NFL Week 8 -- Primetime blues

[goalmouth]

Saleh said afterward that since it was a road game, he was happy to play for the tie.

 

[Hermes]

He's not, but so far Geno Smith looks like the best quarterback Cleveland has faced all season. Amazing handful of plays so far.

 

[Tighthead]

I guess Tommy DeVito has to go back to singing backup for Meat Loaf now.

Wait ...

Tommy DeVito needs to get his forkin' shine box.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

It's weird seeing a Seahawks home game with the sun shining.

 

[Webster]

Tommy DeVito needs to get his forkin' shine box.

Don't believe them when they tell you that you are going to be made.

 

[Webster]

That was the least Jetsy of Jets results ever.

 

[jr/shotglass]

I think Greg Zuerlein gets overlooked when talking about the game's great kickers. He's been pretty much money for a long time. 82.6% on field goals lifetime.

 

[DanOregon]

It's more that you have NO idea what you're getting week to week, and there's little logic to why he struggles or succeeds one week to another. He seems moody both on and off the field and it shows in the way he plays.

He and Gardner Minshew are in the same category.

That would be the comp guy - I've banged the drum for Minshew, but the performance just isn't there. They are both like my golf game - I hit one amazing shot - perfect - and I think THAT is what kind of golfer I am - and figure all the crummy shots and mis hits are anomolies - just freakish things. When in reality I am more the latter than the former.

 

[I Should Coco]

He's not, but so far Geno Smith looks like the best quarterback Cleveland has faced all season. Amazing handful of plays so far.

He's come back to Earth after the first quarter.

And until the Seahawks start looking for/stopping the screens, no reason for the Browns to quit running them.

 

[Batman]

That would be the comp guy - I've banged the drum for Minshew, but the performance just isn't there. They are both like my golf game - I hit one amazing shot - perfect - and I think THAT is what kind of golfer I am - and figure all the crummy shots and mis hits are anomolies - just freakish things. When in reality I am more the latter than the former.

Minshew is a great backup quarterback. He's capable enough to step in and give you a chance when he's suddenly thrown into a game, and will play well enough to keep you treading water for a few weeks. But if you have to go more than four or five games with him his shortcomings will get exposed. He's a .500 (or slightly below) quarterback, which is great if you need a fill-in and not so great when you need him to carry you for an entire season.
Mayfield is probably a tick above that, in that he might be able to pull your team to a wild card spot.
Neither guy is winning a Super Bowl.

 

[jr/shotglass]

I never thought Will Levis would have one game in the NFL like the one he had today.

 

[HanSenSE]

This just in: Brock Purdy is human.