don't win 3 we don't deserve a spot.
32) I like the players knowing they have something to play for in December. December pressure for rookies is good for us.
FA
33) I like Higgins, but some don't, I don't see another WR that could be a 1, and we can draft one this year.
34) Edges are few, but I believe we can pry one loose and draft one in mid rounds also. Thoughts?
35) This draft for CB does not make me happy. Is there a FA we can really get a good look at?
Questions and comments welcome, lemme know what I missed.
I did not plan on winning this game, so I wasn't and am not upset at all. Ravens are final four IMO.
The Great
1) Puka's catch. There was a fight for #1, but that's the first time this year I've flat out screamed at my TV.
2) Running the ball on the #1 rush defense. And Kyren with that wicked side-step.
3) Kupp and Stafford being in rhythm again finally.
4) Witherspoon's INT.
5) 9 straight runs on the first drive.
6) Final drive in regulation ... the first two big catches, giving ourselves a chance to win outright.
7) Davis Allen doing what I saw him do in college with no break in stride ... in fact, as he went for the first down I said "Here he goes" right before he went airborne. You can count on seeing that again.
8) Demarcus Robinson being a reliable target in clutch moments.
The Good
9) Playing stable in the rain.
10) AJ's pass blocking for two weeks in a row has been ample. This is his first full year starting and he has drawn some hard matchups. The AFC North is simply mean. We got the Cowboys and Niners and Eagles pretty early. I'm no longer at a point where I think he can be easily replaced ... especially now that we're looking to draft in the teens (and I still think we make the 7th seed).
11) I know it doesn't seem like much, but having no roughing calls against LJ is a testament to coaching. Just don't hit him if he's close to sliding or going out of bounds.
12) Rozeboom's tackle. Every once in a while I can see why he's out there.
13) The Earnest Jones sack was satisfying.
14) The Byron Young ... sack?
15) The amount of times LJ had to throw it away because of the rush "and" coverage" ...
16) Noteboom wasn't terrible. Based on the savings, (5 mil), he may just be worth keeping for another year as swing backup.
The Bad
17) Missed block in the back, but we still shouldn't have given up a special teams TD to lose in overtime.
18) Havs getting dinged, no bueno.
19) It's not ugly, because he's talented, but man the yards after pocket collapse is hard to watch even when you expect it.
20) It's not ugly, because he's talented, but the 3rd and 17 to Flowers and the following 2 pointer were both daggers.
21) It likely made a difference, and I'm not harshing him for it, but championship teams don't have their Puka Nakua's taking their eyes off the ball.
22) Taking this long to get Davis Allen involved.
The Ugly
23) Running 9 times successfully, then passing 3 times FROM SHOTGUN.
24) Not using play action.
25) What on Earth happened with the Likely TD?
26) Biting on the Beckham Slugo as the deep safety.
College
27) Okay I need some help on the DE position. Watching guys this year some have really popped and I'm not seeing them being mentioned. I checked, they're old enough. Daelin Hayes on Pitt. Solomon Byrd on USC. Brennan Jackson (and to a lesser extent Ron Stone) on Wst. Braswell on Bama. JJ Weaver on Kentucky. Tyler Baron on Tennessee. Adisa Isaac on Penn State. Jasheen Davis on Wake. Kaimon Rucker UNC.
Am I missing something on these guys?
28) With the emersion of Jayden Daniels I think McCarthy might stay in school. Try to battle Quinn Ewers for #1 overall next year. Im not into that anymore as I'm after WR unless a blue chipper OT drops, which I don't see happening. Stafford is just too good when he has weapons and a running game ... and AJ seems to be getting better so a rookie would have to beat him out and I think only the top 3 could.
29) Most of my evaluation is done. Post season games and numbers will help me sort those that grade out closely.
30) Top end DTs and RBs are next year.
Playoffs
31) I still have us in, as the 7th seed, edging Seattle by tiebreaker. Packers can win all 5 (have them as the 6th seed). Vikings could lose their last 4. Both we and the Seahawks should win 3. That puts us as the 7th seed. If we don't win 3 we don't deserve a spot.
32) I like the players knowing they have something to play for in December. December pressure for rookies is good for us.
FA
33) I like Higgins, but some don't, I don't see another WR that could be a 1, and we can draft one this year.
34) Edges are few, but I believe we can pry one loose and draft one in mid rounds also. Thoughts?
35) This draft for CB does not make me happy. Is there a FA we can really get a good look at?
Questions and comments welcome, lemme know what I missed.
