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It’s strange when a 27-3 beatdown was actually much worse than the final score would Tahir Whitehead Jersey have you believe. The offensive line completely imploded, the running game was non existent, the passing game was unable to connect anything past 5 yards for most of the game, the corners were getting bested even when they were in good position, the punting was atrocious and the pass rush was absolutely terrible.Everything about the Oakland Raiders loss to the Seattle Seahawks was bad, there was not one bright spot in the entire game. It’s crazy because as an eternal optimist I usually can come up with a few things even in terrible games to point to. I have nothing here, this game was absolutely pathetic.This was one of Derek Carr’s worst games of his career. He finished 23-31, which doesn’t sound that bad until you finish the sentence by saying for 142 yards. That’s an average completion of just 6.17 yards, and yards per attempt of just 4.58. He also had two strip fumbles, though no interceptions this game. The 2nd fumble he just straight up dropped the ball out of surprise though when Kolton Miller got rolled backward into him from being obliterated as soon as the ball was snapped.The horrible game that Carr had does come with an asterisk because of how bad the offensive line was, especially the rookie tackles.. You shouldn’t expect much if the QB has such little time to even throw the ball. Still, his lack of pocket awareness is simply astounding. He is a statue that refuses to use his legs to get away from the pressure until it’s entirely too late.It’s astounding how Carr refuses to use his legs when he actually has a fair amount of athletic ability, he could make such a difference by running if he would just be willing to do it. When you watch Aaron Rodgers play he is absolutely extraordinary at setting up pass rushers to open holes for him to sneak through to get extra time and he also is great at taking off when nothing else is open. Derek Carr is the polar opposite of that, he doesn’t have any understanding of how to maneuver out of pressure and he utterly refuses to scramble. Until he figures out that he can’t just stay in a collapsing pocket his game is going to continue to suffer. That is only exaggerated by the struggles of the two rookie tackles now.It seemed like every other play Kolton Miller was doing something awful, this would be a game for him to forget if it wasn’t so important to learn from all the mistakes he made. He was just plain awful all day long but his attempt to recover the first strip sack on Carr was hilariously bad. There is no excuse to not recover that ball, he was the only person even close to it but he flopped directly on top of it and let it skirt out from under him. I guarantee he had the longest flight home out of anybody on the team.It also didn’t help when the Raiders best receiver got knocked out by one of the worst headshots that you will ever see go not flagged. What was the ref even looking at when Amari Cooper got lit up and concussed out of the game? You have players being called for roughing the passer for breathing on a QB, but a defenseless wide receiver in the middle of the field gets straight up knocked out with a head shot and nothing gets called? Unbelievable.Then you have Gareon Conley not even get a single defensive snap in one of the most one sided games ever. I get that Jon Gruden considers him to be a rookie but that is just terrible coaching. There is no possible way that Conley deserved to be treated like that, he didn’t deserve to only play 13 snaps last week and he sure as hell didn’t deserve to not get a single one this week.This team is full on into rebuilding mode and that means that the inexperienced players should be playing the most, not the least. Why not let Conley have a shot against a great QB Youth Derek Carr Jersey , the Seahawks were doing whatever they wanted anyway. Let the kid play and get experience so maybe he won’t be like a full on rookie again next season. There is absolutely no excuse on that, none.The best part to come now is that the Raiders have a bye week to sort this shit show out as best they can, though I’ve rarely had less faith in that happening than I do right now. Actually, now that I think about it the best part of the bye coming right now is that we get a week long break of the agony of watching this team’s death spasm in the first year of Gruden 2.0.Enjoy the week off everybody, hopefully Gruden manages to put a team on the field worth watching when the Raiders come back from the Bye week. They will be playing the Indianapolis Colts at home when they do return to the field so it will be against a fellow 1-5 team that thought they had a Franchise QB but now don’t know what they have anymore.No matter what, rebuilding or not, the Raiders can not have another game like this one when they do return from their bye. This was a nightmare game in every single aspect, it should be the type of game where there’s nowhere to go but up. This has to be their rock bottom because it can’t hardly get worse than the product they put on the field yesterday. If they somehow do worse than this then they will have hit rock bottom so hard in this game that they pulverized the rock and kept falling. Ryan Tannehill threw two of the shortest touchdown passes in NFL history last week.The Miami Dolphins quarterback ranks third in the league in yards per pass attempt and fourth in quarterback ratings, partly because a pair of throws — traveling less than a yard each — went in the books as completions covering 18 and 74 yards .In Miami's comeback victory over the Oakland Raiders, Tannehill made quick flips to wideouts Jakeem Grant and Albert Wilson as they raced past him in the backfield on a jet sweep. Even though the receivers did the bulk of the work with their speed, Tannehill was credited with two touchdown throws and all of the yardage gained."Yes," he said with a laugh. "I'm well aware."The execution of the play raised a question: Why does Tannehill flip the ball rather than hand it off?"That's just to get those passing yards," Wilson said, tongue in cheek. "High quarterback rating, extra passing yards."But seriously, why would Tannehill, Wilson and Grant prefer pitch-and-catch to a less risky handoff?"You have to ask them," said coach Adam Gase, a former quarterbacks coach who doesn't hide his affection for the forward pass.According to Gase http://www.raidersauthorizedshops.com/authentic-justin-ellis-jersey , he leaves it up to his players whether the exchange is via a short toss."I've seen it done both ways — they've done it that way, and I've seen them hand it off," Gase said. "We had a Wednesday practice and they handed it off, because it was raining. I'm like, 'Are we tossing this or are we handing it off?' And he was like, 'It's raining. I'm going to hand it off.'"I'm good with either way, as long as he doesn't drop it."Count on the New England Patriots to be braced for the play when the teams meet Sunday.But the jet sweep hasn't been the Dolphins' only trick. They also scored on a Wilson-to-Grant pass last week.And while the jet sweeps padded Tannehill's statistics, his longer throws have been impressive, too. Perhaps the best was his 34-yard strike to Kenny Stills on the run in the corner of the end zone last week.His completion rate of 73 percent is the highest of his career, as is his average of 9.3 yards per attempt.,As for the pitches to Wilson and Grant, the exchange isn't as tricky as it might look, the two wideouts said. They said Tannehill tosses the ball into the path of the receiver, who snatches it without breaking stride."Ryan does a great job of timing it up," Wilson said. "For a receiver, you get receiving yards, and for a quarterback, you get passing yards. So it's pretty cool."

Mario Edwards Jr plays deep into 4th quarter Cheap Customized Oakland Raiders Jerseys , looking at possible trade or cut If you sat through the Raiders entire final preseason game, you may have noticed something. Mario Edwards Jr was still on the field. The fourth year defensive lineman started 14 games last season and had run with the first team all through the offseason and training camp. But while most other starters on the team were not even dressed for, there he was, still in the game in its waning minutes.Typically the players on the field at the end of the final preseason game are those who will not be on the roster the following day. Leading to the inevitable question of whether that could very well be Edwards’s fate as well. Gruden didn’t exactly offer a ringing endorsement of Edwards after the game.“He had a number of great looks tonight. They were throwing the ball in obvious passing situations with a backup offensive line, we’ll take a look at what he got done in the 1-on-1 situations. I can’t really comment any further than that.”Despite the good looks Gruden said Edwards got versus backups throughout the game Womens Kolton Miller Jersey , he had just 2 assists with no QB hits.There’s a lot of competitors for along the Raiders defensive line this year, making for some tough calls for Gruden today and tomorrow as the cut down deadline is Saturday.“He’s in a competitive situation and we’ll have to let you know in the next day or so what we’re gonna do,” Gruden said of Edwards. We should soon know whether Edwards’s time in Oakland is up or not.Update: As expected, the Raiders are shopping Mario Edwards Jr in the hopes they can get something back instead of just cutting him.Snap counts vs SeahawksOffenseDefenseSpecial tms (select)OffenseDefenseSpecial tms (select)Notes:Rookie third round pick Brandon Parker started and played every snap at left tackle with top pick Kolton Miller not dressing for the game.Ian Silberman started at right tackle with Donald Penn not playing. He was later replaced by David Sharpe as they continue to battle for the primary backup spot behind Penn.Keon Hatcher started at wide receiver across from rookie Marcell Atemen. Hatcher played 48 snaps (81%), catching 8 passes for 128 yards and 3 touchdowns. He also played 14 special teams snaps (45%).Jason Cabinda led the entire team in total snaps. He played every snap on defense and 23 snaps on special teams (74%). He’s still behind Derrick Johnson and Marquel Lee at the middle linebacker spot so it’s hard to see how he fits on the team. He’s a strong candidate for the practice squad at very least.Rashaan Melvin started the game as the only player fully expected to start come the regular season. He played just 14 snaps before exiting.Follow @LeviDamien Having spent the entire season on the practice squad http://www.oaklandraidersteamonline.com/p.j.-hall-jersey , seventh round draft pick, Marcell Ateman has been promoted to the 53-man roster.Ateman will take the roster spot vacated with the trade of Amari Cooper.The Raiders will not only be looking to replace Cooper’s production but also the 77.6 percent of the snaps he has played in this season.Ateman is a part of the youth movement that will include the debuts of fellow rookies Jason Cabinda and Nick Nelson.Coming out of college, Ateman was seen as more of a big bodied, jump ball target in the red zone.However, throughout the preseason Ateman displayed that his skill set is much more diverse.His combine 40-yard dash time was a 4.62 Authentic Marcus Gilchrist Jersey , definitely not a burner but in the preseason he showed run after the catch the ability.Another thing that was impressive about Ateman in the preseason was his hands.His plays in training camp and preseason weren’t enough to earn him a spot on the roster and he was waived and re-signed to the practice squad. After seven weeks, and with Amari Cooper now gone, Ateman is getting his shot. Offensive coordinator Greg Olson explains how Ataman earned it.“Tremendous hands. He’s a guy that on the show team, he’s constantly making plays against out defense. He stands out as one of the show team practice squad players. Every day it seems like he’s making a contested catch. He possesses great size and great hands and it’s another opportunity for one of our young players to show what he can do,” said Olson Thursday.With the season lost and the team in rebuilding mode Womens Mike Nugent Jersey , Ateman is one of several young players, including 8 of the team’s nine drafted rookies, who coaches will have the opportunity to evaluate over the remaining 10 weeks.

 Alabama had its worst half of the entire seasonYouth Calvin Ridley Jersey against none other than 4-5 FCS team The Citadel during what’s supposed to be the SEC’s cupcake week. Bama was easily able to pull away in the second half and win 50-17, but The Citadel’s first half was glorious. 1. THE CITADEL TIED BAMA AT 10 IN THE FIRST HALF. Drink it in, folks. ESPNThe first half spread had Alabama -42!2. Alabama gave up more yards in the first half than it did all season. Nick Saban’s defense had given up fewer than 100 yards on defense in the first half all season. The Citadel had 149 yards of total offense in the first half alone. The Citadel runs the triple option, a hard system to defend, especially when you have a week to prepare. Running the ball that much also helps keep possessions down (Bama only had four in the first half), limiting the damage the more talented team can do.“It’s very challenging because it’s obviously different from anything that we see (with any regularity),” Saban said earlier this week. “We did spend some time (working against it) in fall camp. We did spend some time during the bye week trying to get our players to have a little better understanding of what they need to do and how they need to play it.”3. This was by far the worst first half for Alabama so far this season.The Tide entered this game first in the nation in beating its first-half point spreads, putting up big leads at the break every single week.4. The Citadel scored the longest rushing touchdown Bama’s defense has given up in years!5. The Tide needed 12 and a half minutes to score on offense — nearly six times longer than usual for Alabama. Until the LSU game on Nov. 3, Bama scored in the first two minutes of every game this season. 6. This Alabama fan drove nearly 800 miles to watch all that. 7. The Citadel’s Twitter account was having so much fun. Here it called out two SEC West teams who got shut out by the Tide:8. Saban already hated facing flexbone teams.This isn’t all that surprising — triple-option military academies are a combined 36-11-1 against huge point spreads since 1995. The Citadel isn’t technically Army, Navy, or Air Force, but it is similar in some ways. And anyone who picked The Citadel to cover the 53-point spread enjoyed that first half, to say the least.Saban hasn’t exactly taken FCS and triple option teams lightly. He once had this had this unforgettable quote about Georgia Southern in 2011:Alabama scored quickly in the second half and ended up winning comfortably Womens Robert Alford Jersey , but hey, it was fun while it lasted! Kemba Walker lit up the Philadelphia 76ers for a 60-point night on 61 percent shooting. It was a mesmerizing display of creativity, strength and a superstar’s touch that propelled one of the league’s best scorers to a memorable night.The career- and franchise-high night was this close perfection for Walker, until Jimmy Butler hit a step-back three as the clock nearly expired to beat the Charlotte Hornets in overtime, 122-119. But Walker’s offensive show was still the highlight.Walker knocked down 21-of-34 shots, and shot 12-of-12 from the free throw line and 6-of-14 from deep. Nobody could stop him, which Butler even confessed to after the game.Here’s how Walker tallied an incredible 60-point night — 58 of which came in regulation, and 19 of which came in the fourth quarter. 1. Walker (who is small and quick) played Embiid’s defense to his advantage Walked defies a lot of odds in the NBA as we know it in 2018. He’s just 6’1, doesn’t boast a lengthy wingspan, and for the most part, looks pedestrian compared to the NBA’s other leading scorers. In fact, he became just the second player 6’1 or under (Allen Iverson) to score 60 or more in a game. Walker’s strong, and rim-runs without fear, instead showcasing a bit of flare and explosiveness at the rim. Embiid Womens Ryan Schraeder Jersey , at 7’1, didn’t faze Walker at the cup.Or around the arc.Or in the paint.Walker used his speed and shiftiness to his advantage to beat Embiid off of switches, and feasted on him for most of the night. (Embiid finished with five fouls.)2. Walker’s step-back jumper caught the defense off-guard Walker was able to switch up his straight drives to the rim with speed-change dribbles into step-back shots, and he hit those off-balance looks with efficiency. Shooting off the dribble is so hard to do, no matter how easy Steph Curry makes it look, and Walker’s one of the few in the league who should get the green light to take those shots routinely. He used the step-back to create space from Butler in the paint.And from the arc.Look how perfectly his legs compensate from the off-rhythm nature of a shot that comes off of steps backwards. Walker shoots these with as good form as these shots get.3. Walker made the defense pay on every open lookSome nights it’s your night, and that was the case for Walker. He drained seemingly every open jumper from range, especially in the second half. The threes came pouring in.Off the catch:And off the bounce:Walker’s night was a historic one, even in a loss. It highlighted the idea that he’s at or near the same ranks as the Damian Lillards and Kyrie Irvings of the NBA, and Charlotte should be taking note while they have him. It might be time to make a move for a co-star. 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 in February helped the Philadelphia Eagles win a Super Bowl. A throwback pass to Nick Foles on Thursday night helped the Eagles beat the Atlanta Falcons.While the iconic fourth down play from Super Bowl LII was dubbed “Philly Special http://www.atlantafalconsteamonline.com/ricardo-allen-jersey ,” the one from Nelson Agholor to Foles for 15 yards against the Falcons bore the name of what Foles uttered back in February when suggesting the call to head coach Doug Pederson.“Philly Philly,” Pederson said when asked the name of the play.While the name was decidedly Philadelphia, the play itself came straight from the Eagles’ opponent in Super Bowl LII. It was a copy of the same play that the New England Patriots ran against them when a pass intended for Tom Brady caromed off his fingertips harmlessly for an incompletion.“That’s where we got it from,” Pederson said. “We just put different people in the game. They were in (one running back, one tight end) personnel. We were in (one running back, two tight ends).”Pederson said they were looking for a spark on offense and the location of the ball on the field and down-and-distance situation were what they wanted to have in place to be able to call it.“Honestly we were both thinking the same thing at the same time Authentic Calvin Ridley Jersey ,” Foles said when asked whether he suggested the call or it came from Pederson. “I went over to talk to him to say this might be a good time and he pointed to the call sheet and I said ‘that’s what I was coming over here for’ so, yeah, it worked again.”And it worked despite the Eagles only running it once in practice.“We got one good rep,” Foles said.The play moved the Eagles to the Falcons’ 26-yard line and set up the first touchdown of the night, a 1-yard run by Jay Ajayi. The Buccaneers had one last shot to knock off the Falcons in Sunday’s game with quarterback Jameis Winston taking a snap at the 21-yard-line for the final play of the game.Winston ran a quarterback draw inside the 10 and then flipped a lateral backward while falling down. Mike Evans got the ball and threw another lateral to DeSean Jackson, but he couldn’t catch it and the ball skittered out of bounds to end the game. After the game Authentic Devonta Freeman Jersey , Buccaneers head coach Dirk Koetter explained why they went with that play.“It’s a quarterback draw with options,” Koetter said, via Pewter Report. “You know, it’s hard to score on one play from the 20. Jameis had options, but when you’re going full speed on one play to win from the 20, it’s tough. He’s got people chasing him Authentic Julio Jones Jersey , closing in on him from all sides. There are not a lot of great plays on one play from the 20.”Winston threw for 395 yards and four touchdowns during Sunday’s game, so some — Winston isn’t in that group — will likely find flaws with Koetter’s belief that running and lateraling offered a better chance of scoring than a traditional passing play.

 in the NFL per PFF You’ve probably seen it by now Youth Nevin Lawson Jersey , but the Detroit Lions’ trio of receivers have done something this year that no other team can claim: Kenny Golladay, Marvin Jones Jr. and Golden Tate have all surpassed 50 yards in all four games this season.But do the Lions have the best receivers in the league? According to Pro Football Focus, they aren’t even in the top five through the first quarter of the season. PFF ranked all 32 teams by wide receiver group, and the Lions came in at seventh overall http://www.lionsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-taylor-decker-jersey , behind the Vikings, Rams and among others. PFF had some eye-opening stats about Golladay’s season thus far. “Second-year wideout Kenny Golladay has had an excellent start to the season, ranking among the league’s top-10 in both explosive plays (11) and contested catches (five),” according to the advanced stats site. During the Lions’ bye week Authentic Sylvester Williams Jersey , Marvin Jones Jr. is going to have a segment on CW’s All American talking about his path to the NFL and his life outside of football. Here’s a preview: Good catch from Lions Wire: Kerryon Johnson leads all NFL running backs in DVOA through four weeks.Da’Shawn Hand is continuing his dominance as the best rookie interior defensive lineman: Watch Matt Patricia break down Packers film with Lions radio play-by-play man Dan Miller in preparation for Detroit’s Week 5 matchup. Darius Slay: Still good: The Detroit Lions are selling standing-room only tickets for Lions-Packers for... yikes... $89 a piece.Thursday night open thread: Falcons vs. Eagles Tonight, the journey to Atlanta begins. The Atlanta Falcons travel to Philadelphia to take on the Eagles as the regular season kicks off on Thursday Night Football. The emphatic return of meaningful football comes in the form of a rematch of the NFC divisional round of the playoffs, when the Eagles bested the Falcons 15-10 in a game that came down to the wire. The biggest narrative within the Eagles organization is the quarterback situation, with backup Nick Foles poised to start the opener. Carson Wentz Youth Jarrad Davis Jersey , on the verge of returning from last season’s torn ACL, is being treated with caution in what is dubbed a long-term decision for the franchise.On the other sideline, many eyes will be on quarterback Matt Ryan and the Falcons’ offense. Ryan regressed significantly last season following his MVP year under then offensive coordinator and now San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan. New offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian’s offense didn’t seem to mesh well with Ryan, and while the Falcons quieted concerns regarding the compatibility of the two over the offseason Cheap Frank Ragnow Jersey , many eyes will be on Ryan as he takes on a stout Eagles defense. How to watchThe game will be broadcast on NBC, kickoff is at 8:20 p.m. EST.Who or what will you be keeping an eye on Thursday night? Will Matt Ryan come out on fire, or will Jim Schwartz’s brilliance quell the Falcons offense? Can Nick Foles continue last year’s magic? Let us know in the comments.

 Do you feel better http://www.lionsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-ricky-jean-francois-jersey , worse, or the same after the Lions’ loss to the Cowboys? Well, Victory Monday was fun while we had it. The Detroit Lions dropped their third game of the season on Sunday to the Dallas Cowboys in a tough loss on the road. We were nearly treated to yet another Matthew Stafford comeback victory, but the Lions defense couldn’t come up with a much-needed stop and we’re left with a 1-3 team heading into their first divisional matchup next week.So what do we think of this team? They’ve had one awful performance, one pretty bad game, and outstanding Week 3 where everything seemed to go right, and then a close loss against a Cowboys team that probably isn’t great Kenny Golladay Jersey , but may not be bad either. It’s hard to tag down an identity for this team considering how inconsistent they look from week to week, but 1-3 is obviously not the kind of record you want after four weeks. So today’s Question of the Day is:Do you feel better, worse or the same after Sunday’s loss to the Cowboys?My answer: A little worse. None of the changes we saw during Week 3 seemed to carry over from the previous week.The Lions offensive line reverted back to being unable to run block and pass block (partially due to the injury to T.J. Lang). The front seven made it clear why this is the worst run defense in the league by a large margin. The secondary proved your defensive backs are only as good as your weakest link.Overall, this team just showed it’s still very flawed. Matthew Stafford and Detroit’s phenomenal set of wide receivers are good enough to keep them in games like this, but performances like this are going to result in losses more often than not.I was hoping I’d see some improvements in the run defense department by now—even with Ezekiel Elliott on the opposite sidelines—but it appears those problems are here to stay. The season is far from lost this early in the year, but it’s quickly slipping away, and if the team can start showing improvements soon Authentic Kerryon Johnson Jersey , we may be talking about the draft by November. Your turn.Breaking down the call: Did the Detroit Lions get hosed on a defensive holding call? In true Detroit Lions fashion, the team worked their way back from a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit, and for a moment, it looked like Matthew Stafford and company had added another historic comeback to the franchise’s history. Down just three points with over two minutes left, the San Francisco 49ers faced a third-and-2. Instead of running the ball, Kyle Shanahan dialed up a risky pass, and Lions rookie Tracy Walker made them pay Youth LeGarrette Blount Jersey , stepping in front of the pass intended for 49ers running back Matt Breida. The play set the Lions up for first-and-goal at the Niners’ 6-yard line. But the Lions never ended up getting the ball. There was a flag on the play. Lions cornerback Quandre Diggs was called for defensive holding, not only negating the play, but giving the 49ers a fresh set of downs to run another minute off the clock.Was the call right? Let’s break it down.Here’s another look at the play. Diggs is lined up in the slot over San Francisco tight end George Kittle:There is clearly some contact there, but it’s hard to see if there’s an actual hold happening there. Either way, it doesn’t seem like the foul is particularly egregious. I know time and situation doesn’t come into play when officiating a game, but we’re talking about the most pivotal play in the game here, and a receiver that wasn’t even looked at for the play. To make such a critical call in the game http://www.lionsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-christian-jones-jersey , you’d hope the foul was a little more blatant than that.Here are Diggs’ thoughts on the call:Regardless of the controversial call, the Lions still had an opportunity to win the game late. Despite the fresh set of downs for San Francisco, the Lions defense forced a punt, giving Detroit’s offense the ball back with 53 seconds left. They worked the ball to midfield before turning over the ball on downs.The Lions are ultimately to blame for the loss, but it sure doesn’t seem like the refs gave them any favors.

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