Sunday 8 November 2015

Concluding Week 8 - San Fran QB riddle and Chiefs power at Wembley


The NFL may have a pretty impressive redemption story in the case of the 49ers. It says something about the state of the San Francisco offence that they've benched starter Colin Kaepernick in favour of Blaine Gabbert, the former first round pick who flamed out of Jacksonville.

 


The Chiefs game at Wembley was impressively one sided as the Chiefs dominated every phase of the game. It was an impressive performance by the Chiefs, especially on defence. But the difference in the teams may start with the quarterbacks. Alex Smith was more than happy to run the ball as he helped his team and he made every effort to get first down after first down, only sliding once he'd passed the marker. Stafford, however, was sliding way before the distance needed for a first down. This is not behaviour that is going to win over the locker room and unite the team.

 

It would be a great boost to the team if their win on Sunday was the start of a winning streak as they make a push for the playoff. By contrast things in Detroit became more unsettled with the firing of the Lions GM. Andy Reid later said that he is behind the move to an NFL franchise in London once logistic problems are worked out.

 

Todd Gurley continues to make plays every week and is already looking like one of the best backs in the NFL.  He has the power to run over people and the speed to take the ball to the house and outrun defenders. The Rams draft pick looks like a steal!

 

The Broncos demolition of Aaron Rodgers and the Packers was worth noting for two reasons. The Broncos defence was around Aaron Rodgers all game and gave him no opportunity to make plays and when he did his receivers were generally covered. Secondly Peyton Manning looked much happier throwing the ball and got the ball out with a lot more power than in recent weeks.

 

 

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