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Excited to get to the Maye All-22 but while I wait for that to come out a couple comments and then onto the Line. Just a different feel with Maye. When it was 27-14 and Texans had the ball, I texted my brother and said, if they get a stop, this is the first time this year I feel like the offense might actually be able to score. Defense did get stop but the interception on the swing pass ended that. Patriots had 3 turnovers, 3 Punts and 2 TD drives in the 2nd half and then the one drive to nowhere that ended the game. They really did stop themselves. I also thought before the game, we've scored a high of 20 this year, Maye will almost always get you 20, barring a Jets game type jailbreak. They got 21. Hard to keep a good QB down for an entire game.
I needed to keep checking the roster to find out who these guys were. Kudos to Ben Brown for coming in on short notice and holding his own.
Zach Thomas? Ben Brown? Demontrey Jacobs? I'd still go with Sow and kick Onwenu to RT, too bad Lowe can't stay healthy, he's been doing a very good job when out there. Jacobs getting beat, sacking Maye and the defender rolling up on Lowes Ankle ended his day. Blame that on Jacobs also? I added bad run blocking stats this week as well as they had trouble running the ball though in the second half they improved a bit. Probably because Texans were all in on the Pass Rush. At Fault/Bad Rep stats:
PFF has a 33.3% pressure rate. I will say there were 4 plays by Maye that were like the old Brady, get the snap, get the ball out within 2 seconds and rush has no chance, all for positive forward passes.
PFF Pressure:
Jacobs: 4
Onwenu: 3
Thomas: 3
Jordan: 2
Lowe: 1
I differ from them because it is not just about pressure for me, a pressure on a screen pass is not a real pressure, you get beat immediately but Maye has the ball out in 2 seconds you still got beat. I put PFF here for comparison's sake.
Jacobs and Thomas: You get a really good pass rusher against either one and they will struggle. Will Anderson, Joey Bosa. Otherwise, they hold up well enough for below average NFL tackles. Laremy Tunsil allowed zero pressures as a comparison. The way Lowe has played when healthy you might have a good tackle for the future, and just need to sign/draft one tackle. Got to see Lowe more, and healthy, but these other guys need some work. They are what we have for now, 3rd and 4th stringers playing in the starting lineup. It's just frustrating that the line is such a major area of concern, and they get ravaged by injuries there.
Onwenu/Jordan: I thought they overall played well. It is tough because you lose 1 or 2 reps and that happens to most guys. You lose 1 or 2 while your tackles are losing 6+ a game your couple of mistake gets amplified.
Ben Brown: Yeah who? Pass pro was solid, not as good in the run game. Guy had to play center a few days after signing, no matter what he gets an A++. Hopefully he gets better with more practice time. or Leverette comes back and is better.
Sidy Sow: Had the penalty but Sow was solid otherwise in the limited (8) reps he got to play.
I think it should be Sow, Center of the week, and Jordan, with Onwenu kicked outside and then maybe Lowe can be healthy as your best line. I understand Onwenu is a better guard, in theory, but the pressures Onwenu allowed at Tackle were half or less than Jacobs or Thomas. Each guy might lose a couple reps but losing 5-6 reps, you can't have a guy on the line that is doing that, much less 2 guys.
Maye did make the line better by getting the ball out on multiple plays, he'll get better at that as the game slows down. However, they are playing guys that were cut and released very recently. You have the best starting 5 all healthy I think they'd be fine enough with Maye. Will add WR and QB reviews here once I get the All-22.
I needed to keep checking the roster to find out who these guys were. Kudos to Ben Brown for coming in on short notice and holding his own.
Zach Thomas? Ben Brown? Demontrey Jacobs? I'd still go with Sow and kick Onwenu to RT, too bad Lowe can't stay healthy, he's been doing a very good job when out there. Jacobs getting beat, sacking Maye and the defender rolling up on Lowes Ankle ended his day. Blame that on Jacobs also? I added bad run blocking stats this week as well as they had trouble running the ball though in the second half they improved a bit. Probably because Texans were all in on the Pass Rush. At Fault/Bad Rep stats:
PFF has a 33.3% pressure rate. I will say there were 4 plays by Maye that were like the old Brady, get the snap, get the ball out within 2 seconds and rush has no chance, all for positive forward passes.
PFF Pressure:
Jacobs: 4
Onwenu: 3
Thomas: 3
Jordan: 2
Lowe: 1
I differ from them because it is not just about pressure for me, a pressure on a screen pass is not a real pressure, you get beat immediately but Maye has the ball out in 2 seconds you still got beat. I put PFF here for comparison's sake.
Jacobs and Thomas: You get a really good pass rusher against either one and they will struggle. Will Anderson, Joey Bosa. Otherwise, they hold up well enough for below average NFL tackles. Laremy Tunsil allowed zero pressures as a comparison. The way Lowe has played when healthy you might have a good tackle for the future, and just need to sign/draft one tackle. Got to see Lowe more, and healthy, but these other guys need some work. They are what we have for now, 3rd and 4th stringers playing in the starting lineup. It's just frustrating that the line is such a major area of concern, and they get ravaged by injuries there.
Onwenu/Jordan: I thought they overall played well. It is tough because you lose 1 or 2 reps and that happens to most guys. You lose 1 or 2 while your tackles are losing 6+ a game your couple of mistake gets amplified.
Ben Brown: Yeah who? Pass pro was solid, not as good in the run game. Guy had to play center a few days after signing, no matter what he gets an A++. Hopefully he gets better with more practice time. or Leverette comes back and is better.
Sidy Sow: Had the penalty but Sow was solid otherwise in the limited (8) reps he got to play.
I think it should be Sow, Center of the week, and Jordan, with Onwenu kicked outside and then maybe Lowe can be healthy as your best line. I understand Onwenu is a better guard, in theory, but the pressures Onwenu allowed at Tackle were half or less than Jacobs or Thomas. Each guy might lose a couple reps but losing 5-6 reps, you can't have a guy on the line that is doing that, much less 2 guys.
Maye did make the line better by getting the ball out on multiple plays, he'll get better at that as the game slows down. However, they are playing guys that were cut and released very recently. You have the best starting 5 all healthy I think they'd be fine enough with Maye. Will add WR and QB reviews here once I get the All-22.
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