MillionDollarCam

Hopefully the Cards don’t blow their load early, their energy is high right now.

That’s a win for Arizona. Brady misses a wide open receiver and Tampa settles for three.

Got to love Dan Campbell.

Think that has to do more with Wilks than Darnold. I don’t expect Wilks to change his coaching philosophy for any QB not named Mahomes, Allen, or Burrow.

Still half a year younger than Burrow, Darnold’s 25.

It’s cliche but it’s amazing what an extra second and half can do for a QB that may not process the game as quick as other QB’s. I don’t think there’s ever been a question about Darnold’s talent and ability to make every throw, it’s always been upstairs. Obviously you’d like to have a QB that isn’t totally reliant on an all-star OL but Darnold is doing his job well over the past few weeks.

Bozeman has been great but the unit as a whole deserves a lot of credit. Darnold’s time in the pocket before pressure is 2.8 seconds, that’s the highest number of any QB that’s played at least four games. And props to Darnold for doing his thing with the time that the line is giving him.

Interesting numbers for sure. The broadcast mentioned Darnold’s high YPC today which had me doing a little research earlier. Darnold’s air yards per attempt are in the average range (4.2) but the best QB’s in the league also have their numbers in that range as well (Mahomes and Burrow are both at 4.3). The real important thing here is that Sam’s pocket time before pressure is at 2.8 seconds, that’s the highest amount of time with a clean pocket for any QB that’s played at least 4 games. Just for shits and giggles. Darnold - 2.8 seconds of pocket time before pressure, averaging 4.2 air yards per attempt, with a 61.4 completion percentage Mahomes - 2.6 seconds of pocket time before pressure, 4.3 air yards per attempt, 66.9 completion percentage Obviously Darnold isn’t Mahomes and it’s a small sample size, but if he brings his completion percentage up a bit then the Panthers might actually have something.

Yards per completion 1. Jacob Eason (19.67 - 1 GP) 2. Gardner Minshew (17.00 - 3GP) 3. Jordan Love (15.50 - 3GP) 4. Teddy Bridgewater (14.11 - 4GP) 5. Sam Darnold (14.00 - 4 GP) If you want to set a threshold, say of at least eight games played, then you’d be looking at: 1. Tua Tagovailoa - 13.33 2. Zach Wilson - 12.79 3. Patrick Mahomes - 12.16 4. Jalen Hurts - 12.14 5. Marcus Mariota - 12.06 You could also argue that air yards is a more important stat in regards to a QB stretching the field. Air Yards Per Attempt 1. Jamies Winston - 6.0 2. Tua Tagovailoa - 5.7 3. Mitch Trubisky - 5.1 4. Bailey Zappe - 5.1 5. Teddy Bridgewater - 5.1 All in all, I’d say it’s pretty obvious that Miami’s offense is built around stretching the field, regardless of who the QB is.

I’d argue that Darnold isn’t necessarily managing the game as much as he’s just following the game script. Whether you like it or not, this is how Wilks’ coach’s. It’s a run heavy offense and it’s very Riveraesque. All Sam can do is make plays within the confines of the game plan. It would be one thing if Sam was turning the ball over and leaving a bunch of big plays on the board. But in reality, he’s making damn near every play that’s there for him. I give our OL a bunch of credit because Darnold can make all the throws, he just doesn’t process the game as quick as the elite QB’s of the NFL. With that said, with time, he’s shown that he’s a capable QB.

Baker Mayfield would be proud.

Sam is a real likable person, it would be awesome if he finally put it together upstairs.

That’s just dumb luck.

This shits over, the Lions are going to drop 40 on us.

What are the odds we don’t fold on a third down this drive…

Ian Thomas is a fuging bum… that contract was Hurneyesque.

Apparently Uncle Atwater didn’t teach Chinn a damn thing about playing safety.

I’ve seen enough.

STOP THE COUNT!!!

Matt Rhule’s wife is beside herself right now.

The fans that are there are sitting through Panthers history today.

Would like to see the team show up for those that decided to brave the weather and go out and watch a 5-9 football team (I was not one of those).

Yeah, let’s not do that poo again. Much needed holiday break. Hopefully by mid January we’ll have Patches back.

Why did we stop playing…