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Originally Posted by whitev70r
Observations on week 5:
1. Denver is shittier than anyone could imagine. Just blow the whole thing up, sell the farm and start new next season.
2. Bill Belichick, please retire before all the L's add up to equal all your W's. You've reached your expiry date.
3. Minnesota is snake bitten, they seem to be a better team than their record indicate 1-4.
4. Ravens ... how does your $50M QB lose to a $1M Rookie QB? This is serious too because it's a loss to a divisional team. As it stands now, Pittsburgh is #1 in the AFC North ... WTH?
5. Buffalo ... jet lag? How do you lose to Jacksonville after beating Miami convincingly? Now you're in the middle of the pack again. Inconsistency is your achilles heel. You are your own reason why KC goes to SB year after year.
6. SF, not finished yet but looking like you are the NFC gold standard. Week 12, SF vs. Philly, circle that date. Preview of NFC championship game.
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Regarding #4 since you're semi-not trolling this time.. (well forgetting it's team vs team not QB vs QB) I am not exaggerating at all when I say Lamar should have had the best passing game of his life. The pocket was solid 95% of the time, they were running at will, and he was dropping PERFECT dimes. It should have been 28-0 at the half, and that's not hyperbole - wait for the tape guys to put out their videos. Could have been a 50 burger if HALF the drops weren't made.
BUT nobody could catch it. There were legit 8 drops of catchable balls. Not "go up and get it" or "NFL open" but actually perfect throws bouncing off their hands. I've never seen anything like it all in one game (Calvin Ridley had been like this for a few games, but that's just one guy). It was insane
On top of that points were left behind due to mistakes. Center snapped it to catch a guy offside on 4th down in FG territory, but the refs didn't call it (they called almost nothing on either team, it was pretty nice actually, except for this lol). On one play for a TD, Lamar made legit the worst pass I have ever seen him attempt, from decision to placement. I think he was trying to force it to OBJ
So the Steelers forced a fumble and then blocked a punt for a safety, and momentum took over from there. Protection started breaking down, great passes became misses, defense made 2 of their only 2 mistakes of the game, and they lost. It was crazy to see, but not unexpected for a divisional game. Ravens vs Steelers is always insane.
Lamar and the defense played 98% of a perfect game, then each made 2 bad mistakes, and everyone else dropped the ball all game. It was a crazy game.
It never matters who is favored in these games, something insane will almost always happen. Ravens played their 3 road division games already and went 2-1, they're fine for now.
Edit: Here's some of them if anyone wants to be aware
As for my observations:
1) Speaking of Calvin Ridley, talk about a comeback! All those drops all season, and dude was clutch for this game. Bills looked jet lagged or something, but still put up a good fight.
2) Not going to talk shit about the Pats because I know we have fans here and I respect you guys. But holy shit this is rough. Mac Jones is seeing ghosts.. Honestly might be a good idea to call up Malik Cunningham.. Dude is so different from Mac, and maybe that's what they need? Some fans might not like him though, for reasons.
3) Uh oh, Burrow is back? Shite.
4) Sorry Broncos fans, but I am so happy Jets won in Denver. That's all I'll say about that.
5) There is only one team where everything is clicking in all aspects of the game, and that's the 49ers. Everything from offense to defense, offensive ST, defensive ST. Everything is going exactly as they want it to. Brock Purdy is just a perfect QB for that system. He might not be athletic or have a strong arm, but he throws it with anticipation to the PERFECT locations. Must be nice to have receivers who can catch!
Gotta say, the Bills looked dominant at this point last season too... Just hope for their fans that they stay healthy. This coach will lead them to Super Bowl after Super Bowl if they do.