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- Patrick Mahomes is dealing with the pressure today that Joe Burrow has dealt with his entire career. Turns out it’s pretty hard to play QB this way.
- Joe Burrow vs. the Ravens in Week 10 —pressured on 48% of his dropbacks: 428 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs. Mahomes was pressured on 47% of dropbacks in the first half against the Eagles. We saw how that looked. Bengals fans have normalized Burrow magic in awful circumstances.The Bengals OL let up 30 combined pressures on 66 pass block opportunities tonight vs. the Ravens, per PFF.
- Since Gladstone took over scouting for the Rams in 2021, they have drafted: ➖Jared Verse ➖Puka Nacua ➖Kyren Williams ➖Kobie Turner ➖Byron Young ➖Steve Avila ➖Bobby Brown ➖Braden Fiske ➖Ernest Jones ➖Kam Kinchens All while having only 3 (!) Top 50 picks. Great hire.
- Joe Burrow just threw for 400 yards and 3 TDs in his biggest game of the season. Against the best defense in the NFL. With the worst pass blocking guard duo in the NFL. A few more smart roster moves and he’s winning Super Bowls in Cincinnati. Get aggressive, make it happen.
- The Bengals just wasted an MVP level season from Joe Burrow to the point that it is over with 5 games left. Once again, actually pretty impressive when you think about it.
- Zac Taylor coaching like a coward. Not paying your star players. Horrible drafting from 2021-2023. All of this is just stale. Joe Burrow can only carry them so far.
- DJ Turner is the Bengals CB1. He has played like the best corner in football since Week 4. We are witnessing an incredible breakout run from him.
- Highest graded rookies in Week 1 (PFF): 1) Tyler Warren - 90.4 2) Carson Schwesinger - 90.0 3) Armand Membou - 89.0 4) SHEMAR STEWART - 88.9 5) Jihaad Campbell - 88.3 Havoc generation, stout in run D, opening things up for the DL. All of Stewart’s strengths showed up yesterday.
- Watching Joe Flacco just pepper Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins with targets is a treat to watch. It is simple as him realizing he has the best WR duo in the NFL and letting them win.
- Joe Burrow just put up 41 points without a complete roster. Make the trades for Azeez Ojulari and Khalil Herbert. Give the team a spark.
- The Bengals really had Zack Moss out-touch Chase Brown the first 6 weeks of the season. Brown looks like one of the best RBs in the NFL, and they had him stored in the garage.
- Amarius Mims just had the first game of his NFL career with 0 pressures allowed. It was the best game of his rookie career. None of the Titans EDGEs that lined up over him got close to Burrow. Here’s to many more games like this one for Mims.
- We will look back in a few years and ask how the Eagles got Jihaad Campbell at 31. This isn't luck - the Eagles do this every year. Their front office is really good at what they do.
