Depth is getting tested early... again. Good to beat an undefeated team when...
-Your young QB shows flashes of a scary offense for less than a quarter, before watching from the sidelines... again.
-Backup QB has to do the lion's share... again.
-Your center/captain is out and your rookie backup plays his first pro snaps.
-Both your starting DE's are out.
-Your starting DT/best defender is out.
-Your top-2 CB's are out.
Not bad, I'd say. Just need AR to stop having hiccups and start stacking these reps/experience. He's got the offense roasting the #1 D on those first two drives. Running is good and helps open up JT's runs.
JT went from 6.1ypc the first two drives down to 3.0ypc the rest of the game. And, honestly, he broke a nice 21-yarder... besides that he was actually around 1.8ypc or something. Gotta do better than that even if the D sells out.
But AR has a real effect, even indirectly. And if he's hitting routine open throws on top of that... well, we saw it briefly.
It was only three completions, but the dart to Pittman was another wow throw. And after he sailed one over Pittman... he gave Pitt a good 15-yarder that he could run with for 28 yards, then gave Downs a good 8-yarder and led him upfield to make it 15 yards. Easy stuff and all of a sudden the offense looks great.
JT's running, AR's running, zones are open... And he's out of the game. Frustrating.
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