MONDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK

McCown ends retirement... signs with Eagles

https://live4sportnetwork.com/josh_mccown/josh-mccown-ends-retirement-returns-to-nfl/

 

12 starting quarterbacks have seen no preseason action



NFL teams are increasingly seeing the risk of preseason injuries as outweighing the rewards of getting players ready for live action. And that’s particularly clear in the numbers of starting quarterbacks who are sitting out.

Midway through the preseason, 12 starting quarterbacks still haven’t thrown a pass: New England’s Tom Brady, Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers, Detroit’s Matthew Stafford, the Rams’ Jared Goff, the Chargers’ Philip Rivers, New Orleans’ Drew Brees, Philadelphia’s Carson Wentz, Carolina’s Cam Newton, Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger, Indianapolis’s Andrew Luck, Jacksonville’s Nick Foles and Chicago’s Mitch Trubisky.

Some of those quarterbacks will see some action in Week Three of the preseason, but other teams have decided simply to shut down their starting quarterbacks entirely.

And even the teams that have played their starting quarterbacks generally aren’t keeping them in the game for long. Buffalo’s Josh Allen leads all starting quarterbacks with 22 passes thrown this preseason, while most of the starting quarterbacks who have played at all this season have thrown a dozen passes or fewer.

If the NFL ever reduces the length of the preseason, it won’t have much bearing on starting quarterbacks, all of whom get less than one full game’s worth of action in the preseason.

 

The pre-season games every year it seems like it's more and more likely it's just for the Big Bucks in the pockets of the NFL owners

 

I partially agree, but on the whole the preseason is for those bottom half of the roster guys to earn their spots or for players to win starting jobs. No need for established starters to risk injury in meaningless games. This is also the reason they changed when they make cuts. Gives those bottom guys a chance to latch on in the league, gets tape out there for when injuries inevitably happen so they can get signed. Established veteran starters don’t need as many reps to get ready for the season. Does this lead to slow starts sometimes? Hell yes, Roethlisberger has been a good example of this the past few years. Still usually solid, but noticeably less efficient. I’ll take that over a season ending injury in a week two preseason game.

 

Andrew Luck has retired! The Colts season has taken a nasty hit but this just boosted Chad Kelly's chances of staying in the league as Bissett's backup

 

The NFL’s 100th season is underway and the Browns have marked the occasion by unveiling a statue of one of the game’s greatest players.

An 11-foot tall bronze statue of quarterback Otto Graham was unveiled outside of FirstEnergy Stadium on Saturday. Graham played for the Browns from 1946-1955 and led the team to seven championships over that span. Four titles came when the Browns were in the All-America Football Conference and the other three came in the NFL.

Graham, who died in 2003, was named to four All-Pro teams and won three MVP awards in the NFL to go with two in the AAFC.

“This is very exciting for me and for my family – 39 members of my family who have come with me today,” Graham’s widow Beverly said at the unveiling. “It is exciting to look around right now and see all the Cleveland fans that have come to see it, too. I am just so happy about it and that Otto is remembered.”

Graham’s statue is the second outside of the Browns’ stadium. A statue of Jim Brown was unveiled a couple of years ago. - PFT

 

Foles' first TD pass as a Jaguar may have been his last of the day. After a perfect deep TD pass, he came up holding his side and went straight to the X-ray room.

 

He's out with a left shoulder injury.

 

I watched the Cards and Lions game through 3 quarters... wished I would have seen the 4th. Kyler Murray had an interesting game in his NFL debut...

https://live4sportnetwork.com/kyler...s-off-potential-in-rallying-cardinals-to-tie/

 

Pittsburgh backup Joshua Dobbs traded to the Jaguars for a 2020 5th round pick.

 

Brees on Week 1 officiating error: 'That can't happen'

The NFL encountered another officiating flub in the Superdome. At least this time the New Orleans Saints won the game.

NFL senior vice president of officiating Al Riveron admitted after Monday night's 30-28 win over the Houston Texans that a time accounting error cost the Saints 15 seconds at the end of the first half.

With the Saints trailing 14-3, Drew Brees drove New Orleans near mid-field with a third-down pass to Michael Thomas that originally was ruled a half-yard shy of a first down with 41 seconds remaining in the second quarter. With Thomas ruled in bounds, the Saints rushed to the line to get a fourth-down play off quickly. Refs stopped the game, however, and decided to review the play.

Replay correctly determined that Thomas gained the necessary yardage for the first down. However, because the clock was running, by rule the review required a 10-second runoff -- Sean Payton declined to use his final timeout to save the 10 seconds. That's where the mistake was made.
When restarting the play, officials deducted the time from 26 seconds (what the clock read when the review was initiated) instead of 41 seconds, stripping the Saints of 15 seconds.

"The play ended at 41 seconds when we ruled him down," Riveron told pool reporter Larry Holder after the game. "Then we stopped the game for a replay review. After we did our administrative duties, we should have reset the clock to 41 seconds because that's when we blew the play dead. At that time, we should have gone to coach Payton and asked him if he wanted to take a timeout in lieu of a 10-second runoff. Instead of setting the clock to 41, we inadvertently set it to 26 and then had a 10-second runoff because he did not want to take the timeout."

After two more plays, kicker Wil Lutz missed a 56-yard attempt that would have cut the lead to eight before halftime.

Following last year's disastrous ending for the Saints with the refs missing a blatant pass interference call, which led to a rule change, it was déjà vu for a fan base whose wounds were still open.

"I still don't know what the deal was," quarterback Drew Brees said after the game, via Katherine Terrell of The Athletic. "Someone came up to me in the locker room and acknowledged that a mistake was made, that 10 seconds should not have run off but they should've had 31 seconds left. Instead, we only had 16. So, listen, that can't happen. I mean, that's a game-changer, right? We had to kick a 58-yard field goal or whatever it was. ... If we had 15 more seconds, are you kidding me? We're going to get closer. That's a game-changer. That can't happen."

With Brees leading a ferocious comeback win in the final minute of the fourth quarter with a Lutz nailing the walk-off victory, the league avoided another massive controversy in the Bayou.

This time getting the win, the Saints were able to process the admitted officiating error with more ease than one that cost them a potential Super Bowl trip eight months ago.

"It wouldn't be the first time they messed up a call," linebacker Demario Davis said. "It's Week 1 for everybody."

Thankfully, Lutz saved the country from another officiating mishap that could have overshadowed the best game of Week 1.

(NFL.com)

 

Sure was a costly day for QB's Sunday... Roethlisberger and Brees, both went down and are awaiting news later today on the extent of their injuries.

 

Pat Shurmur names Daniel Jones the Giants starter next Sunday...

 

This move screams - "HOLY SHIT DAN PLEASE SAVE MY JOB!"

 

<Frank calls bookie and drops $20 on Tampa>

 

This team is so, so very bad. I think most people around here remember my takes on Daniel Jones... 32 throws in pre-season are not changing my impression of the kid. And certainly his fumble in his first real NFL game isn't...

Giants ownership is usually so painfully patient that I genuinely assume Gettleman and Shurmur are both safe this year no matter what happens. But their jobs are both on the line next year. They are jumping to Jones because they know they need him to be able to win game next year since this year is already in the toilet.

I am starting to wonder though if Mara is maybe just a little tired of his franchise being a punch line. Gettleman is something of an asshat whenever he opens his mouth, Shurmur's offense seems poorly designed, the defense is a public embarrassment. After trading OBJ people are shocked that the WR position *might* be a problem! I actually think this roster is WORSE than the one they inherited that was a 3 win team two years ago which I guess is to be expected when your GM doesn't beleive in things like positional value. I wonder if Shurmur is feeling that his job might actually be in jeopardy with how bad they started. I am fine with a young defense taking their lumps and learning on the fly. I thought this was a bad team anyhow but they needed those young kids to look like they might some day belong in the NFL. But holy crap it's been only bad with no flashes.

I guess at least with Jones playing I have a reason to watch. But this basically guarantees I'll begin prep work for the draft starting in October again...

 

Giants get their first win this week

 

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Not touching that bet.

 

Nope, maybe if the Giants were at home it would be a little better bet. The excitement of a new QB might be enough to take out the Bucs, but on the road, likely a hot, humid day spells victory for the home team...