Quick Thoughts - Week 10

[ChaosTheory]

-Fuck the Patriots.

-Fuck overseas, morning games.

-Fuck Rich Eisen, you coastal/northeastern-biased cuntface. You had a former Patriot in the booth with you who was less transparent.

-Fuck the NFL and their public-relations induced unnecessary roughness penalties. They're stupid, make the game worse, and I'm convinced they're like this so the NFL has a data point to reference in future litigation ("We tried").

-I like Minshew more than I expected I would before the season... but he's very frustrating to watch due to his physical limitations. At least he's our backup QB and not our 1st-round pick like Mac Jones.

-I'm interested in rewatching both lines. Felt like the OL was dealing with a sellout run defense... and the DL had some crazy pressure, but we also gave up 167 rush yards and 34:25 in TOP.

-Also interested to see what the issue with the overall run-D was. Watching live felt like the fits were there for the most part, but then the dude would pop out of the pile and gain 8-10yds.

-The most interesting part of the whole game for me was the 4th quarter switch to putting Minshew under center. We haven't done that all years (somebody correct me if I'm wrong). By then, it was too late to establish much of anything, but I do think Steichen needs more of that with Minshew in...

These read-option schemes aren't helpful if the defense NEVER has to worry about the QB running. So if Minshew is never going to keep it... maybe a more traditional, under center, play-action scheme can suit him better.

I had wondered if it was too big a shift because Steichen always runs shotgun/pistol RO and RPO... and clearly that's what AR was drafted to run. But maybe it's necessary with Minshew for the rest of the season. Very interested to see the plan, especially with the bye week coming.

What else?