Offense as a whole is perhaps the best it's looked all year.
Mr. Woolen should watch clips of DK Metcalf's costly taunting penalties. DK is in a city, not playing for any other games for a reason and Woolen is more dispensable; although a great all around player.
Darnold's "legacy", hung on him by East Coast sportcasters is still alive. On ESPN's First Take you only have to look at Stephen A's entire demeanor and then hear his deflection about past criticism. He's dressed entirely in black and moped through the entire broadcast. In a later edition he quietly praised Darnold's play as more significant than Mike Vrabel's coaching in NE. He was most focused on criticizing the Pittsburgh hire for coach. He's never forgiven Mike McCarthy's tenure in Dallas, I guess.You missed the game?!?!? Oh boy! Hopefully you had something like a hot date. 😉
I agree with the others, that second game was exciting, but for most of the game Seattle was the better team. Darnold really silenced his critics. Though he faced pressure, and took a few sacks, he also played very well when it mattered, pressure or no pressure, with some terrific clutch throws. I also agree with Nomad that Maye's future looks incredibly bright for the Patriots.
Both the Seahawks and Patriots have been very consistent, very well coached all year and the game should be good. Both teams are going to likely struggle to move the ball at times, which should prevent a blowout. I do have a prediction for the very end of the game:
"2nd and goal from the two. Seattle needs a TD to seal the win. Darnold drops back to pass! Wait! It's a draw to Walker..."
Minnesotans definitely did not need any additional pain this weekend
. And when they let Darnold go last year it didn’t appear as bad of a decision as it does now. Consider the fact that some Seattle commentators didn’t think he would be an upgrade from Geno!Stafford’s throws and Nacua’s catches were brilliant throughout. Not many other combo (if any) could duplicate that. Speaking of which, amid all the offensive fireworks the incredible game Nick Emmanwori played will get lost a bit. He defected passes on 3 consecutive plays on the Rams 2nd to last possession that was a key point in the game.
That stumbling returner also badly botched and fumbled another punt earlier in the game and was incredibly lucky it bounced back to him. The Rams changed punt returner after that. With special teams it’s hard to know what part is the speciality coach and what part is talent. For example, should Seattle’s special teams coach (who does seem good) get extra credit because the ownership went and picked up Shaheed?
Likely true. Though management made a great decision keeping him on instead of trading him at the deadline as most folks expected to happen. He was big in the games where Seattle’s secondary was hurting.
Mina Kimes...ESPNMinnesotans definitely did not need any additional pain this weekend
If Woolen's act had resulted in a loss the cost, per player in NFC win and SB losers share =$184,000 per player.
The Seahawks paid Kupp a pretty penny to bring him back to the Pacific Northwest, giving him $45 million for three years. That was after “some potential suitors expressed doubts about signing him because of what they’d heard in league circles — which his camp believed came from the Rams.”
yes, it's pretty stark when you put it that way. To be honest though, l didn't even know you get a taunting the entire opposing sideline--I thought it was just when done to individual player(s). Of course, he should have known the rule.
That's super interesting. Especially when seeing that former Rams teammates of his were lined up (literally) to greet him after the game, and Stafford was looking all over the field afterwards to find him and give him a hug.
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