Davidson Deac II

The Houston player dived into Lawrence with his forearm into Lawrence's head and neck. That is where the fine/suspension came in.

Talking about the Trevor Lawrence hit and the Texan player suspended got me to look at the AFC South. They might soon be battling the NFC south for worst division in football. The Texans are struggling and have to play Baltimore, KC, and Miami over the next three games. They could lose all three. Jaguars are battling for the number 1 pick. Titans and Colts are both meh.

Its not about hitting him while sliding, its about him launching himself and raising his forearm into the head and neck. That made it go from borderline bad hit to suspension. Without that, it would have just been a 15 yard penalty. And yeah, I do feel that Cam would have gotten the same treatment. In truth, I feel that a running back would have gotten the same treatment although the running back wouldn't be sliding. But launch yourself at a rb and lead with the forearm to the head and neck area, and that is about as clear a violation of the rules as possible.

I agree, getting a top receiver like Chase would make Bryce look a lot better. But I am not sure the team would be better. Can't help but wonder if the Bengals wish they had spent less money and draft picks on the offense and more on defense (although in fairness, they have spent picks/money on the defense, just hasn't worked out yet)

Personally, I think he played well in the Aints and Giants games. Against the Saints, he did what he was asked by the staff to do. Didn't turn the ball over (leggette was responsible for the one int) and made play when he needed to. Same with the Giants. For this season, I don't think we need to see 300 yard 3 td games. Eventually yes, but for now just giving us a shot to win by making plays and not turning the ball over is enough (for now).

I watched Drew Brees for the last 7-8 years of his career when he had at best, moderate arm strength. But his accuracy/timing on throws 20-30 yards was impeccable, and he was cool under pressure. Those attributes are far more important than the ability to throw it 50 yards on a dime.

Interceptions are the worse thing a qb can do. When an int is throw, it means either your team missed a chance to score or gave the other team an easy score (or sometimes both). Given how many he throws, I can't imagine any circumstance where I would want Jameis as our starter. Bryce is still an unknown and the unknown is better than the known Jameis.

The arm strength thing is somewhat overrated. A qb who can throw it 35-40 yards with timing, touch, consistency, and accuracy, is better than one who can throw it 50 yards, but doesn't do it consistently, time it right or have good accuracy. Have to admit until recently, Bryce hasn't shown that he can made good 35-40 yard throws consistently.

Unless Bryce collapses over the last month of the season, that isn't happening.

I think our wide receiver group is ok for now. I think the offense is ok for now for the most part. What we need is defensive front 7 and maybe a safety. Pick the BPA that helps the defensive front 7 at the top spot, and focus mostly on defense. That being said, if a solid oline player, is available in the 3rd or 4th round and they take him, I won't be

I hope he is as good as Gano was. With the game on the line, Gano made many more than he missed. Made three of them during the 2015 run. In 2017, he made a big kick to beat the Patriots, and in 2018, made a 60 plus yarder to beat the Giants. He didn't make every single clutch kick, but then not one single kicker in the NFL makes all of them. The only big miss that I remember is the opening game of the 2016 season against Denver.

Johnny Football also won it.

I doubt the Jags trade down, unless someone makes a big offer. And I don't think anyone will for Sanders or Ward.

I think we will be picking at fifth or so. And Jacksonville will likely have the #1 or #2 pick and they will not go qb. They have to much invested in Lawrence to give up on him.

Front 7/run defense. Getting Brown back will help, but our first round pick needs needs to go towards dline or linebacker. Nothing else.

I think Mr Scott was just referring to Thielen being a veteran presence who doesn't have super speed, but knows how to get open and makes the clutch catches, and not so much to the skill levels of the individual players. And Proehl had two really good receivers beside him (Steve Smith and Moose). Thielen is going to get more targets because the rest of the receiving group isn't at that level.

Speaking of Thielen catches, the one he made just before the fumble was ffing amazing. For those that think he should be cut for someone younger, well that is beyond foolish.

Not a chance. If available, they will likely go with Hunter.

The play calling was fine. And we didnt abandon the run. The passing game was working better. Poor run defense, missed fg's, dropped passes, and a fumble cost us the game.

One thing they have to work on in the off season is improving the run defense

We do miss sanders and coker

McHonkey would be a great football name.

I don't think they will get much sympathy from us on that.

Its not something that could be backed up by data one way or the other. Its just an opinion, like most things stated here. Regarding my comment that started this discussion, Imo its more difficult to find good offensive linemen than wide receivers, due to a number of factors. Granted that anyone that reaches the NFL has elite skills, but I think that most players with the size, strength and skill would rather play on the defensive line. If an offensive linemen does his job well, no one hears his name. But if a Dlinemen gets to the qb a couple of times a game, all the fans know it. Have a good offensive line directly impacts the run and passing attacks. Where as have a good group of receivers only indirectly impacts the run game. Miami's run game has taken a huge hit this year, while ours have improved. I think Hunt is a big part of the reason this is true. Not the only part of course, but a big part.

As much as he struggled last year, I don't think Reich has ever done anything that stupid. I can't remember any coach doing anything that dumb. The closest thing I can remember is in college basketball when Chris Webber called a timeout the team didn't have. But that was a heat of the moment of forgetting and best I can remember, he admitted the mistake.