Popular Post Maxman Posted October 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 5, 2022 Week Five Thoughts… The NFL found its sacrificial lamb in the Tua concussion thing. I’m don't think one person is going to be enough by the end of this. The Raiders saved their season Sunday against Denver. Not too many 0-4 teams make the postseason. Things are just as dire for Vegas this week against Kansas City. The Giants are 3-1. The Giants are not very good. Both of those statements are true. I’m not sure there’s a less disciplined team in the league than the Minnesota Vikings. That game in London is a loss if they are playing an even slightly better team. Life in the NFC West is hard. Nope, I still haven’t gotten used to it. The ‘Texans’ is still a stupid name for a professional sports team. The Sam Darnold watch is officially on in Carolina. The baby Jags had the league’s best team on the ropes Sunday, and they let them off the hook. The Jags roll at home against Houston this coming Sunday. The way things look in the NFC, if you can make the postseason, you got as good a chance as anybody of going to the big game. The Bills comeback against Baltimore was this week’s most impressive win. Remember when they moved the kickoffs back, so we would have fewer touchbacks? That didn’t work. If you bet on Bailey Zappe to be the first rookie quarterback to throw a TD pass this season, you win! This offseason will be a great time to be an unrestricted free agent offensive lineman. I dig the 9:30 a.m. start time for football on Sunday. Can we keep that even if nobody is playing in London. Our Heroes in Green That was pretty sweet. Gang Green notched a road win in one of the historically toughest places to play in the league. They survived the momentum burst of Pittsburgh benching its starter and going with the their first-rounder. Our franchise QB led a clutch game-winning drive in the late stages of the fourth quarter, and the defense posted three sacks – easily its best showing of the year. Now we get Miami at home. Tua is out if you believe the early week info coming from Miami. Gang Green was flat to follow the win against Cleveland. The Jets need to show much more off last Sunday’s win. Teddy Bridgewater was just okay last week after Tua went out. That’s been his M.O. since coming into the league. Bridgewater will play well if the Jets struggle to contain Miami’s speed on the outside. The Jets need to get pressure on Teddy B early and often. If they do, he will turn it over, and that’s how the Jets can even out the skill deficit. The running game will be huge in this game. Neither team has been stellar on the ground. The team with the edge this week will be in the driver’s seat. The Dolphins will look to take some pressure off Bridgewater by running the ball. The Jets need to force Bridgewater to beat them. Vegas has the Dolphins as three-point favorites. It makes sense. The Dolphins are 3-1 against a better slate of opponents, but their starter is out. The Jets need to win this type of game to make this season different than those of recent memory. It’s exactly the spot they’ve come up small in for a long time. I’m excited to see what the 2022 edition of the Jets has to offer. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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