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Sanchez "They need to hurry up and call a play" "oh, it's 3rd down" I see that in-game processing and situational awareness is still garbage. Eh, Mark?

You didn't expect a day 3 rookie, making his first NFL road start, to look wide-eyed at any point? You are a fucking scholar of the game.

Ford travels with his man, goes to lineup over the #1 and not have replace inside on #2. Newsome barks at him that he's the slot. DEN will file that away for later and tighten up the snap count.

First two series, come out and test the waters against loaded box counts. Isn't working out, have to deep dive into your most creative run calls that you likely wanted to save until later. Gives the defense time to catch their breath and for the LB's to check the tablets. They've been the problem(s) today so far.

Safeties have to communicate to that side on who is going to replace and fill if the QB pulls. That's between Grant and Tanner. Great job by Denver, using the QB running game and the pre-snap motions to their advantage. We've struggled against those looks all season.

Fields getting caught inside on the read.

Ford getting out of lane on crack replacement. Donkeys running that trap when they don't read a shade, that's twice Russ has checked to that run.

Next time we line up, take a box count. Trying to go against tendency early, maybe setup the young QB for success where the defense is clearly designed for and expecting run.

Going to commercial with some Onyx playing. I'll allow it.

True. I didn't see it, so it must have been pretty egregious for the line judge to call it.

Pocic, get your head out of your ass man. You had a false start on the last one, now you snap it before Harrison is set on the exchange. You're a vet.

DEN playing 9 & 10 within 7 yards when we go under center. They really don't want us running the ball.

In my experience, even if I disagree, you usually do bubs.

I'm hungover and still pissed. Russel Wilson is a bi-racial angel, but rip his fucking head off. That's all I've got for right now.

They were prepared to grind out a win down the stretch, Buckeyes weren't. McCord's stats under pressure are some of the worst in the B1G and his legs aren't quite enough to compensate. Hats off to them for making the plays we've become accustomed to seeing tOSU pull out the previous two decades. Loss aside, nobody argues with watching a good football game. edit: That said, once... just fucking once, can I get a post-game presser where the *ichigan coaches or players just shut the fuck up and act with some humility? Coach Moore was fine, but Roman Wilson is the new one to run his mouth. Jesus Christ, boys. That sort of thing and you're lucky you're allowed in front of the podium under Tress, Urban and Day.

...I'll read another time. Go Bucks, Fuck *ichigan.

That information came from a troll account opened November 2023. You're making a fool of yourself you fucking labradoodle.

As much as I love the Dawgs of War, the Chiefs and Eagles defense makes that "NFL's best" title really blurry this year. And Coach Spaggs is a complete mad scientist both up front and in the back.

Worth pointing out, the Jets game, probably more so than the rest, will be an absolute Tressel-ball slugfest. Flacco has a great understanding of their coaches, calls and tendencies both offense and defense. Also means he gets 6 weeks to be ready. And while our Oline struggled against the Steelers, Dawand held up really well against Jermaine Johnson in pre-season. If Flacco were to start by then, I'd feel much better about us being able to protect him and limit turnovers. The more I look at it, the more I believe the coaches have those last two games, Jets Bengals, as the must haves. Those two as wins most likely secure you a wildcard shot. Not saying you're not trying to win more than that, but I'm looking at what the Browns deal with injury wise, against what would be the most favorable matchups. Just like 07, might come down to the last two weeks, and the final having to be beating Cincy.

I'm trying to get things done at work and using my phone, apologies for the shoddy work. My PC at work doesn't have the editing stuff I have at home. The biggest looks DTR and the Browns couldn't solve the second half were the cover 6 ones. The Steelers would spin their safety boundary, play cover 2 to the short side and protect Patrick, while allowing him to use his strength underneath. And to the field they would play quarters, mostly a bracket and inside shade on the #2, while being aggressive on first breaks on the #1. With a rookie QB, barring few exceptions, and incredibly shakey pass protection on the edge, you're going to take your quick looks and work the shorter side. Working the field progression means that your OTs have to hold up (they weren't) and your QB needs to be decisive and accurate outside and downfield (he wasn't). I have a feeling those high misses from earlier put the fear of God into the coaching staff about any throw past 10-ish yards. Toss in the Steelers edge rush and that's what you get. It also doesn't help that, when the Browns may have gotten a bit of a favorable box count, they got their ass whipped in the 2nd half up front. The Steelers dline really stepped their game up the second half. Steelers did a lot of what the Bears did a couple years ago against our running game. More specifically, against our boot action game. They screamed upfield off the edges away from the action and went directly for Baker. Which is why Chubb has the day he did vs CHI and got a healthy diet of carries. Sunday, after that pass to Njoku on the waggle, Pittsburgh had pretty much seen enough and decided the same. Ford isn't Chubb and his ability to press, see and cutback with acceleration and strength, creating yards above expected, is no where the same. Not sure yet if the teams ahead of us have that same defensive strength. But the obvious counter is to structure your runs and the ball action off of it, to the interior. But that also means you're asking DTR to work in tighter lateral space and to drive the ball downfield from behind your guards. Not quite sure he's ready to work in that level of traffic, given his build as well. But a taller, perhaps more seasoned QB might...

I've been wondering where in the hell I saw that formation from previously with the HB on the swing as the cheese and the backside pin and pull. I kept wracking my brain over QB's that had designed mobility. Then I remember the Panthers were VERY big on this formation because they had both Jeremy Shockey and Greg Olsen at the time. At the 2:57 mark. Very first play from the Brownies. Whoever is digging deep during the week, likely the assistants behind the scenes that help dig for information and run it to the coaches... bravo. That's really pouring over personnel and trying to find ways to directly get DTR's legs involved. Because I don't think anybody in the higher coaching staff has ties to Carolina around that era.

I've always liked this cover.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the division scenario pretty cut and dry after this past sunday? If PIT beats BLT (again) and the Browns beat the Bengals, I believe that means we win the division on merit of total division wins and not going 0-2 against any team.

Speaks to the players wanting to make plays, the coaches believing they'll make up for their mistakes, and the mutual trust between them. That jerk route where Njoku came up big at the end was the same he dropped a potential first down on the drive before. Coaches went back to it. Moore dropped a square in that hit him in the hands, they come back the next play and hit him on a backside tare. Knowing your coaches believe that you can do better instills confidence and accountability. Players tend to respond well to that. Was nice to see we didn't shy away from either of them when we needed a play.

I'm curious how much of that 43 is inflated by the last drive before halftime and the last two drives of the game.