Rapid fire takeaways week 1 part 2


Browns-Steelers: Kizer looks like a real player. The Browns surprised on both sides of the ball and were very much in this game. The highly touted oline needs to be better both in Pass pro and run blocking. Isiah Crowell ran well but needs to have a more consistent impact. The Steelers defence came to play, containing the Browns for much of the game. Leveon Bell looked rusty, as did Big Ben. Antonio Brown was, well Antonio Brown. Jesse James might have just stolen the starting tight end spot with a big two td performance. The steelers looked off but you have to think that is temporary.

Indy and LA: Sean Mcvay is a genius, he puts his qbs in the position to succeed. Jared Goff will be this years version of Kirk Cousins and surprise the shit out of all you idiots who called him a bust. The defence is finally playing up to its potential and scored on a couple of pick sixes. The line held up in pass pro but they need to make a drastic improvement in opening holes for Todd Gurley. Gurley looked explosive as fuck but rarely had enough room to operate. The colts are a mess. The defence looked as bad as it ever has. Scott Tolzien was absolute trash. On the positive side TY Hilton is still sick and Marlon Mack looks like a baller. Jacby Brissett may be able to steal a few games but the outlook looks bleak. This team has no hope without Andrew Luck.

Minnesotta-Saints: The Saints are in serious trouble. The defence will be terrible once again. However, their are some good pieces to build with for the future and getting them experience is critical. On offence the line looks bad and an injury to Zach Strief makes matters much worse. The adrian Peterson experiment is off to a horrible start. He just wont fit into a Sean Payton run system. Alvin Kamara on the other hand will be a baller. Payton made some questionable decisions that cost his team the game especially at the end of the first half. Drew Brees was decent but that was to be expected. Sam Bradford is apparently good, who saw that coming. The guy was able to actually throw beyond 10 yards and looked like a monster doing so. Stefan Diggs and Adam Thielien are matchup nightmares and Dalvin Cook is an absolute animal. This vikings team is going to make some serious noise.

Chargers-Broncos: The chargers are exactly who we thought they were. A defence with great talent and the ability to make some big plays. An offence who will be middle of the pack in rushing and a passing offence capable of fireworks. There is one continuos problem that the chargers face, their oline is atrocious. They dont excel in either facet of the game and the result is a battered rivers. Melvin Gordon also has to make something out of nothing more often then not. The Broncos are also reminiscent of last years squad. An incredible defence that can win games on its own. An average run game capable of keeping a defence honest and a passing game with enough big plays to win a few games. The result was a classic matchup between the two, a close ball game that could have gone either way. The broncos stole one with a well timed icing of the kicker

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