NFL 2015, WEEK 8: Ryan Mallett NFL ranks this season: Comp pct: Last, Yards per att: Last, Total QBR: 22nd (out of 32 qualified QB)

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oh no steve smith! out for the season

https://twitter.com/Ravens/status/660932924645187585

wonder if he's still calling it a career

has to be ilnfl first ballot hall of fame

Seahawk defender motionless on field, hope he's alright

special teams sorry

WR Ricardo Lockette, appears ok

I was a year early on the Derek Carr thing I guess.

Pretty crazy how the Texans' draft decisions appear to have changed two franchises that year.

not sure there is an active qb i would want less to run a 2 min offense than cassell

I've been saying all week this was the game that was going to make Denver's offense look competent, veteran QBs just shred Green Bay. I have no idea how they were #1 in points allowed.

and on the flipside some really poor offensive football by the packers

they are getting shredded on the ground as well. and very little pressure on manning. looks like a different defense out there than the rest of the season. otoh, denver offense looks significantly better. not sure if it is one or the other, prob both. on the other side, gb offense still a little off but the broncos defense continuing to be p sick.

they're more than a little off, they have nothing quick they can reliably go to that will take some of the pressure away.

yeah I wouldn't see a game vs GB as evidence that their offense is back on track (see: Philip Rivers) but man Denver looks pretty scary if the O becomes about league average

that said - something seems off with Rodgers, maybe the whole year. was surprised to find they were only 22nd in passing offense coming into the game. maybe losing Jordy really is that big of a deal

well not just Rodgers (though he is missing open throws), his receivers (mostly Adams) just don't seem to be where he wants them

when they started this game they were trying to do all this slow-developing downfield shit, it's the wrong type of offense for both the team they have and the team they're playing.

yeah that's what happens when you can't protect your QB for half a second

no one can get open

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based on this photo

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no one can get open

― Roberto Spiralli, Sunday, November 1, 2015 11:06 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this was pretty insane btw

i feel like wrt Luck + Rodgers + Peyton sometimes etc the truth is that no QB (except Brady?) is good enough to be fantastic all the time. they all have down games + down seasons etc. which makes me feel like a lot of the hysteria over unproven qbs not playing well is maybe misplaced? like there's all these complaints about how hs/college does not prepare qbs for pro game but maybe there's just not enough patience?

like i can only imagine if luck or rodgers were qbs in philly (which would be so wonderful) that we'd be calling for their backups already which is pretty dumb and maybe we should give bradford a chance idk philly fans are the worst esp those that call into WIP.

bradford is very bad tbf

denver defense looking fairly insurmountable atm; broncs/pats game should be epic

who really knows tho what that means. sometimes (like during the preseason) he looks unbelievably sharp and makes amazing throws. and other times he's a turnover machine + a total injury mess. i'm not saying that he's definitely anything special but ppl def lack patience for qbs in this league.

i'm forever wondering what would've happened had Rodgers went #1 to SF and Smith fallen to #23

theres def a history of previously mediocre qbs having mid career renaissances on their second or third teams but idk bradford is prob unsalvageable

you can tell a lot in how a qb plays regardless of results. qbs can do all the right things and still have a poor game. rodgers last night is a good example, 77 yard game, but as cad was saying upthread the game planning for the offense was a disaster. you did get to see some of the real value in rodgers' play esp. moving around and extending plays, he just literally had no one to throw to.

for bradford the issue is the short throws. i don't know enough about his play to know why it happens, if he is just reluctant to throw long, can;t complete long, or goes to the dump off too quick and won't let plays devlop. most failing qbs you can see some clear tendencies that hold them back.

another example ryan fitz is sort of the opposite of bradford, he will push downfield and try to make any throw, however ill advised. that's why his career flip flops between him looking amazing and looking hot garbage vs bradford who is consistently lukewarm.

peyton is the best qb of 2000s in terms of pure stand there, find the best guy, hit the mark dead. he hasn't become bad at picking the right throw, he isn't physically executing those throws like he used to and he's running up a lot of ints as a result. one thing that helped him look better last night was he had guys getting really open.

his receivers were so open + he had space to step into throws

his arm strength is so gone that if he cant throw w his whole body he cant throw

week 12 is going to be a blast

just hope both teams remain undefeated, which seems probable given the match ups between then and now

THE UNDEFEATEDER

his arm strength is so gone that if he cant throw w his whole body he cant throw

― lag∞n, Monday, November 2, 2015 11:38 AM (56 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah every good throw he made seemed to have this huge windup

prob just blitz up the middle every time try to push the line back at him

should discus throw the football

underhand maybe

shot put??

i watched the game w broncos fans and they were so tickled to be seeing the broncos do offense lol

perhaps we can let Peyton use a vortex football to keep the viewing numbers up

imagine thomas or sanders making a leaping grab by pinching the vortex fin between his middle and pointer fingers and then celebrating by fake smoking the vortex like a cigarette. it's better tv.

excellent concept im on board

we should gather more extreme ideas and make a league!

the loser of the week 12 bowl should be forced to sign wes welker

no more coin toss. each captain gives his best zing followed by an ilx poll.

$1,000,000 bonus to each member of winning Pro Bowl team

$1,000,000 fine to each member of losing Pro Bowl team

Tom Brady is officially banned but occasionally descends via rope from the rafters to play a masterful second half for a struggling team.