Kessler looking good so far
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I'd be fine with a solid game manager backed with great weapons and a soul crushing DI thought Kessler looked better this week....he has definitely improved from his horrid preseason.....I dont see anything like greatness in him, but he wasnt embarrassing either....certainly not all excited about him, but feel he's shown enough quick progress, that Id expect more of the same to come....could become a decent player with time....(though probably not the star #1 we all covet)
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neither did Wentz, he was 3rd on the depth chart until Bradford was traded.
tell it to cal...have never once mentioned Wentz.....
though, now that Ive been tossed into the wentz ring, his team having enough faith to trade their starter and insert him as starter in game one is a LOT different than actually being 3rd string on day one and having your coaches choose to start 2 other guys ahead of you.....
tell it to cal...have never once mentioned Wentz.....
though, now that Ive been tossed into the wentz ring, his team having enough faith to trade their starter and insert him as starter in game one is a LOT different than actually being 3rd string on day one and having your coaches choose to start 2 other guys ahead of you.....
The Eagles entire plan was to tank, just like us (even though you don't like it). It didn't work out that way, but this had NOTHING to do with "faith" in Wentz.
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I thought Kessler looked better this week....he has definitely improved from his horrid preseason.....I dont see anything like greatness in him, but he wasnt embarrassing either....certainly not all excited about him, but feel he's shown enough quick progress, that Id expect more of the same to come....could become a decent player with time....(though probably not the star #1 we all covet)
I thought Kessler looked better this week....he has definitely improved from his horrid preseason.....I dont see anything like greatness in him, but he wasnt embarrassing either....certainly not all excited about him, but feel he's shown enough quick progress, that Id expect more of the same to come....could become a decent player with time....(though probably not the star #1 we all covet)
So here is the question we need to ask about the "non-NFL body". Is he the next Drew Brees? Watched that lil old guy bring his team way back to a win the last 5 min. yesterday. Still amazing for a guy that size. Still able to read D's like he wrote the book.
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I thought Kessler looked better this week....he has definitely improved from his horrid preseason.....I dont see anything like greatness in him, but he wasnt embarrassing either....certainly not all excited about him, but feel he's shown enough quick progress, that Id expect more of the same to come....could become a decent player with time....(though probably not the star #1 we all covet)
So here is the question we need to ask about the "non-NFL body". Is he the next Drew Brees? Watched that lil old guy bring his team way back to a win the last 5 min. yesterday. Still amazing for a guy that size. Still able to read D's like he wrote the book.
So here is the question we need to ask about the "non-NFL body". Is he the next Drew Brees? Watched that lil old guy bring his team way back to a win the last 5 min. yesterday. Still amazing for a guy that size. Still able to read D's like he wrote the book.
does he have brees's arm strength?
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He didnt earn it Cal...cmon....earth to cal earth to cal....
If the 2 QB's ahead of Goff get knocked out, he too will become a starter, the same way Kess did.... Muddy
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Didn't SAY he earned it. But he was thrust into the starting position because of injuries, and just completed
70% of his passes. The Redskins are a highly talented team, and go look at the characters on the Dolphins
dline.
Bellichoke was hurling his clipboard into the bench the last game. I wonder what he'll hurl when the Browns
get their first win next week. Earth to Mud, I'm guaranteeing a victory next week ! The Browns have become
a TEAM that is ready to start winning.
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Kessler has been a pleasant surprise, I'd give some credit to hue for installing offensive game plans that give him a chance to be successful.
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I think Kessler's longest completion was 14 yards Sunday. I could be wrong, but I don't remember him throwing the ball remotely down the field (and completing it). Defenses are going to start really making the short stuff tougher to complete, and let's be honest, the only reason we got about 9 of our first downs was because of Redskins' AWFUL tackling. A good or even solid defense makes us punt about ten more times. Don't get me wrong, I'm not hating on the kid, but if we think we can go the entire season without completing a pass more than 14 yards, I've got some news for you.
The Good: It's kind of eerie how much Cody reminds me of Kosar. He throws an extremely catchable ball, and his short to mid-range accuracy is something to behold. The TD pass to Pryor was absolutely stunning. Double coverage, one place to put it, and BOOM. An amazing throw and catch IN THE RED ZONE people. Kessler displayed the accuracy last week in the two point conversion to Gary. There were several other passes where Cody lead our receivers perfectly and they were able to get YAC. That will be key to our team moving forward, but like I said, decent defenses are not going to miss those tackles. I thought he was calm, cool, and collected...especially considering we got down 14 points right off the bat.
The Bad: Cody holds onto the ball WAY too long at times. We've probably screwed up every screen play we've tried to run this year, and we've actually struggled to execute them since 'Nam ended. Cody appeared to look for only Pryor (can't blame him), and also Gary. Cody is also very slow. TOO slow to be an NFL starter I think.
The Ugly: The pick to seal the deal. To be honest, it appeared that Pryor could've done more to get in the way of Norman, even if only to knock the ball down. Pryor could've shielded Norman away, hit the breaks to cause a collision...something. Pryor didn't go to meet the ball (which you don't do on a slant, but had to here to deny the pick), and Norman is talented, so he caught the ball. I'm not saying this is on Pryor, I'm really not, but it APPEARED that he could've gotten in the way more. Cody underthrew the pass, and was playing with fire by going after Norman again. The sad thing is, I THINK we either just got a first down, or we had 2nd and 2. Crow had another terrific run to get us off the goal line, and I don't remember what happened after that. It doesn't matter...we turned it over for the 3rd time in a row, and I'm left hating the fact that my beloved team can't do anything but figure out ways to lose in painful fashion. But hey, guess what? At least we get the Patriots next week, who just got shutout, and the best QB of all time gets to play. Yaaaaaay!
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So here is the question we need to ask about the "non-NFL body". Is he the next Drew Brees? Watched that lil old guy bring his team way back to a win the last 5 min. yesterday. Still amazing for a guy that size. Still able to read D's like he wrote the book.
does he have brees's arm strength?
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Kessler has been ok. Hasn't looked great or terrible.
Kessler has been ok. Hasn't looked great or terrible.
HE has not been our worse problem.
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Not bad, but would have still been available in round 5 rather than with our compensatory at the end of 3
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Not bad, but would have still been available in round 5 rather than with our compensatory at the end of 3
Not bad, but would have still been available in round 5 rather than with our compensatory at the end of 3
You don't know that for sure. Could always be another team that had him graded as high as us. It's not open book. When it comes to QBs, if you like a guy, take him sooner rather than later. For a third round pick, this guy already looks like at the very least a solid backup with a long career with the ceiling of a decent starter. I'll throw a third at that.
Zombo
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I think it's ok to nitpick Cody...this is a chat room, it's what we do. I guarantee whatever nitpicking WE DO is nothing compared to the scrutiny he places on himself. I almost forgot another GIANT positive for Kessler. At one point, deep in the second half I believe, Cody was an astonishing 8-8 on 3rd down for 78 yards (I might be off on the numbers, but I'm close). Think about that for a moment. A rookie QB, on 3rd down, when he KNOWS the pressure is coming...and still completes. Yes, many of the passes were short, but not all of them. Cody throws an incredible comeback ball, and his accuracy also allows him to throw short and hope that our playmakers will pick up the first down. One example is a swing pass he threw to Crow. Crow catches the ball easily, with forward momentum, and picks up 9-10 yards. I realize that this isn't as difficult as throwing a deep dig route, or placing a bullet pass down the seam splitting two safeties, but does anyone remember DA throwing that little pass to RB's? He almost broke their hands.
Malcom Johnson screwed our team over so bad with his fumble, and Hue Jackson didn't help the situation either. His first career rushing attempt comes in the red zone? REALLY? Yes, I know he's not SUPPOSED to fumble the ball, but how dumb can a coach be? I realize Crow was tired and Duke was being treated by the concussion people, but that doesn't mean you hand the ball to the damn guy who has NEVER CARRIED THE BALL. NEVER!!! How about putting Pryor in the game if you want to run the ball? How about play-action with the FB? So...many...options.
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Not bad, but would have still been available in round 5 rather than with our compensatory at the end of 3
You don't know that for sure. Could always be another team that had him graded as high as us. It's not open book. When it comes to QBs, if you like a guy, take him sooner rather than later. For a third round pick, this guy already looks like at the very least a solid backup with a long career with the ceiling of a decent starter. I'll throw a third at that.
Zombo
Zombo said:
You don't know that for sure. Could always be another team that had him graded as high as us. It's not open book. When it comes to QBs, if you like a guy, take him sooner rather than later. For a third round pick, this guy already looks like at the very least a solid backup with a long career with the ceiling of a decent starter. I'll throw a third at that.
Zombo
I agree Z, Kessler has been a pleasant surprise so far. (Especially after how he non-performed in the preseason) Looks to be better than our other third round qbs Frye and McCoy. Was pretty accurate until the end of the game, I thought the pressure got to him a bit. The Redskins were playing a mile off the ball in full prevent mode, knowing he had to pass. I want to see how he does tossing the deep stuff in bad weather before I get too excited though. Shows decent pocket awareness and is mobile enough most times to not get killed back there when protection breaks down. Even the int wasn't that poorly thrown.
I posted in another thread I hope we've seen the end of Robert Glass as our starting qb when he heals up (assuming Kessler continues to play 1\2 decent). Though if Kessler had Griffin's arm, he wouldn't have lasted until the 3rd round.
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I also thought he threw a beautiful long ball that was incomplete because the rookie receiver slowed down while trying to locate football.
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Kessler has been ok. Hasn't looked great or terrible.
HE has not been our worse problem.
HE has not been our worse problem.
No he hasn't
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I also thought he threw a beautiful long ball that was incomplete because the rookie receiver slowed down while trying to locate football.
you are correct, Louis should have caught that ball for sure. He worked to close to the sidelineI also thought he threw a beautiful long ball that was incomplete because the rookie receiver slowed down while trying to locate football.
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