NFL 2022-23: How About A Lions vs. Jaguars Super Bowl?

[burd]

I'd agree that Mayfield has probably seen what's in the Oakland playbook, just under different labels. In today's game, I think a lot of adjustments in the passing game are made on or outside of the margins of any called play. Receivers read their situations and quarterbacks need to know what the resulting rout will be and how much time they have to allow it to open up. So learning the playbook is a challenge, but learning how their receivers and blockers will respond to each situation is just as challenging. That and, like Brady and P. Manning showed, teaching those people what he needs to make it all work.

Davonte Adams will make big plays on anybody's team, but he and Rogers developed a connection that was very hard to defend.

 

[Spartanforlife4]

I imagine each teams terminology is the biggest learning curve. The plays themselves are all things most QBs have seen already.

If it was any other position it wouldn't seem as big of a deal to me. You have to learn your route or your blocking assignment and those likely aren't all that different across the league. But a QB needs to know all of that for everyone on the field and each play is going to have variations. Maybe LAR went a little simpler on playcalling, but it's still hard to comprehend. Then again he is one of the top 60 guys in the world so I'm likely underestimating him.

 

[MichVandal]

It was nice to see Baker do well, but at the same time, Oakland should have been able to score more than 16 points. They lost this game as much as LA won it. The turn overs and the incredibly dumb penalties on the last drive.

Heck, even on the PI interception- he should have kept running just to run the clock down. Then the moron who knocked the ball out of bakers hands right in front of the red- come on- how do you not know that is penalty…

Oakland handed the chance to Baker on a gold plated platter, and he grabbed it.

 

[rufus]

Am I overestimating how difficult it is to learn a playbook, or does it seem absurd Baker Mayfield has studied it enough in two days to play tonight?

It's possible that somewhere he's played had used a similar scheme. Then it's just a matter of learning their terminology for a system you already were familiar with.

 

[St. Clown]

Am I overestimating how difficult it is to learn a playbook, or does it seem absurd Baker Mayfield has studied it enough in two days to play tonight?

In the past, when a new QB comes in like this, the coaching staff will remove big chunks of their playbooks and run 50-60 core plays, which are often derivatives of each other.

The toughest part of it all is learning to work with his receivers. They may break routes differently than he’s used to seeing.

 

[French Rage]

Mr Irrelevant making his first career start is favored by 3.5 over the guy with the most Super Bowls of any player or team.

 

[Kepler]

Mr Irrelevant making his first career start is favored by 3.5 over the guy with the most Super Bowls of any player or team.

The real one? Is this the first time any Mr. Irrelevant has made a start?

 

[French Rage]

The real one? Is this the first time any Mr. Irrelevant has made a start?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Irrelevant

As QB, looks like it. Other positions have had starts, and a SB winner at kicker.

Granted, with the 49ers skill players and defense, you and I would probably be favored as their QB.

 

[SonofSouthie]

W T F?!

The NFL fined Patriots quarterback Mac Jones $10,609 for unsportsmanlike conduct during last week’s loss to the Bills, according to a report from the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.After Bills defensive end A.J. Epenesa sacked Jones on a third-down play with 2:43 remaining, Jones flipped the ball at Epenesa, who was standing next to the referee. Jones was not flagged on the play, which led to a Patriots field goal.

Earlier in the same drive, Bills safety Damar Hamlin drilled Jakobi Meyers in the end zone and concussed him. While the hit drew an unnecessary roughness penalty, Hamlin was only fined $4,806 on Saturday, per ESPN.

 

[Kepler]

Tough start for the New York Football Giants. Woof.

 

[SonofSouthie]

Eagles are up on the Giants by almost 4 TD's with 6 mins left and Fox won't switch the game.

 

[MissThundercat]

The Lions are all alone in second place in the NFC North.

 

[French Rage]

Purdy has already thrown for a TD and rushed for a TD for the 49ers, and the Bucs kicker Ryan Succop is also a Mr Irrelevant. Assuming he gets an XP or FG, has there been a game before where two Mr Irrelevant's scored?

 

[busterman62]

The Lions are all alone in second place in the NFC North.

I'm no Biblical scholar but isn't this one of the signs of the Apocalypse in the Book of Revelation?

 

[French Rage]

The Lions are all alone in second place in the NFC North.

I mean, they would only have to overtake 2 of Commanders/Giants/Seahawks to get the last WC spot and none of those teams are sure things....

 

[Bronco]

I mean, they would only have to overtake 2 of Commanders/Giants/Seahawks to get the last WC spot and none of those teams are sure things....

The Lions have the tiebreaker against the WFT and Giants as well.

 

[French Rage]

The Lions have the tiebreaker against the WFT and Giants as well.

True, Lions did beat the Commanders back when Captain Suck was the latter's QB.

 

[burd]

I'm no Biblical scholar but isn't this one of the signs of the Apocalypse in the Book of Revelation?

Not when they're 4 games back.

There's second place, and there's 4 games back with 4 to play.

 

[MissThundercat]

Kyler Murray:

Knees don't work that way.

 

[bronconick]

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