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News flash after Week 1: The Chiefs, Eagles, Lions and Cowboys are good. But who expected blowout wins by the Bucs, Vikings and Saints, and who expected the Patriots to beat the Bengals?
But hey, that’s why they play the games. And that’s why we ask the questions. Heading into Week 2, the FOX Sports NFL experts tackle five pertinent topics.
By the way, the Patriots can take heart in this stat: Since 1990, teams that win their season openers are more than twice as likely to make the playoffs as teams that lose their opener.
Now let’s get started.
Half the starting NFL quarterbacks posted a QBR under 50 in Week 1. Is this a first-game thing or a real concern?
Ralph Vacchiano: That depends on if your team has one of the quarterbacks in the top half or the bottom. Actually, there are some good ones who struggled, so it’s most likely a first-game thing. Jalen Hurts (38.8), Dak Prescott (30.9), Justin Herbert (31.5), Jared Goff (38.1) and Jordan Love (when he’s healthy to play again) (20.4) will be just fine.
That said, there is a lot of mediocre-to-bad quarterback play in this league and some teams are really struggling to find good QBs. The Giants, with Daniel Jones (16.6), and the Browns, with Deshaun Watson (9.3), probably should be concerned. Same with the Falcons and Kirk Cousins (28.9), though at least they’ve got Michael Penix Jr. waiting in the wings. Nobody should overreact to one week, but a good argument can be made that seven to eight teams could have some serious quarterback issues this year.
Greg Auman: It’s reasonable to think that NFL offenses were unusually conservative in Week 1, remembering that starting quarterbacks barely played in preseason and half the league has new offensive coordinators calling plays. Does that make head coaches extra risk-averse? Perhaps. But half the starting quarterbacks also didn’t throw any interceptions in Week 1 as well. I think you’ll see teams get more aggressive and look downfield more as they gain…
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Publish date : 2024-09-12 12:18:38
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