NFL Week Nine Takeaways 1. The Packers Are In BIG Trouble For the first time since 2010, the Packers have lost two consecutive games in which Aaron Rodgers was the team’s starting quarterback. This offense which just six weeks ago looked unstoppable, has been abysmal over the previous month; averaging a mere 21.4 points per game. The team has been riddled with injuries all season. We severely overlooked Jordy Nelson’s season ending injury in August. Without Nelson, the offense has been a shell of it’s self. But, the indicator of trouble for the Packers is Eddie Lacy. We all read the reports from a few weeks ago that Lacy was out of shape and dealing with a severe ankle injury, but coming into this week, reports said, Lacy looked “healthier than ever”. This was far from the truth, as Lacy ran for a mere 10 yards on five carries, fumbling the ball once. Lacy has given us zero …show more content…
Compared to his fellow young quarterbacks, Carr’s talent jumps off the screen. It grabs you. At 4-4, the Raiders are right in the thick of the AFC wild card race, and in the end, I think they get one of those final two wild card spots. 4. Rob Ryan Is The Most Overrated Coordinator In The History Of The NFL Ask yourself this, has their ever been a coordinator that we think great who’s defense gives up over 400 yards and 29 points per game? The answer is no. Since taking over the Saints’ defense in 2013, the team has gotten worse. Since then, they rank 30th in the league in yards allowed, 31st in points allowed, and have recorded fewer takeaways each consecutive season. The team is abysmal. Yesterday, the team allowed a rookie quarterback in Marcus Mariota, to throw for four touchdowns and zero interceptions on the road, in what is supposed to be a hostile environment in New
To start, the offensive line has gone through a major change. In March, the Seahawks traded All-Pro center Max Unger to the Saints in a deal for Jimmy Graham. Unger is one of the best centers in the NFL. He specializes in run blocking. Trading him for Jimmy Graham, the second best tight end in the NFL, points to one thing. The Seahawks are looking to throw the ball
In today’s games, the stats are not very impressive. The Bears current starting QB is Matt Berkley. Completing only 129 passes for 1611 yards is not an impressive feat in the NFL. He has only thrown 8 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. The leading receiver, Cameron Meredith, has 66 catches for 888 yards. He has fumbled the ball 3 times and lost the ball twice during those 3 fumbles. His
This early in the football season, it's still difficult to get a clear idea about the strength of any given team. Most of major conference teams have been playing against lesser competition, making it precarious to pinpoint exactly where the team sits as far as talent is concerned. It's kind of like doing a 5 Dimes review without ever visiting the website.
The offense started to show promise and the defense was strong vs the Cardinals which is good as they’ll travel to New England to play the Patriots this week. The Patriots are ailing with QB woes and the Bills could possibly steal a victory from the Patriots due their injury situation at QB.
Through the first four weeks of the season, Winston along with the rest of the team struggled. In the first four games, Winston only completed 58.2 percent of his passes for 1,109 yards, eight touchdowns, and eight interceptions. Also during that span, he was sacked 10 times.
I know they played arguably the worst offensive team in football, but the Miami Dolphins’ defense exceeded expectations. They held the Redskins to 10 points and forced two turnovers. They held the Redskins’ offense to an abysmal 5.1 yards per play. The defensive line constantly brought pressure to Kirk Cousins. It seemed like every time Cousins was in the shotgun, a Miami defender touched
They have an elite defense, ranking in the top six of each statistical category for team defense. They have the best defensive line with Chris Long, Aaron Donald, and Robert Quinn. Their secondary is one of the best in the game, routinely shutting down opposing teams passing games.
Besides two long offensive plays, the defense shut down the offense, allowing only three touchdowns. One of those came from former Mountaineer quarterback Geno Smith to Shelton Gibson.
It has been a while since the Chicago Bears have had a dominating backfield with multiple running backs. Previous seasons of injury and players being ridden to exhaustion have kept Chicago’s running game from playing at its full potential throughout a complete season. The Bears were blessed with the talents and abilities of Matt Forte, but this year could be the start of something amazing.
The Bears suck this year literally, they just blow. Like I’m a really big bears fan and i'm not even watching them anymore because they can't even win a damn game and its really sad. Lets hope they can get the game together next year and get better draft picks that might just help them out. What also that can help them win a damn game is a better defense, just watching them makes me want to cringe and turn the TV off. Now if you thought this offense was underwhelming last season (21st overall), wait until you watch them take the field without do-it-all running back Matt Forte, now a Jet, and tight end Martellus Bennett, who got traded (for virtually nothing) to the Patriots. THE PATRIOTS. Jesus. The Bears may as well have sprung Aaron Hernandez
Even with Aaron Rodgers at quarterback, an NFL team can only withstand so many injuries. They’ve been without Jordy Nelson all season, Randall Cobb has been playing with a hurt shoulder all year long, Eddie Lacy hasn’t been in shape, Davante Adams hasn’t been 100 percent since week one, and their starting cornerbacks started the year at number three and four on the depth chart.
During their decade run as the best division in football, the AFC North’s success has been predicated on tough-nose defense and consistent quarterback play. Omitting the Browns, AFC North teams all have “franchise” quarterbacks entering 2017 in Ben Roethlisberger (15th season), Joe Flacco (10th season) and Andy Dalton (7th season).
New Orleans' defense forced three turnovers in the first half but their offense couldn't turn it into touchdowns. The Saints only scored three points in the first half, thanks to a Will Lutz' 39-yard field goal. However, that would not cut it as Giants quarterback Eli Manning got into a rhythm, passing for 368 yards and completing 78 percent of his
One of the team’s biggest strengths is their powerhouse offense. But the man under center is what makes that powerhouse offense run. That man is Aaron Rodgers. Aaron Rodgers is one of the best quarterbacks in the league if not the best. His statistics are unbelievable. He has the highest quarterback rating in NFL history at 103.8, while the second closest is 98.9. He has thrown 300 touchdowns to only 74 interceptions. That being a 4:1 touchdown to interception ratio, also the best in NFL history. One of his most impressive streaks was his success at home. In 2015, he threw an interception at home. The last one he threw at home before that was in 2012. He went three years without throwing an interception at home. Truly a remarkable feat. In 2011, Aaron had one of the best seasons