Four Down Territory: NFL Week 11
Week 11
The president aims his sights for Oakland and Baker Mayfield found out where his reproductive organs were. Jerruh Jones is still out here wildin’ and it’s getting uglier; which is still a great story.
It was a weird week in football and that’s putting it lightly.
Let’s start the drive.
1st Down:
Sean McDermott and the Buffalo Bills actually thought that starting Nathen Peterman, a fifth round pick, was a great idea over Tyrod Taylor; the man that has lead them to a 5-4 record and on pace to clinch the last wild card spot.
I’m no coach but I would think that it’d be smart to stick with the guy that has brought you this far. Sure, he played awful against the Saints but he didn’t give up 47 points, did he? Are we benching the entire defense? The defensive coaching staff? I didn’t think so.
To add to that the Ravens had won their matchup against the Packers meaning that if Buffalo lost they would be out of the playoffs had they started this week.
You don’t need to wonder why they haven’t made the playoffs since 1999. They’re showing us why.
Tyrod getting the short end of the stick is nothing new. As a free agent this past offseason the Bills did what any bumbling franchise would do to the quarterback who has been competitive over the last three years; ask him to take a pay cut. After signing the contract the Bills thank Tyrod by having a fire sale and pretty much throw in the towel for the season. Taylor still found a way to lead the team to a winning record and Buffalo changes its mind and trades for Kelvin Benjamin.
If your head is hurting it’s okay. The Bills can do that to you. Even Cleveland is asking what the hell is going on.
It’s clear that Buffalo wants to move on from Tyrod and that’s their decision. The question is who do you replace him with. Peterman threw five interceptions Sunday in the first half to go with six completions.
That’s right, F-I-V-E.
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How does management look players, and fans, in the eye and say that Taylor doesn’t give them the best chance to win?
The better question is what dirt do they have on Richie Incognito because I thought for sure he’d say something about how sorry Peterman is.
I’ll give McDermott props though. It takes a brave man to walk over to Tyrod after benching him and tell him he’s playing because the guy you thought was better stunk up the joint. Taylor gets more props for actually going out there and playing. I wouldn’t blame him one bit if a “nagging” injury suddenly appeared.
The best part? Sean is actually thinking about doing this again next week.
#Bills HC Sean McDermott on Peterman: There were some plays he'll want back, but there were also some plays where you said, 'Hey, that was pretty darn good'
— Joe Buscaglia (@JoeBuscaglia) November 20, 2017
At least you have wings, right?
2nd Down:
President Fanta is at it again. Sunday, while in Mexico City, Marshawn Lynch say during the anthem. That’s not much of a story; he’s been doing that all year. The story is that he stood for the Mexican national anthem.
Marshawn Lynch sits during the US national anthem, stands for Mexican anyhem pic.twitter.com/8wdaKprEki
— Ben Volin (@BenVolin) November 19, 2017
As you can imagine, the President can’t let something like this pass him by. He stretched his twitter fingers and fired off something slight.
Marshawn Lynch of the NFL’s Oakland Raiders stands for the Mexican Anthem and sits down to boos for our National Anthem. Great disrespect! Next time NFL should suspend him for remainder of season. Attendance and ratings way down.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 20, 2017
Don’t gloss over the attendance and ratings part. That’s most definitely a dig to Roger Goodell.
I’m going to keep this real simple, Mr. President.
Marshawn not the one. Stop while you’re ahead.
Side note; am I the only one who finds it funny that the NFL sent the Patriots to play in Mexico City? The PATRIOTS!? Yes? Okay.
3rd Down:
Blake Bortles is going to be in the playoffs. That’s not a typo and you better get used to hearing that. The Jags defense and running game is damn near historical and they’re going to Trent Dilfer our friend Blake to not only the playoffs but into possible contention. Yes, they’re young but age ain’t nothing but a number when you run the ball and play great defense.
The Giants have proven a couple of times that an elite defensive line can take you a loooong way. Four Jagaur defenders have at least five sacks this season. If any team can beat Tom Brady, it’s these guys.
Jalen Ramsey‘s mouth alone wants me to see him in Foxborough.
Again, this is real life.
4th Down:
Pete Carroll is a great coach, there’s no doubt about that. He’s won a Super Bowl and turned USC into a powerhouse. Pete’s achilles heel, also his strength, is that he takes risks that aren’t really necessary. There’s the infamous pass on the goal line that cost them a Super Bowl and on Monday night it happened again. In field goal territory, at the end of the first half, Pete decided to run a fake field goal.
So? Coaches run fake field goals all the time.
On fourth and inches with seven seconds to go the Hawks should have taken the three points and went into the half only down by four. Pete got fancy, though and decided to RUN THE BALL to score. The best part? The ball went to a tight end. Pete thought a tight end was going to run roughly 34 yards to score. It ended up costing them, too. Seattle lost by three with a missed field goal as time expired.
As stated earlier, I’m not a coach but I’m 99.9% sure that if you run a fake field goal at the end of the half at least throw it to the endzone.
The Seahawks are now the first team out of the playoffs and their schedule only gets tougher. The next four games are at San Francisco, against Philadelphia, at Jacksonville, and against the Rams.
Extra Points:
Dak is looking realllll average without an all pro running running back to hand off to. Mike McCoy has been fired twice in the past ten months; he’ll have another gig by February. The Steelers hold the crown for best celebrations. Eagles vs. Saints is the NFC Championship game we deserve. Richard Sherman might have a career in broadcasting after his playing career. People are really trying to sell Sam Darnold and Josh Allen over Lamar Jackson lolololololololololol. This is bad for draft stock but Baker Mayfield grabbing his groin and cursing at the Kansas sideline is great and I want more.
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