Not the start to the season that I envisioned. I am not an Anthony Richardson believer & he performed exactly how I feared he might. IND’s “D” could’ve saved the day but the most obvious gameplan imaginable was successfully executed by GB to run the ball & keep Willis out of harm’s way. It was a classic out-coaching by LaFleur over Steichen & poor overall play by the “O” led by the ineffective Richarson. You will not find me backing Richardson much this season. He is too unreliable. Mahomes also brutally underperformed for KC against his kryptonite CIN, where officiating & “D” saved them from their 1st loss. NE almost had SEA, but several critical miscues in the secondary allowed Geno to win in OT. I made a huge mistake w/selecting the LAR in my Teaser w/the amount of injuries they had, w/Kupp going down helping further the ARI blowout. My only winners were the putrid “O”s of PIT & DEN coming thru for the Under & ATL completing the improbable comeback victory on MNF @ PHI. I was also successful w/a Teaser on Thurs w/NYJ & the Under.
Regular Season POW 0-2, Teasers 0-2, GOY 0-0, Overall 4-7-2
MIN +1 ½ is off to a nice 2-0 start, w/victories over the NYG & SF. Sam Darnold somehow is #5 in rating amongst all starters in the young season. And it’s not all Justin Jefferson as he’s spread the ball around in a balanced O’Connell “O”. Aaron Jones & Ty Chandler are effectively running & MIN’s oline is functional. Both SF & NYG have good “D”s & pressured Darnold quite a bit, so HOU’s “D” will be yet another challenge. But HOU barely beat both IND & CHI, 2 teams w/very shaky QB play & both now 0-2. Stroud is still a 2nd yr QB & is not as great as most people are making him out to be. Enter Brian Flores & his exotic blitzes & schemes. Purdy during post gm was heard saying, “You have a helluva scheme” to Flores as they shook hands. Purdy threw for 294 yds however he was sacked 6x & turned the ball over twice. I envision a similar gm for Stroud, however w/Mixon out for this gm, I feel Jordan Mason & SF’s run gm is far stronger than HOU’s w/Akers & Ogunbowale. Run-blocking TE Brevin Jordan is out for the yr, starting C Scruggs is a longshot to play & backup Patterson is out. So Stroud will likely have to carry the “O” & I don’t see him having great success vs this confusing “D”. An interesting angle I also see is Darnold’s time in SF allowed him to practice against that 4-3 zone “D” that Demeco Ryans took to HOU. That’s why Darnold didn’t seem overwhelmed by SF’s “D” despite the pressure. This will likely go down to the final minute however I feel the wrong team is favored.
HOU 20
MIN 23
5 Units
GL to all & comments are welcome.
Regular Season POW 0-2, Teasers 0-2, GOY 0-0, Overall 4-7-2
MIN +1 ½ is off to a nice 2-0 start, w/victories over the NYG & SF. Sam Darnold somehow is #5 in rating amongst all starters in the young season. And it’s not all Justin Jefferson as he’s spread the ball around in a balanced O’Connell “O”. Aaron Jones & Ty Chandler are effectively running & MIN’s oline is functional. Both SF & NYG have good “D”s & pressured Darnold quite a bit, so HOU’s “D” will be yet another challenge. But HOU barely beat both IND & CHI, 2 teams w/very shaky QB play & both now 0-2. Stroud is still a 2nd yr QB & is not as great as most people are making him out to be. Enter Brian Flores & his exotic blitzes & schemes. Purdy during post gm was heard saying, “You have a helluva scheme” to Flores as they shook hands. Purdy threw for 294 yds however he was sacked 6x & turned the ball over twice. I envision a similar gm for Stroud, however w/Mixon out for this gm, I feel Jordan Mason & SF’s run gm is far stronger than HOU’s w/Akers & Ogunbowale. Run-blocking TE Brevin Jordan is out for the yr, starting C Scruggs is a longshot to play & backup Patterson is out. So Stroud will likely have to carry the “O” & I don’t see him having great success vs this confusing “D”. An interesting angle I also see is Darnold’s time in SF allowed him to practice against that 4-3 zone “D” that Demeco Ryans took to HOU. That’s why Darnold didn’t seem overwhelmed by SF’s “D” despite the pressure. This will likely go down to the final minute however I feel the wrong team is favored.
HOU 20
MIN 23
5 Units
GL to all & comments are welcome.
