NFL Week 2 N/V: I was texting my birding friend last night during the game

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Kalli: Jun 2, 2001

Quick Reads highlights with a bit about Allen Robinson having one of the saddest histories of most targets on god-awful offenses: https://www.footballoutsiders.com/quick-reads/2021/qr-week-1-will-allen-robinson-ever-get-good-qb

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3. Jalen Hurts - Hurts' average pass only traveled 3.8 yards beyond the line of scrimmage, fewest of any qualifying quarterback ... but that's OK, because he had the best DYAR on throws to receivers at or behind the line of scrimmage. He threw 14 of those passes, completing 13 of them for 97 yards and a touchdown.

10. Tyrod Taylor - One reason the Texans offense was so surprisingly effective was that they stayed on schedule. Taylor's average pass came with 6.2 yards to go for a first down, least of any qualified passer this week.

18. Joe Burrow - Burrow was a monster in the second quarter, but only in the second quarter. He did not throw for a first down in the first quarter, and only had five in the second half and overtime, but he had eight in the second quarter, when all nine of his throws resulted in completions or DPIs for a total of 145 yards. (He was also sacked once.)

26. Andy Dalton - With about a minute to go in the third quarter, the Bears had the ball at their own 21, down 27-14�not an ideal situation, but not a lost cause either. From that point forward, Dalton picked up only one first down, going 7-of-13 for 55 yards with a pair of sacks. That actually wasn't his worst part of the game�he had the worst DYAR in the first quarter (7-of-10 for 50 yards with one sack, one fumble, and one interception). He was also the league's worst passer on third/fourth downs (6-of-11 for 45 yards with three conversions, two sacks, one interception, and a fumble) and on deep balls, though that comes with an asterisk. Officially, Dalton only threw one deep pass in this game, and it was intercepted. But even that pass only went deep because it was tipped by a different defender 5 yards downfield. Meanwhile, Justin Fields had -1 DYAR passing (2-for-2 for 10 yards, with neither throw picking up a first down) and 9 DYAR rushing (one carry for a 3-yard touchdown).

32. Ryan Tannehill - Tannehill did not complete a pass for a first down until the Titans were down 17-0 in the second quarter. Up to that point, he had gone 3-of-6 for 15 yards, with three sacks that lost a total of 28 yards. Really, Tannehill's six sacks (and his two fumbles on those plays) are the biggest reason he's in last place. Take all sacks away from all quarterbacks and seven players fall behind him in the rankings. They were not the only problem, however. On throws down the middle, Tannehill went 7-of-13 for only 61 yards with one touchdown and one interception.

# ¿ Sep 14, 2021 15:24

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 06:24

Kalli: Jun 2, 2001

More nerd crap:

https://twitter.com/benbbaldwin/status/1437790527479484426

# ¿ Sep 14, 2021 15:53

Kalli: Jun 2, 2001

Ort posted:

It�d be awesome if Teddy did really well this year. I�m not a Broncos fan but I think it�s so great when someone is put into a new system that works for them and sees success. I can�t imagine how many talented, high potential players saw no success due to bad coaching or management over the years.

Him and Tyrod just quietly making teams 'ok'

# ¿ Sep 14, 2021 17:05

Kalli: Jun 2, 2001

Hey, did you know Mike Vick had to pay a bunch of money to a cult spinoff of scientology that took in a whole bunch of his dogs?

https://twitter.com/Shikima_King_/status/1437634441627668480

# ¿ Sep 14, 2021 21:47

Kalli: Jun 2, 2001

Ches Neckbeard posted:

So like when do they trade the man 2nd to Aaron in gruntlement?

Probably not for two years, because they gave him a huge extension in 2019 then converted '19, '20 and '21's base salary into signing bonuses, so there's currently $32m in paid out money on the books already over the next 4 years and they're at the cap right now and currently have.... negative $55m in cap space for next season.

# ¿ Sep 14, 2021 23:06

Kalli: Jun 2, 2001

RIP Daniel Jones

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1438565391593259011

# ¿ Sep 16, 2021 19:18

Kalli: Jun 2, 2001

Diva Cupcake posted:

Seems cool and good.

I checked and through two games he's played 24 snaps, had 2 passes thrown to him, caught both... for -2 yards.

This guy's played 82 snaps and caught 6 of 13 passes thrown to him, so I guess I get it

https://twitter.com/gifdsports/status/1438701448599117826

# ¿ Sep 17, 2021 17:08

Kalli: Jun 2, 2001

AndrewP posted:

I maintain that this ball was needlessly overthrown

It's a 50 yard bomb that hits him in the hands without him even needing to leave his feet.

You gotta loving catch that

# ¿ Sep 17, 2021 17:28

Kalli: Jun 2, 2001

Bill Belichick gets asked a question about Long Snapping, and gives a history of specialists and how wide punt block formations started and what a long snapper's responsibilites are after snapping. Specifically mentions that Jets kicker who punted last week well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oH8dfwep0c&t=748s

Kalli fucked around with this message at 22:10 on Sep 17, 2021

# ¿ Sep 17, 2021 22:08

Kalli: Jun 2, 2001

The Puppy Bowl posted:

I'm actually training my infant son to be a long snapper so this is highly valuable content.

I want someone to repeat that question in each coach's press conferences.

Like I'm sure Harbaugh or the ex-Pats have a good take on them, but imagine Dan Campbell or Mike McCarthy's answer.

# ¿ Sep 17, 2021 22:18

Kalli: Jun 2, 2001

That explains Mahomes, but what about Lamar?

# ¿ Sep 18, 2021 22:19

Kalli: Jun 2, 2001

https://twitter.com/NoraPrinciotti/status/1439718850006814720

# ¿ Sep 20, 2021 01:08

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 06:24

Kalli: Jun 2, 2001

Mystic Stylez posted:

lmao

So he's a smart player who's able to quickly diagnose the problem? Good signing by the giants imo.

# ¿ Sep 21, 2021 00:07

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