This. They are still not good enough. Great to win but you can take very little from this game moving forward.
They need to play the rookies more. More Higgins and Noel. We already know Christian Kirk and Hutchinson suck.
PFF Grades: Top 5 offense OL Ed Ingram - 88.8 RB Woody Marks - 76.7 WR Nico Collins - 75.9 QB C.J. Stroud - 72.8 WR Jayden Higgins - 72.0 Bottom 5 offense OL Juice Scruggs - 43.3 OT Aireontae Ersery - 50.7 WR Jaylin Noel - 51.4 OT Tytus Howard - 52.8 OL Jake Andrews - 55.3
Now just need that Lamar update. Out for next week against the Texans. It's our only shot we have to win
Pierce retired. Madubuike in the IR. Roquan with a flesh wound. They're going to be limited on how they deploy those effective zone blitzes that made our line tremble in fear before the snap. I feel good for the O line with no chaos. After that, only the Seahawks and Denver do well with masquerading their blitzes. Chiefs is another animal, a Liger. No disguising. They're coming from everywhere and they're getting there. That's what she said.
If you just ignore everything offensively before the 4th quarter then you come away feeling much better about things. Can’t shake off seeing the first 3 quarters but there’s hope they figured something out(see: Woody Marks). Defense is more than legit, each team they’ve played has scored and have significantly more offensive output outside of the Texans defense. If offense can keep momentum things could be looking up. BTW, these ain’t the Ravens of past that they play Sunday. That team is very much limping, suffering from injuries, and has the Bobby Slovik d coordinator complement. Offense will look competent from just playing this team
They need more guys on the field that can run by DB’s, separate quickly or make people miss in the open field. It’s not rocket science why Woody Marks and Nico Collins opened up the flood gates. They made guys touch grass or take a look at the back of their jerseys when given a shot. Texans can offensively take the next step when they decide to get a viable TE who can beat LB’s and safeties consistently.
