2019 Other Games Thread

[run pMc]

A competent QB (not Bridgewater) could have easily hung 28 points on the Cow pokes today.

If Adams can't go what would the Packers hang on them? I think Dallas is the better team, but if Tyron Smith is out and ZaDarius is healthy that could make things tough on Prescott.

[mraynrand]

A competent QB (not Bridgewater) could have easily hung 28 points on the Cow pokes today.

That's what I'd expect from Brees at home. Packers on the road without Adams is a problem. It's mostly a match-up deal. A hobbled Smith will certainly help the Packers, but will it be enough to tip the balance their way against their weakness (run defense). Plus the Packers don't have an All-pro gadget guy like Hill to sustain drives.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Wilson is just plain good. That is all.

[mraynrand]

Troy: "You know Joe, I always say a receiving corps is no better than it's third receiver..."

Preseason ranking

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2837387-ranking-every-nfl-receiving-corps-heading-into-the-2019-season#slide19

19. Dallas Cowboys


Ron Jenkins/Associated Press
Receivers: Amari Cooper, Michael Gallup, Randall Cobb, Tavon Austin, Allen Hurns, Noah Brown, Cedrick Wilson, Reggie Davis, Jalen Guyton, Jon'Vea Johnson, Lance Lenoir Jr., Devin Smith

Tight Ends: Jason Witten, Dalton Schultz, Blake Jarwin, Rico Gathers, Codey McElroy

The Dallas Cowboys offense looks vastly different today than it did at the start of the 2018 campaign.

First, the organization's midseason decision to trade a first-round pick for Cooper paid major dividends since 725 of the receiver's 1,005 yards came with the Cowboys. The 24-year-old wideout provides the offense with the true No. 1 target owner Jerry Jones desperately wanted after Dez Bryant's downturn.

Second, Witten returns to the field after a year in the Monday Night Football booth. Yes, the tight end is 37 years old, but he understands the game and should be able to find soft spots in zone coverage.

"The work that he's done in the weight room in the off-season program has been outstanding," head coach Jason Garrett said of Witten, per the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Clarence E. Hill, Jr. "His testing numbers and all of that are what they've been or even better."

Dallas also hopes Gallup will continue to progress, Cobb still has something left and one of the tight ends can effectively spell Witten.

15. Green Bay Packers


Seth Wenig/Associated Press
Receivers: Davante Adams, Geronimo Allison, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Equanimeous St. Brown, Trevor Davis, J'Mon Moore, Jake Kumerow, Jawill Davis, Allen Lazard, Teo Redding, Darrius Shepherd

Tight Ends: Jimmy Graham, Marcedes Lewis, Robert Tonyan, Evan Baylis, Davis Koppenhaver

Personnel shuffling almost always ensues when a new coach implements a different system.

For the Green Bay Packers, Adams will remain the scheme's top option under new head coach Matt LaFleur. The 26-year-old wide receiver is a two-time Pro Bowl performer coming off of a 1,386-yard campaign. Other roles haven't been determined—specifically slot receiver after Randall Cobb's departure.

"They can be [interchangeable]," LaFleur said, per the Wisconsin State Journal's Tom Oates. "I think it's, are you asking the guy to run a choice route or are you asking him to take the top off and run a vertical route? That's why I think it's important to assemble your receiving corps similar to how you would a basketball team."

Allison, Valdes-Scantling, St. Brown, Davis and Moore all have a chance to expand their roles. If the team's young wide receivers don't respond, quarterback Aaron Rodgers can always throw to the 32-year-old Graham.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Bullshit personal foul on Matthews

[Cheesehead Craig]

But then he follows that up running right past the running back with the ball.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Yep, Wilson's good.

[ThunderDan]

Metcalf drops 2 point conversion. FG now wins the game for the Rams.

[ThunderDan]

That’s an INT.

[Cheesehead Craig]

That’s an INT.

Agree.

[pbmax]

DK Metcalf might stink.

[Cheesehead Craig]

That's just a great defensive effort. 2 straight drops by the Rams WRs

[Cheesehead Craig]

Metcalf drops 2 point conversion. FG now wins the game for the Rams.

I thought the defender made a good play.

[pbmax]

Goff stinks. Horrible under pressure.

[mraynrand]

Wilson should be top of the board for MVP consideration. Everything they do on offense depends on him. Run threat. Perfect throws while on the move. Sees everything. Total clutch. He’s playing out of his mind.