FootballZombie

In terms of the line, they certainly got worn down as the game went on, but we were pretty strong up front through at least the first half. Its not like they were getting beat the whole game. Especially after seeing the browns the week before and getting a good feel for what they can do, I think our line performed very well, especially considering the injuries. Even in the second half there were large holes created where guys were given the opportunity to make plays. Those plays just did not materialize from the backend. I don't hold a lot of those run directly against the D-line as they provided their end of the bargain.

AGG had some frustrations to get out after getting leveled on that end around run. Div2 is a long way from the NFL. Never played with grown men before. Good teaching moment for him. Protect your neck. Don't let them turn you into a Zombie.

Loved Sweat in this game. Totally bullied his man, who by all accounts was having a great season so far. If he can have his way there, he can replicate that each and every Sunday no matter the opposition. I really felt that he was the best of the 22 players on the field whenever he was present. From a production standpoint early returns from this line have been great. They are walking the walk, even with injuries. I love that they are making plays against the pass and the run. I now feel very comfortable saying we can build a team around this line. We have a heart now, and it comes with a pulse. Somebody call Dr Frankenstein this offseason, we got ourselves a monster to make. (Zombie Pun)

Sims McL McK Gibson.... We have these skill position players, and instead of scheming an offense to give them the ball in space or let them succeed, we draw up specialty plays for... wright.. I'm not upset that they gave wright an opportunity, but where is this for the guys who are meant to be the foundation of your O? DId sims even have an offensive touch today? Gibson is still a pure RB?

The audio played in the stadiums is a constant murmur. No ups or downs, ooos or awws. The broadcast plays its own crowd noise to help punctuate the game.

If both Ward and Williams miss this week’s game for the Browns along with a few of their pass rushers, this has the potential to be a big opportunity for the WR core to make some strides. If there was ever a week where they could get reliably open, this would be it. Be great to see a little “life” out of our core outside of Turbo (Zombie Pun)

This whole pissing contest they got going on is like punching a hole in your own ship to solve an argument. Nobody wins, everybody sinks. Snyder comes out bad for being petty and all of this has to greatly hurt the minority owner’s chances of selling, so they don’t get what they want either. It feels like both sides badly miscalculated their endgame scenarios and now both are locked in a room together. Hope they like each other’s company.

Nail on the head. Why should they care. No repercussions. If no one ever burns their hand on a stove, do they ever learn to not touch it? We expect these people to act on a higher standard (or at least just plain decent for crying out loud) but there is next to nothing to enforce that behavior. A simple Oath is not enough. You'd think human decency would be stronger

Having video of all this stuff helps nothing. Until there are actual legal consequences for the actions some of these officers, nothing changes. Clearly we are a long way from getting to that point. Real change in this case has to come from the top down, not the bottom up. The rules need to change

We are also in the middle of a "sports equinox" Multiple other leagues are going on right now, and that draws viewers. It will be more concerning if this trend continues once the NBA and NHL end. There are only so many viewers, and there is a whole lot of sources pulling eyeballs right now. Zombies don't need an equinox for that tho. I've had the ability to pull my eyeballs since before it was cool. (Zombie Pun)

I was never expecting a lot of sacks in this game. 2 was pretty much my prediction. Murray is on Wilson's level when it comes to avoiding contact. They are not afraid to slide and will throw the ball away when necessary. They are difficult opponents to rack up sacks on. Players like Jackson will try to make you miss. Others will try to break tackles. Those are the guys who you can get numbers on. Even if it didn't come from the D-line, I think 3 sacks against Ari is pretty good. I can see us getting 4 on the browns tho

career? I mean.. at the rate he's going this yr... 20 Sacks, 8 FF.... even if we suck, it is hard to deny that resume. No way on Earth he should be expected to hit those numbers tho. That being said, Young is our best player right now, let alone the future.

Franchise player? What more does this man have to do for you people?! Start throwing bombs downfield instead of punting? Thank God we have him locked up thru 2024

Or you could take the easy route and just lose the bones altogether... Which is already a thing... The sweep under the rug playbook is wide open right now. I'd be kind of surprised if we didn't hear something about (X) in the next 2 days: -Something about team name. Something that causes speculation -Rivera's cancer treatment going great -New Stadium deets (It might have a moat again!!) -Fan Attendance -trade rumor or link (Robinson-CHI) Something stupid or non-consequential.

If our O-line is gonna suck this bad all year, we can very easily suck next yr without paying a guy $15 mil I think Sheriff needs the whole line to produce better if he wants to get paid by us. Otherwise we can just hit the reset button and implode the whole line.

Curl is not likely to log a lot of pure safety snaps for us outside of injury. He didn't log any in the last game. If I remember correctly Apke and Collins logged every snap. Curl was only brought in as an extra DB in Nickel and Dime and that is a roll that can be played by a CB or S. Fuller fills that role nicely. Even if Fuller gets slotted into an outside CB role, I would expect Jimmy or Fabian (whichever is not on the outside) to come in as an extra DB before Curl. Unless we run a lot of dime defense I don't see Curl getting a lot of reps. He has to be the odd man out for the extra DB between himself, Jimmy/Fabian/Kendal.

Even if he looks good, I'm not sure he has the pathway to regularly contribute in the way Moreland has had. If Fuller were healthy, I'm not sure Curl gets even half of the limited reps last week. You have to expect fuller would be on the field especially in nickel, and the most likely candidate to get bumped would be Curl. Once we get Fuller back, a lot of Curl's opportunities will dry up quickly. He needs to show out on special teams if anything. He'd be relegated to a B Love situation. Wont know what he can do b/c he'd be buried in the depth chart

Arizona’s center got injured last week and it looks like he will miss this weeks game. Should help our interior, which will also help with containment of Murray. Kyler will slide rather than getting blasted, even when behind the line. Does that count as a sack? Who gets credit?

^^^ Completely agree. In fact, I'll bet Barber carries will be a barometer for success this season. Games he gets a lot of touches will mean we either had a lot of goal-line plays, or we were pounding out clock. If we have to use Barber 17 times again, we are probably in good shape.

A third rounder for OBJ makes all the sense in the world to me. He has 4 years left on his deal, all affordable at 15 M, and no Guaranteed money. He would not be a rental and would instead be a cornerstone piece of your rebuild giving you a weapon to pull brackets away from McL. Double down on that line of thinking when you consider everything outside of the first round of this years draft will be even more of a crapshoot that usual. Plus, most of us have been calling for another receiver since last offseason. This is not some new idea that was a result of a week 1 win. We tried to get Cooper, so we know adding another piece is a priority for the higher ups as well. I don't think it is fair to say they have no interest in bringing in a vet. Dropping a 3rd rounder in this years draft would be a small price to pay to receive that top flight WR we are after and he’ d be on a great deal to boot. Not that zombies sleep, but I would not lose any over a move like that.

just total number. Then you don't have to do math for each player each week. Keep it simple

Might be hard to compile, but what about snap counts?

Cool, but who said anything about him solving all our problems? One player does not fix this offense. He can be part of the rebuild not the solution. Gotta start somewhere. Once you have OBJ, or any long term complementary WR, that is one less thing to worry about. If your reasoning for not trading for a player is because your looking for 1 guy that can fix everything, you'll be looking for a while.

with 4 yrs left on his deal OBJ can be part of your rebuild. I would expect him to make an impact pairing him w/ McL Trading for someone like Robinson on a 1 yr deal makes no sense given our situation. But incorporating a player for the long term, on a good deal no less, does. I’m not saying throw a 1st rounder or even a 2nd at the situation. If you can get him for a 3, you do it. No questions asked. Our biggest need is OL, but if the opportunity presents itself to get a long term answer to a glaring question mark, then double down. Help your young QB.

Robinson has a 15 mil hit this year and he is on the last year of his deal. You will have to prob pay the going rate for a #1 WR to keep him which will be 19 mil a year. OBJ has 4 years left on his deal. no guaranteed money, all at 15 mil a year. That is way more valuable and I'd be all over that like a Zombie on a Brain Not even a debate which direction to go in IMO