Preseason Game 1 Fallout

[Rainram]

Listened last night, watching it now.

First drive - no way Flacco gets that much time. Starting D line ends his career trying to run around.

Talib picks him on the Crabtree throw around 11:00

Different game with The 1’s

For sure our starting D would have fared better.

Pretty weak hands to the face penalty on Hill too, which led to the TD. (I gave the zebras a C- on the day)

The 2’s kinda held em to 3 points if ya think of it that way. And when I re-watched it, you could tell there was some confusion and lack of chemistry in general. They were mixing and matching 1’s and 2’s and 3’s together on that drive.

 

[rdlkgliders]

I'd think they need 4 RBs. You don't want to go into a game with only 2 - and it is routine for RBs to get nicked up. With Tavon as a WR maybe they could pull it off, but realistically, they are going to want to have 4 (3 active on game day, maybe)

TA's versatility really helped us with this, we often had only 2 active last year with TA the 3rd. Lets see how it shakes out

 

[Ramlock]

For sure our starting D would have fared better.

Pretty weak hands to the face penalty on Hill too, which led to the TD. (I gave the zebras a C- on the day)

The 2’s kinda held em to 3 points if ya think of it that way. And when I re-watched it, you could tell there was some confusion and lack of chemistry in general. They were mixing and matching 1’s and 2’s and 3’s together on that drive.

Only a few players seem to have played well.

Mannion could and should have been better.

First series Hemingway drop on 3rd down was a pisser.

 

[Ramlock]

Sounds like McVay is considering sitting the starters for the whole pre-season.

Don’t blame him for thinking about it....

Lots of injuries around the league.

 

[jrry32]

Why not keep all 4?

We could. But we may never a roster spot for another position.

 

[Psycho_X]

 

[SteezyEndo]

TA's versatility really helped us with this, we often had only 2 active last year with TA the 3rd. Lets see how it shakes out

Natson could be that guy. Runs better than TA anyways.

 

[ReekofRams]

Natson could be that guy. Runs better than TA anyways.

Hard on is thirty five pounds lighter and an inch shorter than TA, being 150lbs and 5'7". There is no way he could line up as RB. But he could be an effective scat back, while keeping Gurley, Brown, and Kelly.

 

[badnews]

I have faith the team will be ready to go, but the idea of holding our starters out all of the preseason is something I dont know how I feel about. Avoiding injuries in meaningless games is huge.... but I really don't want to see the team come in cold and out of sync and have the mentor (Gruden) school the student (McVay) week 1.

 

[1maGoh]

Hard on is thirty five pounds lighter and an inch shorter than TA, being 150lbs and 5'7". There is no way he could line up as RB. But he could be an effective scat back, while keeping Gurley, Brown, and Kelly.

There's no such thing as a person lighter or shorter than Tavon Austin. That's a myth.

 

[ReekofRams]

There's no such thing as a person lighter or shorter than Tavon Austin. That's a myth.

Well I do run a chain of myth labs.