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Hall of Fame Game Tonight - What are you looking for? (1 Viewer)

NFL.com is in full regular-season form.

Their gamecenter thinks it's 12:22 in the 1st quarter still.  And we're heading toward half time in the real world...

 
 Late to the party, had a dinner with some FF league members.

 Came home, grabbed a Miller Lite, turned the tv on to start the second quarter and said  "WOW!!!, I'm liking this already. I see Lamar Jackson, and Alex Collins."

 Then I see that its  RGIII , and someone NOT named Alex Collins.  :wall:

Was that a Chase Daniel sighting????

 I went back to the fridge for another Miller Lite.

 Sounds like we get to see Lamar Jackson to start the second half though, so all is not lost.

 TZM

 
I don’t see how a defender avoids doing that. Lamar doesn’t look at all comfortable in the pocket. Seems to adjust his arm angle ala Stafford to get the ball out through traffic. 

 
lol. nfl.com has the live play by play at 12:22 left in the 1st quarter right now.  Guess it’s their PS too.

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TZMarkie said:
 Late to the party, had a dinner with some FF league members.

 Came home, grabbed a Miller Lite, turned the tv on to start the second quarter and said  "WOW!!!, I'm liking this already. I see Lamar Jackson, and Alex Collins."

 Then I see that its  RGIII , and someone NOT named Alex Collins.  :wall:

Was that a Chase Daniel sighting????

 I went back to the fridge for another Miller Lite.

 Sounds like we get to see Lamar Jackson to start the second half though, so all is not lost.

 TZM
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I saw the hair and thought it was Collins too :lol:

 
Conan Troutman said:
Yes. He jumps into the defender and the helmet is the first thing to touch him. That's gonna get called now. Just make sure your arms or whatever are the first thing to touch the receiver.
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Looked like he hit his arm with his helmet as he attempted to lead with his shoulder. That’s tough at live speed. 

 
Cobbler1 said:
Looked like he hit his arm with his helmet as he attempted to lead with his shoulder. That’s tough at live speed. 
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Yeah it certainly didn't look like he did it on purpose. But he did lift off his feet and hit him with the helmet first, that's going to get called. Defenders will have to use different angles now in these situations if they want to deliver a hit. You just can't close your eyes and run into a guy any more, you need to be smart about it. 

 
Conan Troutman said:
Yeah it certainly didn't look like he did it on purpose. But he did lift off his feet and hit him with the helmet first, that's going to get called. Defenders will have to use different angles now in these situations if they want to deliver a hit. You just can't close your eyes and run into a guy any more, you need to be smart about it. 
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I completely get the first 2 calls where the bulk of the contact is through the helmet. When the guy turns his head and makes the hardest connection with his shoulder to the chest but the helmet makes contact first with the arm because that’s how anatomy works I’d like them to let it go. And I’m huge on the lowering the head rule as I think it can save football as we know it once it becomes a more normal thing to do.

 
Cobbler1 said:
I completely get the first 2 calls where the bulk of the contact is through the helmet. When the guy turns his head and makes the hardest connection with his shoulder to the chest but the helmet makes contact first with the arm because that’s how anatomy works I’d like them to let it go. And I’m huge on the lowering the head rule as I think it can save football as we know it once it becomes a more normal thing to do.
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The thing is that the defender leapt off his feet with his helmet going straight at the receiver. Yes, he did hit the arm and not the head, but he easily could've hit the head if he goes into a tackling like that. Had he turned his head a bit to the side and clearly led with the shoulder, I agree it shouldn't be a flag and I doubt it would've been. 

 
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There is no one on a lawn in about a 10 miles radius of this thread. Hahahaha. 

This thread needs to lighten up. The NFL and the refs use the preseason for the same reasons as the teams. The same sky was falling when they introduced the other helmet rule. They are tweaking, adjusting and learning the new rules too. I think I read somewhere that preseason games have 20% more calls than the regular season games. And isn’t even standard preseason yet. In the words of a once great moustache... “Relax”. NFL players are back on the field. Be happy and have a disgusting Guiness.  :banned:

 
Way too little (maybe arguable too much?) and way too late, watched the game in replay and here are my observations, overall and through every play.

Maybe this helps some people who are seeking for individual players and how a lowly eye like mine saw them make plays. Maybe it helps reading through some plays to help pinpoint a specific part of a game someone wants to rewind and watch. Maybe it doesn't help anyone at all whatsoever, and if so, won't recap other games of interest in a similar fashion.

But here it is for posterity. Pitter patter, let's get at 'er.

STC's Standouts:
CHI
Benny Cunningham got a lot of work early and looked solid -- still has a great one-step cut and looked quick with his opportunities. Interesting to see how the Bears will use him, if at all, this season, as more than just safety depth. Outside him, the rest of the Bears' RBs were pedestrian and uninspired - Taquan Mizzell looks like a back who struggles with first contact, and Ryan Nall is a slow plugger who lacks the strength to move piles.

Chase Daniel started early, but Tyler Bray -- while not spectacular and making some pretty poor throws under pressure -- played the majority, and looked like he could control a game script and stay somewhat composed in the pocket.

Isaiah Irving looked strong on D

Bears WR depth -- Javon Wims, Bennie Fowler III, Demarcus Ayers, and Tanner Gentry -- saw all the work and don't look like they will be pushing for starting gigs. Ayers looks to be a solid if not spectacular ST contributor.

BAL
RG3 looked the same as he had the last time he was on the field -- without the gear that made his scrambling effective, slightly hesitant and mostly ineffective at decisively moving chains with his feet or his arm.

Lamar Jackson looked solid but green -- has a lot of development still that he needs, especially in making reads under pressure and leading his receivers effectively. Shows a lot of raw talent, but is nowhere near polished enough to make me think Flacco's job is in danger this year.

Gus Edwards looked to have quick footwork and was speedy with every touch. I can see Turner and Thompson, who looked average in comparison, becoming 53-man roster casualties in a very crowded backfield right now.

Bresahad Perriman simply looked sloppy.

Kamalei Correa had a standout defensive game and looked great even if he was committing penalties.

GAME P-B-P COMMENTARY
1st Q
Bears Series 1

  • Burton with nice hands grabbing a pass over his head, bringing down, and turning upfield
  • Bellamy with a few nice catches showing burst AC
  • Cunningham looking spry around the corner -- good plant and change direction as Dion Sims completely misses his block on the right side.
  • Fowler drops a TD -- made a nice move outside and stretched out for a nicely passed ball by Chase Daniel it but couldn't get a handle. 
  • Next pass from Daniel tipped at the line for turnover in the d backfield - a case of a 6 footer looking small against a tall D line
Ravens Series 1

  • Gus Edwards offset run stuffed 
  • RG3 looking quick on a bootleg/rollout right scrambles OOB with no one to throw to downfield
  • RG3 hits Perriman on a quick inside one-step drop back slant adn Perriman lazily coughs it up for turnover
Bears Series 2

  • Cunningham gets stuffed behind the line as even with a lead blocker, BAL d front collapses the line of scrimmage in the middle and the right, forcing Benny to spin out to his left and get hauled down
  • Cunningham with soft hands catching a pass in the flat, 1st down on unnecessary roughness, d leading with helmet
  • Fowler catches a quick pass on an inside slant -- Daniel looked hesitant and Fowler had the D right on top of him
  • Cunningham up the gut shy of 1st, then a nice bounce outside when the BAL D -- looking sound up front so far -- shuts down the line of scrimmage. Cunningham wiht nice footwork and strength to get outside a CB who stepped up to make a play, with Benny muscling past him for the 1st inside the 5
  • FB Michael Burton with a good V/angle route - though he seemed to undermine faking the block for an RB swing pass by looking back at the QB before his cut -- with a catch for a TD. CHI 7-0
Ravens Series 2

  • Griffin with an awkward fake handoff -- jump-throws for no reason but TE Nick Boyle is to blame for the wide open drop
  • Griffin running what looks to be a stilted option on 2nd and 10 but hands off to Gus Edwards who rips a nice 16 yard gain as the Ravens O line seals the right side
  • Moore in motion across the line takes a handoff for a few yards
  • RG3 drops back and can't feel the pressure from the Isaiah Irving schooling rookie Randin Crecelius -- a natural C playing left tackle. Irving forces the ball out on a hit that 2 Bear defenders can't pick up and BAL does -- all for naught as Irving was offsides.
  • 2nd and 1, RG3 pumps a few times on a play action and hits Edwards again who looks good catching the ball and moving quickly downfield and dragging tacklers with him
  • RG3 looks smooth but decision making is still suspect -- plays with fire hitting TE Boyle a half step late on a quick slant between two defenders. Boyle holds on for the 1st.
  • BAL line giving RG3 solid protection to hit Perriman on a comeback shy of first down inside the 10.
  • Edwards on a dive for the first, then RG3 (looking fairly fluid throwing on the run out of the pocket) hits TE Max Williams on a play action. Williams lines up as a FB and nicely fakes his block then sneaks between and behind two defenders who leap past him to get after RG3, with Williams then leaking out to the right. Defenders get caught in route traffic in the middle and not able to catch up. TD BAL, 7-7 
Bears Series 3

  • After ST returns to the 24, Daniel with a terrible pass and poor decision on 1st and 10 on a comeback/sit route to TE Dion Sims, with LB Kamalei Correa waiting right behind him, ready to make a play. Correa jumps the route for the INT to the Bears' 8.
Ravens Series 3 

  • Direct snap to Michael Thompson for about 5 yards
  • Ravens try a similar play as the 2nd series Williams TD with Thompson, but Bears were more prepared and put great pressure on RG3 - catch made but no gain
  • Guard Justin Evans, playing RT, looks lost in traffic as Irving blows by him and sacks RG3 from the blindside. RG3 not really having awareness of footsteps behind him so far.
  • Tucker nails the FG, 10-3 BAL
Bears Series 4

  • After the touchback, Cunningham takes an outside hand-off and still looks quick scampering up the line for 5 yards, negated by holding. 
  • Cunningham on a draw goes nowhere with no holes in the line.
  • on 2nd and 19, Daniel pressured by both outside Dlineman, hurries his throw downfield to Sims who was smothered -- Sims had a chance on the ball but didn't have the hands to reel it in.
  • Outside screen to Fowler who makes a pass but is hauled down by the defender for short gain. Punt
2nd Q
Ravens Series 4

  • RG3 in shotgun with loads of time floats a ball wide right to Tim Wright -- wasn't clear if Wright, who was stumbling on the play, wasn't crisp on his route, whether it was a bad toss, or both, but seems more on Wright.
  • RG3 with a fake handoff right, keeps the ball and runs left, makes a nice spin to get back to LOS and gain a yard.
  • Pocket collapses on RG3 for a sack -- Bears rushing just 4 on a passing down, with LB Kylie Fitts, Isaiah Irving, and  DE Bullard, DT Nick Williams completely overwhelming T Ronnie Staley, G Justin Evans, and G Maurquice Shakir respectively. Punt
Bears Series 5

  • Taquan Mizzell with a few rapid cuts and a nice gain of 9
  • Daniel with another poor and late decision on an Adam Shaheen cutback, looked to be Daniel's 3rd option and it nearly was picked again.
  • Cunningham stuffed behind the line for no gain
  • 3rd down out play to the left sideline to Fowler -- good patience by Daniel, Fowler loses concentration and can't hang on. Poor play call as it was short of the first down anyway. Punt is a touchback.
Ravens Series 5

  • RB De'Lance Turner on an option draw to the right, gets slowed up on multiple hits at the line for a 1 yard gain, turned into a 5 yd gain by Kylie Fitts jumping offsides.
  • Turner with another carry through the left side of the line for 4.
  • RG3 hits TE Hurst for a first down on a 2-yard drag to the right.
  • First down at the 37, RG3 hits Posey for a quick hit on the outside right for 6 yards
  • RG3 jumps in the air for the snap, brings it down quickly to hand off to Gus Edwards who powers through the B gap and drags tacklers forward for a gain of 2
  • RG with an option keeper to the right, with CB Michael Joseph showing awareness to peel off his man and step up to prevent the first down. RG3 without the raw speed like he used to have to turn that to a first.
  • Bullard bulls through the line to catch Gus Edwards feet right after the handout to drop him in the backfield.
  • 2nd-11, RG3 gets some good protection and throws a bullet to TE Nick Keizer, who drops it while getting hit by two defenders.
  • RG3 flushed out right, buys a lot of time but no one is open down field, takes the ball out of bounds well short of the first.
  • Punt
Bears Series 6

  • Daniel hands to Mizzell who is dropped after he takes a few steps. Looked like a pretty solid tackle but Mizzell also looks like a back who is slowed up by first contact so far.
  • On 2nd, Mizzell looks a little lost picking up a blitz, and Daniel throws far short to Wims on a comeback
  • 3rd and 8, Ravens showing blitz, CB Darious Williams blown past Wims (who looked responsible for a chip block before leaking out to the flat) and is way wide, but causes Daniel to try to scramble, running into Nick Orr who was pushed into the pocket. Daniels tackled for a loss.
Ravens Series 6

  • Bears punting off their goal line, Ravens get good field position at their 44. 
  • Josh Woodrum is under center, handing off to Gus Edwards with a 4 yard power run up the middle.
  • Woodrum hits Hayden Hurst on a hook but play is negated by a false start by Perriman.
  • 2nd-11, single back set, Woodrum fakes a hand-off and drops back but Fitts completely schools Keizer and sacks the QB 9 yards deep of LOS
  • 3rd-20, Woodrum hits Perriman about 5 yards past the original LOS, Ravens punt on a 4th and 10.
Bears Series 7

  • Ayers with a sound run-back on ST fighting through multiple hits to the 29 yard line.
  • Daniel finds Marlon Brown on a hook/drag/in route but is dropped -- that's all on Brown, who couldn't fend off Jean-Baptiste and hold concentration through the catch.
  • Brown redeems himself on the next play on a quick sit route for 5 yards as Wims draws a defender with him on his out-route to clear space. 
  • 3rd and 5, Correa overpowers G Earl Watford, pushing him right into Daniel and bringing him down for a sack.
  • Punt, 2 min warning
Ravens Series 7

  • Tim White lets the punt roll by him for a fair catch, ball rolls to the 12 yard line. Not sure if that was the best decision by White instead of trying to catch the ball and take the hit at around the 27 but not sure he would have been able to make the play seeing how far downfield coverage was at that point.
  • Woodrum hits Hurst on a 2-step out for 3 yards
  • Woodrum in shotgun with protection right -- pocket collapses and Woodrum avoids one hit by stepping up and through, but is caught and hauled down by Nicholas Williams as he tries to run right and make a play. No one open.
  • 3rd and 11, Woodrum in same formation, hits Tim White running down the seam, splitting two defenders for the first down. Nice pitch and catch.
  • Shotgun with 4 WRs, trips left, Woodrum steps up and through pocket again under pressure, then takes off running towards the left hash and sideline with no defenders on that side of the field to stop him, steps out at the 44.
  • Shotgun with back split left for protection, a dump off short gain to White over the middle for 3 yards.
  • 3rd and 7, Shotgun with Mark Thompson split right, Thompson releases into the flat. Woodrum with a wobbly pass to Thompson who holds on and turns upfield, only to have the ball hit by the tackler's helmet and flying backwards and out of bounds. That's on Thompson who, while catching a less-than-ideal throw, had enough time to catch and secure the ball.
  • 3rd and 11, Woordum is flushed out of shotgun protection, rolls left and fires a bullet to Tim White short of the first down. Center Bradley Bozeman was ineligible downfield.
  • 3rd and 16, with Turner split right for protection out of the shtogun, Turner sits as a blocker at the LOS then releases right to catch a 2-yard dump that he brings to the 45, short of the first, ending the half.
3rd Q
Ravens Series 8

  • Janarion Grant fields the KO 5 yards deep in the endzone and takes it to the 24.
  • Lamar Jackson under center in a single back formation with Hurst motioning R to L -- Jackson on a designed fake hand-off bootleg left looking for Hurst who was well covered, so he decisively runs up the hash to the 28 for a 3 yard gain.
  • Jackson in shotgun with Gus Edwards to his right, hands off while faking an option but the Bears penetrate the backfield and Edwards is brought down by three Bears at the LOS.
  • 3rd and 7, same formation but flipped, Jackson doesn't get his first read and breaks out of the pocket running right looking for someone to get open. No one does, so Jackson continues to run to the sideline, forced out after picking up two. Punting on 4th and 5.
Bears Series 8

  • Ravens Norwegian punter Vedvik looks to have a leg and cannons one down to the 9, Ayers tries to go left but is jammed, reverses right and is tackled at the 24. Holding brings the ball back to the 9.
  • Tyler Bray under center for the Bears, hands to Mizzell out of a single back set, runs B gap left for a few yards.
  • Bray out of the I fakes a hand-off and goes deep down the right sideline loking for Tanner Gentry, who was well covered by Stanley Jean-Baptiste. Bray looked to be leading Gentry downfield and either Gentry didn't have the gear or was too well covered to get into position to make a play.
  • 3rd-8 out of shotgun with his back split right, Bray finds Gentry on a crossing/drag route from right to left. LBs Chris Board and Correa meet Gentry and force him down well short of the first down marker, but Correa is flagged for leading with his crown (he clearly did) so Bears get the first off of the 15 yard penalty.
  • 1st and 10 from the 31, Bray naked in shotgun 10 formation, with 2 WRs left and right. Ayers stutter steps and breaks in an in route and Bray finds him, eludes three tacklers but safety DeShon Elliott, who initially whiffed on a tackle, gets his arm in as he re-ingages Ayers and strips the ball, with DE Bronson Kaufusi recovering.
Ravens Series 9

  • 1st and 10, Jackson alone in a shotgun has a clean pocket but was having trouble finding an open man, takes off running right and jukes his way to the 34 for the first down.
  • LB Elijah Norris DL Cavon Walker hold the line and edge and stuff Mark Thompson at the LOS for no gain.
  • Single back set in second down with Thompson, Jackson fakes the handoff and targets Hurst on a post to the left, but he was well blanketed by CB Deiondre' Hall who stymied Hurst from making a play.
  • 3rd and ten from the shotgun 10 look they gave in the previous series, Jackson steps up in the pocket to throw a strike on a dig to Jordan Lasley for the first down on the Bears 11 yard line.
  • 1st and 10, Jackson out of shotgun, the Bears just rush the front 4, and while the ends are making a push the interior guards are seeming to hold their men at the line, but Jackson seems to think the pocket is collapsing and scrambles in the pocket a little too early in my eyes, darting up and back and kind of running into DE Elijah Norris, and is brought down behind the LOS.
  • 2nd and Jackson fires into the end zone targeting Hurst on a seam route who got his hands on the ball as he split defenders Deiondre Hall and Nick Orr, but Hurst couldn't keep a hand on it. Orr gets called for unnecessary roughness which looked to be a specious call in my eye, Orr led with the shoulder with a head up but his helmet did impact into Hurst's chest.
  • On 1st and Goal, Hurst lines up in the same spot with a receiver outside. The WR and Hurst both run outs creating space in the defensive backfield, and Jackson hits Hurst with a nicely timed quick pass for the TD, 17-7 BAL
Bears Series 9

  • Bears return to the 19, and Ryan Nall, the rookie RB sees his first carry to the left behind a leading FB, but is stuffed as the Ravens control the line.
  • 2nd and 11, TE Colin Thompson holds a block then releases downfield as his defender opts to go after Bray, leaving Thompson open...but he drops the pass.
  • 3rd and 11, Bray then looks left to Demarcus Ayers, who beats coverage as he makes an initial inside move then benches out to the right sideline. 
  • 1st and 10 on the 32, Bray makes a quick and very poor throw targeting WR Garrett Johnson, dropping it in the middle of coverage behind Johnson. This almost looked as if it could have been targeting Javon Wims who was also on the left side and maybe Wims or Johnson miffed the route. But clear that Bray had nothing and he likely should have looked for other options on the down.
  • 2nd and 10 in a single back set, Bray hands off to Nall for minimal gain as Patrick Ricard, playing DL, had penetration and hit Nall behind the line. Jean-Baptiste gets an unnecessary roughness call and gifts the Bears a 1st down at the 50 yard line.
  • Bears out of a single back set, Bray has a 3 step drop and fires to Thompson who catches the ball in traffic for a 7 yard gain.
  • Bray then hits Ayers on a bubble screen to the right. Ayers gets good blocking and picks up the first down.
  • Handoff to Nall on 1st and 10, who plows into the line for 2.
  • Bray again in the single back split right, steps up into the pocket and fires a poor shot targeting Nall on a wheel.
  • On 3rd and 8, Bray, using 4 WRs, finds Wims who stutter steps into a quick dig. The ball was thrown a little high and slightly behind, and Wims' route didn't take him past the first down marker, so Wims is brought down at the 28 short of the 1st.
  • Bears go for it, using Nall in single back set. Ravens dominate the line and Kenny Young shoots through to haul down Nall behind the line for a 2 yard loss. Turnover on downs.
Ravens Series 10

  • Jackson on 1st and 10 with a single back set split right, Bears get good penetration causing Jackson to scramble. Jackson looks very light and quick with his footwork scrambles away from Abdullah Anderson who was threatening, and runs left making a downfield lob in the area of Jordan Lasley. The throw, likely thrown away on purpose, ends up way deeper and far out of bounds for Lasley to react and redirect himself to make a play.
  • Jackson takes a hand-off under center out of the I on 2nd and 10, looks right before pivoting left and throwing at Jaleel Scott...but right into the hands of CB Doran Grant, who saw the play all the way and jumped Scott's route, made easier by the ball being thrown a little too inside.
Bears Series 10

  • Bray hits TE Colin Thompson on a deep out for the first down.
  • Bray then fires a pass at Tanner Gentry on an inside dig but Gentry wasn't ready for the pass and drops it.
  • Handoff to Nall on second and 10, who runs up to the line, dances to the right, finds a little hole but doesn't have the speed or burst to get more than 2 yards before being met and driven back.
  • 3rd and 7 with Bray out of the shotgun with protection right, and Correa simply abused OG Brandon Greene, powering through him to get to Bray's arm, knocking the ball out, with Ricard recovering for the Ravens.
Ravens Series 11

  • Jackson out of the gun hits WR/TE Vince Mayle in the right flat for a short gain.
  • 2nd and nine was a run up the gut for a couple
  • 3rd and 5, Jackson alone in shotgun with the Bears showing blitz, Jackson steps up in the pocket to avoid the rush from the sides but is caught and hauled down for a sack on the 18. Punt
Bears Series 11

  • Handoff from an under center snap to Nall, who is able to power through and fall forward for a short gain.
  • Bears go trips right, with a quick play action handoff and an equally quick throw targeting Thompson, but the throw was poor and very short.
  • Bray then takes a shotgun snap on 3rd and 7 and finds Wims streaking up the seam on the left side. The catch looked slightly bobbled, which seemed to distract Darious Williams who was in coverage but simply let Wims find the ball and continue upfield with it. 
4th Q

  • 1st and 10 on the 32, Bray in shotgun with backs on either side of him, who provide decent pass pro for Bray to find Wims down the left sideline. Wims makes a beauty leap and grab over rookie CB Anthony Averett who seemed lost.
  • 1st and 10 on the 8, Bray looking for Gentry at the back of the end zone fires the ball amidst 4 Raven defenders in front of Genty, so the ball never gets there.
  • Bray now under center in a single back set with Nall, who takes the handoff and slowly rumbles to the 5.
  • 3rd down, Bray then targets Wims on a back shoulder fade, but he is well covered and the ball is overthrown.
  • FG Bears, 17-10
Ravens Series 12

  • After a decent return to the 28, Jackson under center in a singleback flips the ball behind him to Thompson, who runs around the left side of the line and steps through some tackles for a short gain.
  • 2nd and 8, Jackson shows option/PA fake but hands the ball to Nall who is stuffed on the left side for minimal gain.
  • 3rd and 6, Jackson fires a strike to Janarion Grant, who runs up the seam and turns and sits in an open pocket in the D, first down on the 41.
  • Gus Edwards comes back in to take a hand-off and runs right for 4 yards.
  • Jackson fakes a hand-off, but his quick dump pass targeting a WR on an dig is batted down.
  • Jackson alone in the gun takes the snap and targets a receiver who makes an inside move down the right sideline, but the pass was wobbly and high and misses target, and very nearly picked by Nick Orr who was deep in coverage behind the play. Punt.
Bears Series 12

  • Ayers fair catches on the 19.
  • Bray takes the snap under center and is buried by Bennett Jackson who comes unabated on the CG blitz from the right side of the O-line. 
  • 2nd and 18, Bray finds Wims on a three step and sit route.
  • 3rd and 14 out of gun with protection to his left, the center mis-snaps the ball, which skips to the goal line. Bray with a heads up pass to collect the ball and take a few steps upfield before dropping to protect the possession.
  • Bears punt from deep in their end zone.
Ravens Series 13

  • Decent field possession, which could have been better as Janarion Grant fielded it at the 45, ran up and parallel to the line at the 50 before backtracking to get away from coverage and ending up getting taken down at the 46.
  • Jackson out of the I with motion left to right, fakes the hand-off and bootlegs to his left, making a nice run for 9 yards.
  • 2nd and 1, Ravens pick up the first on a nice power run by rookie De'Lance Turner, who gets his number called on first down for another up the gut run for 6.
  • 2nd and 4, Jackson fakes the hand-off and turns to throw, only to see DT Bilal Nichols and rookie LB Andrew Trumbetti in his face -- there were 3 Bears defenders in the backfield, and the right side of their line was porous on the play.
  • 3rd and 15, Jackson takes the ball from a shotgun and looks downfield, but his receivers are well covered and he takes the only throw he has, a short out by De'Lance Turner who drops the pass as LB John Timu was all over him.
  • Punt.
Bears Series 13

  • Punt bounces on the 6, but defender Trent Sieg, trying to down it, mistakenly bobbles it and it ends up on the 4.
  • Bray under center in a single back has a poor throw skipping the ball off the turf trying to hit Ayers on the right.
  • 2nd and 10 out of shotgun, Bray hits Ayers on a quick in/cross for 7.
  • Bray then hits Wims on a similar in from the right -- Wims used his hands well to gain separation on Darious Williams.
  • 1st and 10 on the 24 out of the gun. Bray targets TE Daniel Brown down the right seam, but he gets absolutely decked by Bennett Jackson and laundry flies. Unnecessary roughness called as Jackson lobbies that it was a shoulder hit.
  • 15 yard penalty puts the ball on the 41, and Bray out of the gun with a back split left finds Nall who runs an in for 6 yards.
  • 2nd down, Bray looks for Ayers on the left side, but he is draped - not clear what Bray saw there.
  • Out of the gun on 3rd, Wims in the slot releases like he's blocking, takes a hop, then streaks upfield past the defender and Bray finds him at the 34 for the first down.
  • Again Bray, out of the gun, targets Ayers on the left side and hits him. Ravens look a little flat-footed in coverage, almost playing with prevent mentality down by only 7 with 4:03 left.
  • The 1st and 10 from the 24 pass out of the gun is tipped down at the line.
  • The next play, also out of the gun with protection left, Bray finds Gentry out of the slot on a nice back/sit route. Rookie CB Darious Williams was all over Gentry and looked to have a shot jumping the route but was too aggressive as Gentry secures the ball and leaves Williams behind him, streaking down the right side through coverage holes and beating Bennett Jackson, coming from the left to make a play, to the right end zone pylon. Gentry's knee was down in review at the 20, however, so ball comes back.
  • 3rd and 6 with 3:39 on the clock, Bray takes a shotgun snap and tries to hit Wims at the first down line on an in, but Wims drops the pass.
  • Wims makes up for it on the next play, when he takes a seam pass over the defender and converts the 3rd down play, brought down for a first down at the 10.
  • On next play out of the gun, Bray finds Gentry in the end zone -- Gentry simply ran straight down the field out of the slot, and looked to have a pretty convincing push-off off of Darious Williams in coverage. No call.
  • Bears vie for 2, and Bears go I formation and play action. A defender blitzes up the left side and nearly catches Bray, but Bray steps up looking for TE Daniel Brown but is way off the mark and Brown is well defended and not in a position to make an agile play on the ball.
Ravens Series 14

  • Ball is kicked off through the EZ with 2:44 remaining.
  • At the 25, the Ravens run right with Thompson for minimal gain, trying to chew clock.
  • 2nd an 9, Jackson on a PA/option keeps it and dances up the middle to the 30.
  • 3rd and 5, Jackson hands it to Thompson from the gun, who runs right...and right into Bilal Nichols who makes first contact, allowing two other Bears to catch Thompson and haul him down.
  • 3 and out, punt.
Bears Series 14

  • Fielded at the 11 by Ayers who makes it up field for about 10, but an illegal block in the back negates the gain.
  • 1st and 10 from the 14, Bray is pressured and throws at the feet of his TE on the line.
  • 2nd and 10, Bray pump fakes and lobs it way downfield where no receiver or defender was. Bray had a clean pocket, so likely miscommunication between him and his outside receiver
  • 3rd and 10, Bray gets some time taking the snap out of the gun but the left tackle muscles past his man putting pressure on Bray, who throws it and hits TE Colin Thompson in the hands at the 1st down line, but Thompson drops the pass.
  • 2 minute warning.
  • 4th and 10 from the gun, Ayers alone on the left makes a bad mental mistake and streaks upfield before the snap.
  • 4th and 15 out of the gun with split back protection now. Bray targets Gentry on an out to the right sideline but the throw was far short.
Ravens Series 15

  • With 1:55 on the clock, Ravens run out the clock on 3 successive v-formation snaps.
 
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Chaka said:
That was a lot of effort for the most meaningless game outside of the Pro Bowl Tom.
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:thumbup:

I like scouting the preseason games, and normally do a write-up for just the Raiders games so I can get together my own "eye-test" assessment of the players, specifically on those new to the team, battling for a spot on the roster, looking at how positional battles may be shaping up. 

I did it for the HOF game as it's the first official unofficial game of the season, and was so damned excited to see some real smashmouth again on TV, so just thought I'd share the work if it proved interesting/helpful -- and knowing that it likely wouldn't be.  

 
Stompin' Tom Connors said:
:thumbup:

I like scouting the preseason games, and normally do a write-up for just the Raiders games so I can get together my own "eye-test" assessment of the players, specifically on those new to the team, battling for a spot on the roster, looking at how positional battles may be shaping up. 

I did it for the HOF game as it's the first official unofficial game of the season, and was so damned excited to see some real smashmouth again on TV, so just thought I'd share the work if it proved interesting/helpful -- and knowing that it likely wouldn't be.  
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I applaud and appreciate the effort. I hope you have at least one good beer in hand at all times during the process.  If not I will start a fund in the Raider thread to make sure you are always in good supply.

 
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