MontanaHawk05
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1. Woohoo!
2. While this was the Legion's worst performance since 2011, it came at the hands of what might be the NFL's best passing attack outside of the cheater. Deadly WR corps, great offensive line, and a big mobile QB who doesn't need it. That's not something you hold to 200 yards. Not excusing them; just putting it in perspective.
3. Wilson's five losses have come against the #2, #3, #4, #10, and #14 DVOA passing defenses. That's fairly stiff competition except for the Packers, whom Wilson found purchase against (and whom were playing better at that point). Today he beat the #16 passing defense. Next week he faces the 15th; after that, the 27th and 29th. He does, however, close out the season vs. the #3 and #4.
4. The Vikings defense is fast but largely ineffective against the run, and Teddy Bridgewater? 8 TDs, 7 INTs in a conservative, complementary passing offense. If our D stays assignment-correct against AP, we should contain their offense.
5. The Jimmy Graham loss is going to hurt. He was accounting for pretty much the same % of our passing offense (more than 20%) than he was the Saints'. I do think Wilson can make do with the weapons we have behind average protection, but I don't like it. (For those who think our offense is better off without Graham, what do you want this team to do? Never draft a first-rounder?
6. Rawls gaining 81 yards today was a positive, given he was up against a good run defense.
7. Wilson played well. A few inaccurate passes doesn't look bad next to Aaron Rodgers, who's in an absolute downward spiral right now. Stayed in the pocket and didn't panic.
8. It's time to acknowledge that our front four sucks. I hate, hate, hate stopping the run and it not mattering one iota. 2009 flashbacks. Avril is the only one forcing the issue right now. No interior push up the middle, and Kris Richard, though good with his blitzing tendencies, should not be relying on it.
9. Bevell called a good game. He still shies away from the run too much and does not appear to have any kind of real 2-pt conversion playbook. But he called a good game. I just wish it didn't take him until November every year to learn to beat the blitz.
10. By the way, 2-pters ARE becoming a real part of the NFL now, what with extra points becoming more complicated.
11. No, I don't want to get rid of Okung. We all know how the "just replace him and improvement will be automatic" mentality worked with James Carpenter. Okung has struggled. But there's a point at which we count our blessings and keep a guy to maintain continuity, and I don't think Okung has slipped out of that zone yet.
12. The run seemed to fall off once FB Will Tukuafu came out with a concussion. Perhaps he's more valuable to the run that we've been thinking. I did like his run blocking.
13. Missed tackling is an underacknowledged problem all over this defense.
14. I'm pretty meh on the four interceptions. Easy and/or lucky, all four of them. Sherman picking an anticipation bomb, Lane outmaneuvering a left tackle, Kam picking off a desperation throw from Landry Jones that was knocked loose by Shead, and well, Rubin's was a heads-up play for sure. But meh, honestly.
15. Jeremy Lane and DeShawn Shead are the most valuable role-players we've got. Shead fought hard for the ball and stayed within the scheme.
16. We finally found an opposing ST against whom Tyler Lockett could make some things happen.
17. REGARDLESS OF EVERYTHING ELSE, this was a huge character win for the Hawks. Sometimes you don't know you can do something until you do it. Going forward, this offense will have some confidence and the defense might actually pull off some more turnovers. Just the kind of game we needed to spark a playoff run. I salivate to the idea of nabbing the #5 spot and playing the NFC East champion, road or not.
2. While this was the Legion's worst performance since 2011, it came at the hands of what might be the NFL's best passing attack outside of the cheater. Deadly WR corps, great offensive line, and a big mobile QB who doesn't need it. That's not something you hold to 200 yards. Not excusing them; just putting it in perspective.
3. Wilson's five losses have come against the #2, #3, #4, #10, and #14 DVOA passing defenses. That's fairly stiff competition except for the Packers, whom Wilson found purchase against (and whom were playing better at that point). Today he beat the #16 passing defense. Next week he faces the 15th; after that, the 27th and 29th. He does, however, close out the season vs. the #3 and #4.
4. The Vikings defense is fast but largely ineffective against the run, and Teddy Bridgewater? 8 TDs, 7 INTs in a conservative, complementary passing offense. If our D stays assignment-correct against AP, we should contain their offense.
5. The Jimmy Graham loss is going to hurt. He was accounting for pretty much the same % of our passing offense (more than 20%) than he was the Saints'. I do think Wilson can make do with the weapons we have behind average protection, but I don't like it. (For those who think our offense is better off without Graham, what do you want this team to do? Never draft a first-rounder?
6. Rawls gaining 81 yards today was a positive, given he was up against a good run defense.
7. Wilson played well. A few inaccurate passes doesn't look bad next to Aaron Rodgers, who's in an absolute downward spiral right now. Stayed in the pocket and didn't panic.
8. It's time to acknowledge that our front four sucks. I hate, hate, hate stopping the run and it not mattering one iota. 2009 flashbacks. Avril is the only one forcing the issue right now. No interior push up the middle, and Kris Richard, though good with his blitzing tendencies, should not be relying on it.
9. Bevell called a good game. He still shies away from the run too much and does not appear to have any kind of real 2-pt conversion playbook. But he called a good game. I just wish it didn't take him until November every year to learn to beat the blitz.
10. By the way, 2-pters ARE becoming a real part of the NFL now, what with extra points becoming more complicated.
11. No, I don't want to get rid of Okung. We all know how the "just replace him and improvement will be automatic" mentality worked with James Carpenter. Okung has struggled. But there's a point at which we count our blessings and keep a guy to maintain continuity, and I don't think Okung has slipped out of that zone yet.
12. The run seemed to fall off once FB Will Tukuafu came out with a concussion. Perhaps he's more valuable to the run that we've been thinking. I did like his run blocking.
13. Missed tackling is an underacknowledged problem all over this defense.
14. I'm pretty meh on the four interceptions. Easy and/or lucky, all four of them. Sherman picking an anticipation bomb, Lane outmaneuvering a left tackle, Kam picking off a desperation throw from Landry Jones that was knocked loose by Shead, and well, Rubin's was a heads-up play for sure. But meh, honestly.
15. Jeremy Lane and DeShawn Shead are the most valuable role-players we've got. Shead fought hard for the ball and stayed within the scheme.
16. We finally found an opposing ST against whom Tyler Lockett could make some things happen.
17. REGARDLESS OF EVERYTHING ELSE, this was a huge character win for the Hawks. Sometimes you don't know you can do something until you do it. Going forward, this offense will have some confidence and the defense might actually pull off some more turnovers. Just the kind of game we needed to spark a playoff run. I salivate to the idea of nabbing the #5 spot and playing the NFC East champion, road or not.
