Baldy loves him some Sam Darnold

[ForJimmy]

He has a NFL arm without a doubt. Let’s hope our line does its job and gives him a fair chance.

[Rocky Davis]

29 minutes ago, TheCasillas said:

100% of the Super Bowls over the last 20 years have had HOF qbs playing in it, not 1%.

 

 

Brad Johnson says hello......

also probably Joe Flacco.

Edited August 30, 2021 by Rocky Davis

[L-TownCat]

1 hour ago, Davidson Deac II said:

On all three throws, he had a clean pocket.  I just hope we can give him a lot of clean pockets this year.

The pass rush will be ferocious until teams remember CMC is also on the field.  A couple well timed screens/draws will take that deep pass rush right out of them.  
 

If all goes well, defenses will have to stay home just to keep McCaffrey from 200yds a game.

[L-TownCat]

1 minute ago, Rocky Davis said:

Brad Johnson says hello......

Trent Dillfer knows that guy!

[Rocky Davis]

1 minute ago, L-TownCat said:

Trent Dillfer knows that guy!

He was 2000 I think so it has been greater than 20 years! 

[Davidson Deac II]

4 minutes ago, Rocky Davis said:

Brad Johnson says hello......

also probably Joe Flacco.

I guess it would be 18 out of the last twenty or so.  In fairness though, almost half of the had Tom Brady in them, so it does skew the results a bit.  

[Davidson Deac II]

5 minutes ago, L-TownCat said:

The pass rush will be ferocious until teams remember CMC is also on the field.  A couple well timed screens/draws will take that deep pass rush right out of them.  
 

If all goes well, defenses will have to stay home just to keep McCaffrey from 200yds a game.

CMC will help, but I think until we see what the Oline can do, the main thing will be to get the ball out fast.  

[TheCasillas]

3 minutes ago, Davidson Deac II said:

I guess it would be 18 out of the last twenty or so.  In fairness though, almost half of the had Tom Brady in them, so it does skew the results a bit.  

And Peyton, Big Ben and Patrick Mahomes. But that’s the point. The post stated 99% of the teams play in Super Bowls have the best offensive lines and 1% is due to the team having a HOF QB. In reality, it’s the other way around.

Edited August 30, 2021 by TheCasillas

[Seltzer]

18 minutes ago, L-TownCat said:

The pass rush will be ferocious until teams remember CMC is also on the field.  A couple well timed screens/draws will take that deep pass rush right out of them.  
 

If all goes well, defenses will have to stay home just to keep McCaffrey from 200yds a game.

Great point. CMC is our best weapon against our offensive line being overwhelmed by the pass rush.

I hope Brady calls one early against the Jets to give them something to think about.

For all their struggles Friday, perhaps the block blocking play may have been on that TMJ screen that went for paydirt

[panthers55]

Pittsburgh brought the blitz all day and at times like in that series we picked it up.  If Darnold will use his checkdowns and CMC is one hell of a checkdown, I think he can do well against pressure. He slides well in the pocket and should improve his audibles as he gets more experience with the system.

Edited August 30, 2021 by panthers55

[Snake]

Not to mention this is vanilla playbook stuff. Wait till they have to account for CMC and all of Bradys shifts.

[L-TownCat]

1 hour ago, Rocky Davis said:

He was 2000 I think so it has been greater than 20 years! 

2021 hasn’t been played.

[onmyown]

2 hours ago, TheCasillas said:

100% of the Super Bowls over the last 20 years have had HOF qbs playing in it, not 1%.

 

 

Don’t think you read that right, I was talking about a top oline.

[CPcavedweller]

3 hours ago, bigdavis said:

Baldy has always been a respected film analyst, and he doesn't gush over everybody he studies.  Darnold's velocity and location on those 3 throws couldn't have been any better. and apparently, the second, to Marshall, was an audible.

Efficiency in scoring TDs in the final 1-2 minutes of a half is how games are won.  We certainly didn't see that last year.

Is the audible surprising? Who did Marshall play for at LSU for a year? 

Also, Darnolds throws in this game looked better than any single game I saw with the Jets. Even these preseason play calls make Adam Gase look like he should be the QB Coach for the UNC Tar Heels or something. Seriously, Sam didn't have to improvise to be good on Friday. It always seemed that his highlights in NY were improvisation.