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At one point I remember he hit an impressive gear for his size. Accelerating past the LB. TE production is down across the NFL in general probably as a result of smaller speedier LBs, but he looks like a tough match up with that ridiculous size.

But that’s because they are in the pocket something like 8 times more according to the first chart. It appears to show that the rate not the number but the rate is higher outside the pocket. AR was drafted to run 10 times a game like Hurts and Jackson. Thats a lot of accumulated damage.

Am I missing something or doesn’t that article show that injuries outside the pocket at more than twice the rate of in the pocket injuries?

Pocket QBs don’t get the pounding running QBs do. And so far I don’t believe any of Anthony’s injuries came in the pocket. If it is true that most QBs injuries are in the pocket iits because the great super majority of the time is spent in the pocket.

Jalen Hurts is the model. Other guys have done this with success for a time, LJ, Kap, Wilson, Tebow, and the best example is Super Bowl QB Cam Newton. But there is clearly no evidence and long term success with read option guys. But I’d take 5 or 6 competitive years and a SB appearance, Ala Newton from Arich wouldn’t you? but if he doesn’t learn to protect he won’t last that long.

That’s about 2 TDs per game. When you watch Minshew, the passing game is clearly more efficient as as a passer, just as the passer rating suggests. The offense opens a little. AR is a little less in QBR so the overall play is closer. AR has not been great. He’s been encouraging in ways. His numbers are OK, his play is OK. He really struggles outside the numbers. He throws over the middle well. He moves and runs well but so far plays recklessly and gets hurts.

To the bolded, he was drafted to be a read option/RPO QB. I don’t see him being good unless he is. He’s got to grow up quick, stop playing this man’s game like a kid with “enthusiasm” and all that nonsense, learn techniques and times to get tackled less violently. Yesterday was a great example. No where to go, go down on your own terms.

I did that doing a back hand spring way past my prime lol. Waves of heat went through my body. I could see passing out from it.

I’m surprised he’s not starting. He’s decent. Limited but decent.

In the NFL the pool of money is finite and pretty defined. So “worrying about money that isn’t” mine is the same as worrying about “acquiring/keeping talent and playmakers.”

AR looks Ok so far.

He’s gonna be president some day lol.

But I think he’s opposed to it philosophically.

Yep there is no reason to have both of those guys on the same team at the same time with the money each will earn.

Solid I don't want you leaving your woman and everything else behind to come seek me out in my skirt and bloomers, but I will say it's a life changing experience.

Ditto. Don't do pressers, but they generally are bogus anyway. Lip service. I never had that skill or at least I never had the willingness to practice that skill.

I'd like to be a fly on the wall of the owners' meeting. They might need to stand together on this or they will lose a lot if not all the advantage they have over players. (And for the record, I think owners have a disproportionate amount of power over rookie contract guys.) JT could undermine just about everything in the collective bargaining agreement with this if he'd pull it off. I was incredulous when this started when I realized that he was serious and didn't see the writing on the wall with RB contracts, etc. I know denial is a powerful sometimes all omnipotent phenomenon even in very smart people like JT. But I was like come on dude. I really think JT might think of himself as a sort of Savior/Martyr for RB contracts. I guess I am in denial of a dude like him being that far in fairy land if not. The funny thing to me about this martyrdom though it's goofy. More money for RBs means less money for other positions with the finite dollars under a cap system. I don't know I guess he's a martyr for RBs not the union lol.

I like talking ball. There are some here I enjoy talking ball with whom share a lot of my views, and there are some here that I enjoy talking ball with that do not. I have no interest in joining the cheerleading squad even though I look really good in a mini skirt and bloomers. Cheerleaders who enjoy themselves I have no issue with at all. Enjoy. Militant cheerleaders I be like

How dare you not share the happiness?

i don't think Reed sat Mahomes for that reason. As a matter of fact I think that he has said he would never go into a season starting a rookie QB. It's only very recently that many QBs have started right away.

I like what I've seen so far from SS. Game plans I'm not sure, I like some of the stuff I've seen, but game plans usually effect the 1st half more than the 2nd and we've done most of our damage late other than the Texans game. Scheme sure. The running QB is the most difficult thing to account for when playing defense. People seem to gloss over the fact that Frank's teams that weren't led by Matt Ryan were good offenses. Even the Jacoby year we averaged 23 points. Point being I am not overly impressed by our offense this year. It's been OK. I am interested in seeing where it goes. Frank's Os 2018 27.1 ppg, (Luck) 2019 22.6 (JB) 2020 28.2 (Rivers) 2021 26.5 (Wentz) Frank's teams scored points consistently and at times prolificly. Doesn't mean I don't like some of what I see from SS so far.

Why can’t you learn from sitting?

I part a little company on 3. It’s pretty much accepted that CTe is repetition not necessarily injury injury. sports are evolving. I’d be surprised if within a few years if there aren’t guys taking healthy weeks off. soccer plays once a week most weeks and they rotate out. just cause it ain’t happened before doesn’t mean it’s not a good idea. also the trend in sports is headed in that direction.

Not trying to be a (insert here), but you really haven't listed any reasons why not to rest a QB. You've got some ideas, but no real reasons. Other than reps. Which I can understand on some level. But just consider the following. (To be clear I am suggesting the possibility of healthy scratch a couple few times a year.) 1. Other sports are doing load management in some form or fashion. I can see someone saying there are 162 baseball games and 82 football and hockey games. But to me the best comparison is Soccer. From the MLS to the top of the table in the EPL, teams are resting guys regularly, sometimes even in "big" games. Club teams usually play between 35-to 40 games a season depending on their performance in cup games and play about a month or so longer of a season. So about twice the number of games. But only about .7 more a week. Soccer is a lot rougher than some Fooball only guys think, but yeah, no it's not American Football rough. In this league I'd guess players get a game off at a minimum every 2 or 3 weeks and many players get subbed off late, though that is often strategical. They often try to stagger this rest against weaker opponents or So if you consider this, then extrapolating over a 40 game season, at a minimum players get 5 or six games of rest. That would equate to 2 or 3 games a season in football. Point being, what makes football unique that players don't need rest. 2. Why does a player need to play all 17 to develop? Is AR really going to be that much more developed if he plays 17 rather than 14? It used to be conventional wisdom to sit a QB a whole season or more before he started. Getting an couple of games off doesn't have to hurt his development IMO. I still think there may be some value in sitting and watching at the NFL level. I don't think it has to be an all or nothing. I know this is the convention but is it necessarily ironclad gospel truth? 3. CTE and other injuries to joints etc. are often chronic not or not only catastrophic in nature. Achilles were being discussed yesterday. Seems there are more. We know that achilles tendonitis makes it more likely to blow an achilles. It is smart to rest an achilles period let alone if you feel it a little. The same applies with head injuries. CTE and recurring concussions are often the result of repeated not necessarily catastrophic blows to the head. It is also pretty much known a major part of the problem is not allowing it to heal completely. We also know that we cannot yet detect full recovery or when damage is being done etc. So why not take the guesswork our a bit and give a guy like ARs head a rest. You say the goal this year is not necessarily wins but ARs development. A completely rested body and head would be a good tool for development. The sideline is a great classroom. I don't think max games logically always indicates max learning. Just something to think about. We've seen all manner of conventional wisdom being ignored in this and other sports.

Bout the same as me then. There is a lot to like. There is a lot to be skeptical about. SS and RPO is easier to learn scheme wise over traditional offenses. Lots of no read, 1 read, and half field reads.