Good/Bad/Ugly

[peg_city]

Teams have learned to exploit our secondary... getting Houston back will be good but I think we really need to look at the safety position..

The issue is, I think Houston will play in Vaval's spot. We still have to deal with Lawson getting beat for a 30 yard+ play every game, until Parker gets back.

[BomberFan73]

Good:
I loved when Allen & Vaval (at different times) stood over an Al after a collision unfazed while the Al was down.
Zach had a good game, let's hope he can keep that level from here out.
Bad:
Zach still took too many hits
My stress levels seeing Demski down
3rd Q play
D Lawson coverage
Ugly:
Mont D letting Brady rumble for 200 yards 

[BlueInCgy]

Great

Brady

Good

Willy
Zach
Holm

Bad

As much fun as it was to watch Streveler not play QB and not be a running back, the fact that we had our #2 in as a blocker was somewhat terrifying.

Secondary was atrocious at times.  Allen pulling up before Hollis caught the first ball was downright bad.

Time count penalty in Q2.

The challenge flag being again sown into MOS pocket.

Ugly

Tackling.  Use your arms.  Stop with the body checking people forward,

[blue_or_die]

Additions:

Good:
- Zach had a few plays where he was pressured, rolled out and completed passes on the run. This used to be our expectation but it's 2025 and now it's a little more of the exception. Would love if this is a preview of him getting back to that baller mentality/ability even if he is older. I don't know if this is a Zach thing or Hogan thing. I'm kinda leaning toward the latter, as Hogan decided to be good this week and feed the Brady beast and you can see what that did for the rest of the offense, even down like 5 receivers or whatever. More of this, please.

Bad:
- Although they didn't "run all over us", similar to the Morgan-to-Hollins explosions plays (puke), there were several "explosion" plays on their scampers, some of which were runs on second and long-ish that just shouldn't have happened. Front 7 should have done a better job against scrubs on the ground. I know I'm being picky here

Ugly:
- Yo mamma

[blue_gold_84]

Ugly:
- Yo mamma

[Pete]

Teams have learned to exploit our secondary... getting Houston back will be good but I think we really need to look at the safety position..

Allens looked good at safety and will only get better. He provides a physical presence that Alexander used to earlier in his career.
We have enough bigger problems in secondary and interior dline.
I could see both Houston and Parker at corner with Vaval backing up and kr.
Likely makes Logan odd man out but that would just complete our dismal record with free agent signings not playing

[Jesse]

With all the secondary talk.

Morgan threw for under 200 yards. We had a roughish start but didn't let it go all game.

[Blueforlife]

The issue is, I think Houston will play in Vaval's spot. We still have to deal with Lawson getting beat for a 30 yard+ play every game, until Parker gets back.

overstated on the negative and he isn't that bad, yes will get burnt at TIMES

he got burnt on a double move early by Hollins and played a little too deep after that

He is a good depth player that we could develop

Yes an issue for now but we will sort it out

Yes Parker back is key and so is Houston

[blue_gold_84]

With all the secondary talk.

Morgan threw for under 200 yards. We had a roughish start but didn't let it go all game.

Of his 198 passing yards, 132 were to Hollins - on five receptions. Yeah, five.

Lawson gets the goat horns for that, as the rest of the secondary played well, IMO.

[Blueforlife]

Of his 198 passing yards, 132 were to Hollins - on five receptions. Yeah, five.

Lawson gets the goat horns for that, as the rest of the secondary played well, IMO.

nailed it, they picked on the weakest link, once we get bodies back the weakest link will be average and they will have to spread it around more

[Pigskin]

The issue is, I think Houston will play in Vaval's spot. We still have to deal with Lawson getting beat for a 30 yard+ play every game, until Parker gets back.

I think our Safety will be fine. But, I do agree that Lawson is getting beat far to often for big yardage. Getting Houston in there ASAP will help our D.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

I think our Safety will be fine. But, I do agree that Lawson is getting beat far to often for big yardage. Getting Houston in there ASAP will help our D.

Parker failed at Safety, Allen is better physically suited to the position but lacks knowledge and experience.  Still think they need Kramdi out there to be the communicator and if he's playing SAM, Griffin is on the sidelines, so there are sacrifices with whoever plays Safety.

[The Zipp]

under the not so great:

Dillon Mitchell - either he is not getting separation or ZC has no trust in him but down Sterns and Demski I would have thought it would be his time to shine...and he didn't.

I am expecting more from him, the rust should be off by now.  I can see why they had Case ahead of him.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

Allens looked good at safety and will only get better. He provides a physical presence that Alexander used to earlier in his career.
We have enough bigger problems in secondary and interior dline.
I could see both Houston and Parker at corner with Vaval backing up and kr.
Likely makes Logan odd man out but that would just complete our dismal record with free agent signings not playing

Regurgitated complaint which is not relevant to this game, the interior of the D-line did pretty well considering Theis is a handful to bring down, they held the Als to 60 yds. on 15 carries which is dam* good.

[bunker]

Fair point but the interior of the line (especially the Nats) does not get enough pressure on pass rushing, and better QB's will pick us apart. We get better pressure when we put one of the ends inside on obvious passing plays, but CFL offenses will commonly pass on first down.