Thoughts on Last Night

[flamingrey]

Believe me, I'm sick of hearing about how many INTs are NOT Carson's fault....... BUT, in this case I think it's true. Arians immediately alluded to it after the game. The receiver was supposed to cut on that INT - Palmer read it correctly and threw it correctly. Maybe that's why he wasn't penalized by PFF?

But then again, he may have very well been penalized for it. He was a -1.1. He had other good plays as well including the first pass to Floyd that went off Floyd's hands even after being bumped by Newman. And the hot read to Fitz. They went with the hard count and Palmer had the DB's jumping all over the place showing exactly where the blitz was coming from. He probably got positive points for that as well. And then he had a few other blunders as well that he assuredly got docked for, including a couple of other near interceptions.

End of the day, the overall grade is given with all the good and bad considered. There is subjectivity, but there is also a LOT of objectivity. They have the luxury of also watching 30 other QB's over and over under the same exact situations all season long for multiple years. I think it's fair to say that they have very good judgment - and probably the best of all public information - of many of these positions on an equal scale for everyone.

 

[cincygrad]

But then again, he may have very well been penalized for it. He was a -1.1. He had other good plays as well including the first pass to Floyd that went off Floyd's hands even after being bumped by Newman. And the hot read to Fitz. They went with the hard count and Palmer had the DB's jumping all over the place showing exactly where the blitz was coming from. He probably got positive points for that as well. And then he had a few other blunders as well that he assuredly got docked for, including a couple of other near interceptions.

End of the day, the overall grade is given with all the good and bad considered. There is subjectivity, but there is also a LOT of objectivity. They have the luxury of also watching 30 other QB's over and over under the same exact situations all season long for multiple years. I think it's fair to say that they have very good judgment - and probably the best of all public information - of many of these positions on an equal scale for everyone.

Arians said he missed throws. I didn't watch very closely, but I thought he looked a little off. In particular, he should have been heavily penalized for missing that receiver that was running wide open behind Newman in the first quarter. Not sure if it was busted coverage or just a huge mistake by Newman but the receiver could have caught a punt back there.

 

[cincygrad]

God bless Geoff Hobson.....

Hunt-ing season

He's been waiting to pull that headline out all preseason.

 

[DanBengalfan]

why can't Brandon Tate do this?

Watch Indianapolis Colts vs. Cincinnati Bengals [08/28/2014] - NFL.com

 

[Cincyfan78]

why can't Brandon Tate do this?

Watch Indianapolis Colts vs. Cincinnati Bengals [08/28/2014] - NFL.com

He's returned a punt for a TD

Brandon Tate Touchdown: Bengals Returns Scores On Re-Kick After Punt Hits Scoreboard (VIDEO)


Cincinnati was 15th in average yards per return, and was 4th in average Kickoff yards per return. Considering that Tate handled almost all the duties on those...and the importances of those yards...you see why he remains on this team.

Of course, he could be all world if he'd stop running backwards, but overall...his stats stack up as pretty decent.

 

[DanBengalfan]

the defense was obviously tired from having to do the re-kick. smart of tate though, he looked fast on that play.