Week 8: What We Learned from Sunday's games

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2024 NFL Season, Week 8: What We Learned from Sunday's games

Week 8: What We Learned from Sunday's games​

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[CGI_Ram]

1. Lions are cream of the NFC right now
2. Richardson isn’t looking like a franchise QB for Indy
3. Jordan Love injured again
4. Excuses are running out for Rodgers
5. Ladd McConkey is looking scrappy and logged 111yds
6. There is magic around Daniels and Washington right now
7. Are the Chiefs 7-0 good?
8. Purdy playing just well enough to earn a big contract

 

[Loyal]

We learned that what happened on Thursday was much more important than what happened on Sunday.

 

[Da-Rock]

1. Lions are cream of the NFC right now
2. Richardson isn’t looking like a franchise QB for Indy
3. Jordan Love injured again
4. Excuses are running out for Rodgers
5. Ladd McConkey is looking scrappy and logged 111yds
6. There is magic around Daniels and Washington right now
7. Are the Chiefs 7-0 good?
8. Purdy playing just well enough to earn a big contract

1 - I am not fully on board yet to cheer for the Lions, but I am worried they are peaking too early in the season.
2 - Richardson really does look bad. I wonder what is up with him?
3 - Love looks so calm in the pocket, he really will be a weapon for a long time barring a major injury.
4 - Rodgers had his time.
5 - McConkey did look good. He is sooooo tiny though. I thought at first glance that he was the white Tutu.
6 - Daniels just looks so good for a rookie........Can a QB have more confidence than him?
7 - If the Chiefs are 7-0 with this play......what happens when they start cooking a few weeks before season end? 3 peat?
8 - Purdy plays to the team around him. He is still solid with them gone, but isn't great unless he has the people like Kittle.

9 - I feel like the Jets are the old Rams right now.......no matter what they do its the wrong choice!
10 - Cardinals sure are playing hard this year. It will be interesting to see if they can break the late season slump pattern that haunts them!

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

1 - I am not fully on board yet to cheer for the Lions, but I am worried they are peaking too early in the season.
2 - Richardson really does look bad. I wonder what is up with him?
3 - Love looks so calm in the pocket, he really will be a weapon for a long time barring a major injury.
4 - Rodgers had his time.
5 - McConkey did look good. He is sooooo tiny though. I thought at first glance that he was the white Tutu.
6 - Daniels just looks so good for a rookie........Can a QB have more confidence than him?
7 - If the Chiefs are 7-0 with this play......what happens when they start cooking a few weeks before season end? 3 peat?
8 - Purdy plays to the team around him. He is still solid with them gone, but isn't great unless he has the people like Kittle.

9 - I feel like the Jets are the old Rams right now.......no matter what they do its the wrong choice!
10 - Cardinals sure are playing hard this year. It will be interesting to see if they can break the late season slump pattern that haunts them!

Richardson has never been good. He shot up draft boards based on his incredible athleticism, not his unbelievable football IQ.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

The Lions do seem to be playing the most complete football of any team. IMO their biggest weakness is Goff’s reaction to pressure, and they’ve taken that out of the equation with great protection up front (something I begged for from Snead, fisher and McVay while Goff was in LA) and a very good run game.

it’s hard to believe that the Rams took them to OT despite the Oline injuries and losing Puka part way through the game.

 

[Elmgrovegnome]

This is more reflective of the last several weeks, but:

The depth of round one in this 2024 draft class is insanely good.

So many players are instantly very impactful for their teams, especially at QB and WR.

 

[So Ram]

This is more reflective of the last several weeks, but:

The depth of round one in this 2024 draft class is insanely good.

So many players are instantly very impactful for their teams, especially at QB and WR.

Well that all played PERFECTLY into The Rams hands.Especially if you look at Thursday’s night game as an example.

 

[GoodBadUgly]

The Lions do seem to be playing the most complete football of any team. ...

I think it's fair to say they rank #1 in the NFC at this moment. But let's not put too much stock in this smacking of Titans. This was the worst special teams performance in the history of the NFL. Goff threw for 80ish yards and the Lions scored 52...

 

[Merlin]

The Lions do seem to be playing the most complete football of any team. IMO their biggest weakness is Goff’s reaction to pressure, and they’ve taken that out of the equation with great protection up front (something I begged for from Snead, fisher and McVay while Goff was in LA) and a very good run game.

it’s hard to believe that the Rams took them to OT despite the Oline injuries and losing Puka part way through the game.

I think the gutcheck for them is how does their defense play when someone shuts that attack down in the playoffs. Because unless your OL is of rare quality you are at some point gonna have that game in the playoffs where shit gets ugly. Detroit's defense is better but they lost a great edge to injury so when they hit that game I don't know they survive it.

But I have to give Goff credit. He has improved his game and is playing very well. They have a great chance to lock up that 1 seed which is huge. Also Campbell may be a bit nuts but he's clearly a top head coach in this league. He does a great job getting that roster ready each week.

Rams have flaws for sure but they are a very dangerous threat to the NFC hopefuls. It comes down to them finding an answer in a few roles, and entering that playoff form early enough to actually get in. But McVay teams generally speaking tend to hit their stride midseason and are dangerous as hell come December.

 

[Tano]

I think it's fair to say they rank #1 in the NFC at this moment. But let's not put too much stock in this smacking of Titans. This was the worst special teams performance in the history of the NFL. Goff threw for 80ish yards and the Lions scored 52...

Well he didn't have to throw much in this game since they did score 52 points

He was 12 of 15 which is still good even though YPA was low.

His two TD passes were for 7 and 8 yards.

 

[Loyal]

I think the gutcheck for them is how does their defense play when someone shuts that attack down in the playoffs. Because unless your OL is of rare quality you are at some point gonna have that game in the playoffs where shit gets ugly. Detroit's defense is better but they lost a great edge to injury so when they hit that game I don't know they survive it.

But I have to give Goff credit. He has improved his game and is playing very well. They have a great chance to lock up that 1 seed which is huge. Also Campbell may be a bit nuts but he's clearly a top head coach in this league. He does a great job getting that roster ready each week.

Rams have flaws for sure but they are a very dangerous threat to the NFC hopefuls. It comes down to them finding an answer in a few roles, and entering that playoff form early enough to actually get in. But McVay teams generally speaking tend to hit their stride midseason and are dangerous as hell come December.

Goff Lover!

 

[BuffaloRam]

Richardson has never been good. He shot up draft boards based on his incredible athleticism, not his unbelievable football IQ.

He was going to be the biggest bust from last year’s draft until Bryce Young started to challenge him.

 

[snackdaddy]

I think the gutcheck for them is how does their defense play when someone shuts that attack down in the playoffs. Because unless your OL is of rare quality you are at some point gonna have that game in the playoffs where shit gets ugly. Detroit's defense is better but they lost a great edge to injury so when they hit that game I don't know they survive it.

But I have to give Goff credit. He has improved his game and is playing very well. They have a great chance to lock up that 1 seed which is huge. Also Campbell may be a bit nuts but he's clearly a top head coach in this league. He does a great job getting that roster ready each week.

Rams have flaws for sure but they are a very dangerous threat to the NFC hopefuls. It comes down to them finding an answer in a few roles, and entering that playoff form early enough to actually get in. But McVay teams generally speaking tend to hit their stride midseason and are dangerous as hell come December.

If the Rams are to be a legitimate threat, they need two things to happen. Stay healthy the rest of the way. Improve the defense. No way to know if they stay healthy or not. But the defense being so young and inexperienced, its quite possible they do improve down the stretch as they gain more experience. The talent is there.

 

[majrleaged]

If the Rams are to be a legitimate threat, they need two things to happen. Stay healthy the rest of the way. Improve the defense. No way to know if they stay healthy or not. But the defense being so young and inexperienced, its quite possible they do improve down the stretch as they gain more experience. The talent is there.

That goes for Shula too.

 

[methomas50]

Harbaugh has the Chargers on the right track. Building through the trenches always makes sense.

 

[Kupped]

If the Rams are to be a legitimate threat, they need two things to happen. Stay healthy the rest of the way. Improve the defense. No way to know if they stay healthy or not. But the defense being so young and inexperienced, its quite possible they do improve down the stretch as they gain more experience. The talent is there.

The Rams have been a top ten defense since D Will came back.


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