2019 Opponents

[barrett]

Originally Posted by chuck

Right. I'm going to worry about Lamar Jackson once he's shown me that he is an NFL QB. As much as I like watching him play, he doesn't concern me at all.

What interests me, though, is whether the Chargers and the Saints can continue this year's success next year. The Chiefs are going to be really good for a while, but of course their coach is Andy Reid and he is more than adept at finding ways to screw things up.

The Ravens scored 2 points per game more with Jackson then they did with the terrible Joe Flacco. Their defense was just hot and they won games that Jackson started. It always amazes me that mediocre QB play on a winning team is cheered but mediocre defense on a good team is mocked. Nobody says the Chiefs defense is great and "winners" for winning games 42-38, but QBs get credit for 17-13 wins. Jackson beat 1 playoff team this year and it was when his defense held the chargers to 10 points in week 16. Today that defense gave up 23 and they lost. The offense was about the same in each game.

So yes, I agree, I fear the Ravens defense like I fear the Jags, and I fear Jackson about like I feared Bortles when they made the AFC championship game.

[chuck]

That's a pretty apt comparison, Bortles and the Jags in their 'heyday.' Although I always knew that Bortles was showing us his ceiling. I would like to think Jackson can and will improve because I like him as a guy and I'd like to see him play well. But who knows, maybe we're seeing his ceiling now too.

Oh, nunu, you're invited to fly with me any time. I get some of the boys to put a hose on her and she cleans up real nice:

http://www.askthepilot.com/wp-conten...ak40atROB1.jpg

The flight attendants that come with the charter can be a little abusive, sadly, and I do hope you enjoy potted meat and hot mustard.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by chuck

That's a pretty apt comparison, Bortles and the Jags in their 'heyday.' Although I always knew that Bortles was showing us his ceiling. I would like to think Jackson can and will improve because I like him as a guy and I'd like to see him play well. But who knows, maybe we're seeing his ceiling now too.

Oh, nunu, you're invited to fly with me any time. I get some of the boys to put a hose on her and she cleans up real nice:

http://www.askthepilot.com/wp-conten...ak40atROB1.jpg

The flight attendants that come with the charter can be a little abusive, sadly, and I do hope you enjoy potted meat and hot mustard.

I think Jackson obviously has a much higher ceiling, but at this point he is a guy who can run who they are willing to use up physically. Bortles' NFL QB traits stopped at looking good in shorts. Jackson has obvious athleticism, a solid arm, and a good deep ball. But right now he is a guy who is dangerous in low scoring games but is worthless when a team falls behind early (like the Ravens did yesterday). Next year will bring adjustments to Jackson (like this year brought to Wentz and Watson), and Jackson will need to show something more than occupying the backside end to allow Baltimore to rush for 200 yards a game. He will need to show he can throw the ball. He never showed that in college where he hit deep balls on bad teams and got crushed by any decent defense.

[chuck]

Apparently Buford gets his wish, Texans at Jags in London.

Eight miles high.....

[HPF Bob]

Originally Posted by chuck

Apparently Buford gets his wish, Texans at Jags in London.

Eight miles high.....

Not *MY* wish. I hate 8 a.m. kickoffs. Interesting how a lot of churches in Hawaii switched to evening services because morning services conflicted with NFL coverage.

[chuck]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

Not *MY* wish. I hate 8 a.m. kickoffs. Interesting how a lot of churches in Hawaii switched to evening services because morning services conflicted with NFL coverage.

Mormons are flexible. We've seen that down through the years.

[HPF Bob]

Saw this comment on the thread about the conference championship officiating debacles:

"The NFL tried once to have an all-female officiating crew but they had to scrap the idea because the women kept throwing flags over plays that happened years ago."