(11-05-2023, 08:45 PM)Hobbit99 Wrote: What happened..??  Well, let's see.......

Part of what we're seeing is results tied to injuries. Our Defense is decimated. I HATE to think what it will look like on Thursday. Although, having said that, our "D" didn't PLAY badly considering the player makeup. Overall, I'd give the Defense a B- or C+. It wasn't terrible. There were a couple of bright spots and a lot of just average play from 2nd & 3rd string backups.

Our Offense stunk it up. We DID see what Hurst is capable of -- IF the plays are called. We saw Young reverting to college play. He is telegraphing his throws. If you have a DVR of the game go back and watch our Offensive series'. He takes the snap then stares down his #1. Time after time... THAT is why he had three INTs today. The Defense is reading his head movement and his eyes. You can't fool anyone like that.... Not in the NFL anyway.

O-Line wasn't terrible. I've said this so many times I'm sounding like a broken record. Young takes way, WAY too long to get rid of the ball. The top level QBs in the NFL take about 3+ seconds to deliver the ball. The BEST of them are slightly under three seconds. Young stares down his primary, then when he realizes it's not happening he tries to go to a secondary or tertiary receiver and ends up under pressure or taking a sack after holding the ball for 5-6 seconds or longer.  Until Young settles down and starts anticipating his receivers and delivering the ball quicker on target, he is going to continue to have problems. These D-backs are not going to cut him any slack just because he's a rookie #1 pick. He's going to have to earn OPFOR respect. 

Ekwonu is killing me. I still have high hope for his eventual maturing. He is only a 2nd year guy. Going to have to give him the rest of this year and into next year as well. He's playing one of the toughest positions on the field. It's going to take time.

As for Thursday.... We will probably get blown out. Just keeping it real.