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Sam Darnold so far this year: 7 TDs, 7 INTs. 77 QB rating.

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I guess 7 is his lucky number.

Greg Beacham@gregbeacham
Rams CB Trent McDuffie picked up a groin injury at the end of practice yesterday, so he’s skipping today’s practice. Too soon to know what it means for Sunday.

wv wrote:

Man, Ryan Fitzp. just lambasting Bo Nix.

John Frascella (Football)@NFLFrascella
This was a tough one for me, honestly… we had Ryan Fitzpatrick on our Jets for 2 years… and it’s true, he was a WARRIOR… but… should he really be talking shit??

In Year 1 with the Jets, Fitz was terrific, playing well and putting his body on the line.

But in Year 2? He got old, was frail and would just toss up quick interceptions into quadruple coverage – he didn’t want to get hit … so, shouldn’t he UNDERSTAND Bo Nix’s situation, coming of a fractured ankle?

Honestly, I think it’s very clear… Broncos Management knows Nix isn’t 100% physically, so they are just working around it and playing extra conservatively

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wv wrote:

Well, Herbert is in year 7 as a pro. I do not think its a great idea to have him try to learn ‘throwing with anticipation’ at this point. I think it would be better to design the system around what he does well. The geniuses are gonna break him.

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Greg Cosell says Jalen Hurts is not a timing and anticipation QB, then says it’s the hardest trait to teach.

Have to get a Rams note in here.

Ty Simpson IS a natural timing/anticipation guy.

The vid with Cosell btw lists Warner as an exemplary timing/anticipation qb.

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from Jason La Canfora, NFL Insider Talks the Cowboys, Jerry Jones: https://casino.guru/news/in-depth/nfl-insider-talks-the-cowboys–jerry-jones-and-potential-trades-10978

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This is Jones’s production along with his son, Stephen. They have autonomy of staff hires and the roster and exert it on a daily basis and it’s clear they have missed the mark across the board with this defensive group.

Dallas has allowed 5.1 yards/carry, which is bottom three in the NFL. Teams get explosive gains on the ground against them with abandon, same as it ever was. It’s an ongoing epidemic … but somehow this year not the biggest problem. Because opposing quarterbacks are gouging them at a far more troubling rate.

Entering Sunday’s games, with the Cowboys having played five times already, NFL passers have a rating of 120.5, worst in the NFL. They are allowing quarterbacks to complete 72% of their passes, 30th in the NFL entering Week 5 Sunday games and 8.3 yards per passing attempt, tied for second worst. They have not been fundamentally sound, the players do not seem to understand the coverage assignments, and they cannot engender pass rush, with just five sacks through five weeks and one of the worst pressure rates in the NFL.

Rookie defensive coordinator Christian Parker, 34, is generating a lot of scrutiny at a time teams are demoting coordinators and re-assigning play-calling duties around the league. Just because Jones recently hired him doesn’t mean things can’t change quickly in Big D.

“He’s over his head,” one longtime NFL exec who has watched Dallas told me. “But he’s also an easy scapegoat. It’s really on Jerry’s dumb ass for hiring him before he was ready and hiring all those bad assistant coaches as well. It’s a staff problem and a personnel problem.

“If you can’t stop Tampa at home with an undrafted quarterback, who can you stop? They are playing with no confidence. They should call (longtime former NFL defensive coordinator) Wink Martindale right now. He’s what they need.”

Martindale, who has had successful runs in many NFL and college stops, would bring immediate swagger to this unit and he would sell out to get to the quarterback no matter what. Which is probably required. Because while Porter Jr. can help their coverage, he’s not any bite to a toothless pass rush.

There's nobody better on clock management right now than former Eagles/Jaguars clock management guru @RyanPaganetti .

Ryan came on "The Schrager Hour" and we did an hour on game management. Here he is on where the Eagles lost the game Sunday. Spoiler: It wasn't the kickoff. pic.twitter.com/7xFcpbonq8

— Peter Schrager (@PSchrags) October 15, 2026

LAFB Network@LAFBNetwork
How is THIS team 2-3?

– NFL’s No. 1 offense & passing attack
– NFL’s No. 3 defense

NFL Stats@NFL_Stats
Teams allowing the fewest yards per game through 5 weeks:

Seahawks 251.2
Vikings – 259.8
Rams – 285.2
Jets – 293.0
Patriots – 296.2

1st & Tuna@1standtuna
I think to help improve the Rams STs, they might consider looking at improving spots in coverage & protection.

There’s a few guys on Monday’s film that were making consistent mistakes:

🔻Not being able to shed a blocker in coverage once engaged
🔻Poor angles, running self out of play entirely
🔻As a blocker, base is knocked back as far as 5-6 yards into the return path on a given play
🔻Poor angle as a blocker, whiffing and letting a free runner stop a return
🔻Effort

Just wasn’t good enough overall and doesn’t meet the eye test when you watch the top units currently.

Ian Rapoport@RapSheet
Per @NFLfootballinfo, hearing officer Derrick Brooks, jointly appointed by the NFL and the NFLPA, has reduced the two game suspension of Alaric Jackson to one game.