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Prior to Moore's own concussion, he had some nice games for us. Really hoped he'd be our next Jake. But man 2010 ruined him too.

The good news is we did have some nice 3rd down conversions today, but we still left some plays on the field. Play action was looking good on occasion too.

Honestly the middle was such a problem on passing downs I can't tell you where the fault lies. But in run blocking ... They looked surprisingly good. And we know how CMC can turn losses into gains with no run blocking, so... I wonder how much time Sam will miss Edit: and Shaq had a hell of a game. Damn was he missed. He was everywhere. Gilmore looks good still... Really promising there.

Edit: nm I agree our line is an issue but man... Well let's jsut see. Gonna try to stay positive for a few days.

Yeah. Very different game the way the D was playing with a TD there, too. The drops are maddening. Tbh, DJ was also having issues with drops last year. Nothing like he is this year (7 drops last year, already 5 this year, not counting today)... He was damn good his first couple years there, which makes me wonder if it's a coaching thing. And ofc he is far from our biggest problem there, but it seems an issue across all our guys.

We already know he isn't, tho. But we can still feel for the dude that played that hard and left the game with an injury. I get this is a forum so we will all always share our opinions, but I guess part of me wishes that we didn't need to have a "but he's still trash" Convo in every thread related to him... At least about his injury. But I get it.

I think Sam had a significantly better day than his numbers indicate. He used his legs well and had some nice throws (some of which were dropped)... We do need to try to keep from forcing him to play from behind while we are one dimensional, but I think this game kinda echoed what we saw earlier in the season: with a run game we can at least limit his mistakes. next question is if we can do this against better teams.

I thought he looked good overall and I bet he can develop a bit in the pass catching game long term. Definitely thought Abdullah looked good tho and was very good as a 3rd down back.

We do need the running game involved, even if Cmc isn't the one running the ball. Darnold isn't good enough to carry a passing attack and gets little help from his receivers. Question will be if we can run effectively against the Bucs etc.

By the time Darnold threw a pick in the 2nd half vs Dallas, our D had given up 14 points. Yes, 7 of those came on a short field after a missed fg, but that isn't the same thing as blaming a Darnold implosion for it... The D gave up 14 points vs the Cowboys while we had the lead to start the 3rd quarter. Darnold's interceptions were crippling because they meant we couldn't claw back into it until late. But just wanted a correction. The D folded before Darnold did vs Dallas. The D is still FAR ahead of the offense.

I just have a hard time seeing it as a possibility with this offense, even with CMC. But you never know... Darnold played significantly better than his stats indicate... If he avoids being out long with an injury... Or if we can pick up a competent vet.... Maybe.

We had some bad calls today but holding is (in)consistently ignored across the NFL... It happens any game I watch and frankly they just need to change the rules so it's more enforceable equally, if they're not going to call it as is.

Again the key drops... But this time we stuck with the running game plan and it paid off...

Get better soon, Sam

For sure. Although winning time of possession doesn't guarantee much. I don't blame them for giving up points off turnovers. More the long drives in the 2nd half that just gash us.

It's good to see. Hopefully they can do this against decent offenses, and just as important, our offense can control the clock against better defenses. The reason I'm not convinced this defense is elite is they NEED the offense to be playing ball control, it seems. But, with Gilmore and Shaq back, it's a very different unit than without them and I think they could be the difference to you being right Offense is still a problem. Need to score TDs in the red zone.

Gilmoorreeeee!!!!!

Offense does its job and the D can handle the pressure. Hopefully our O can do this against better defenses ...

Two field goals will do it, lol

Man Shaq just looks like he's everywhere

God I love Shaq

He hasn't been active in weeks. He's on IR right now.

Alright O let's punch this in

Oh so Sam threw a ball to keep dj from being hit hard? I thought he was just trying to get his teammates creamed

He threw to the open window... Or so it looked on the replay.