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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