Packers work out CBs Bashaud Breeland and David Amerson Cheap Kenny Clark Jersey , per report It appears that the Green Bay Packers’ issues on defense during the first three games of the 2018 season are leading the front office to look outside the organization to see pass coverage. On Tuesday, Rob Demovsky of ESPN reported that the Packers brought in a pair of veteran cornerbacks for workouts, both of whom have had bizarre offseasons.The first name is Bashaud Breeland, who was one of the top cornerbacks on this year’s free agent market. A 2014 fourth-round pick, Breeland started all of his first four years in Washington before hitting the market, and he initially agreed to a contract with the Carolina Panthers. However, he injured his foot in a freak accident in the Dominican Republic and failed his physical, remaining on the open market ever since.The question marks about Breeland do not involve his talent or productivity. Though not an elite athlete, he did run the 40-yard dash in 4.53 seconds at the 2014 NFL Combine and he possesses good height at 5-foot-11-3/8. In four years for Washington, he recorded eight interceptions and 59 total pass defenses http://www.packerscheapshoponline.com/cheap-authentic-kentrell-brice-jersey , with at least one pick and 11 defenses in each season. Instead, his physical and the financials of the situation will likely be a determining factor as to whether he can help Mike Pettine’s defense.David Amerson is the other reported name, and he was also a Washington draft pick, going in round two of the 2013 Draft. After two years in DC, the team waived him early in the 2015 season, and the Oakland Raiders claimed him. He played for them through the end of that season, posting a whopping four interceptions and 26 pass defenses in 14 games, leading to a massive four-year, $33 million contract extension in the summer of 2016.However, the Raiders released him unceremoniously this offseason after just two years on that deal Cheap JK Scott Jersey , including a 2017 that was largely lost to a foot injury of his own. The Chiefs signed him to a one-year, $2.25 million contract in February, but they cut him loose in the cut-down to 53. Amerson tested better than Breeland in his pre-draft workouts, running a 4.44 40 at the Combine and a 3-cone drill of 6.75 seconds at his Pro Day (compared to Breeland’s 7.03 at the Combine). He also stands nearly two inches taller at 6-foot-1.Demovsky’s reporting also indicates that several other defensive players were in the team facilities today as well but mentioned only these two by name. The team also had a workout scheduled for offensive lineman Gerhard de Beer, news that his agent reported on Monday.The Packers currently have five cornerbacks on the roster: veterans Tramon Williams and Davon House, second-year pro Kevin King (who missed last week’s game with a groin injury), and rookies Jaire Alexander and Josh Jackson. In addition, the team is expected to open up a roster spot by placing defensive tackle Muhammad Wilkerson on injured reserve.Hottest Take of the Week - Clay Matthews’ penalty and the War of 1812 The Green Bay Packers ended their week two game against the Minnesota Vikings with a tie. The controversial calls from the refs were partially to blame. This lead to many, many takes about what happened and Matub is here to talk about them.First, he looks at the aftermath of the game against the Vikings. What flags were suspect? Did anyone get fined? Would anyone listen to a parody of Lana Del Ray’s “Summertime Sadness” entitled “Overtime Sadness”? Probably not http://www.thepackersfootballauthentic.com/bryan-bulaga-jersey-authentic , but it’s brought up anyway.Next, Matub looks ahead to this week’s opponent in Washington, D.C. Of course this brings up imagery of General Aaron Charles Rodgers and his march to Atlanta. While the last campaign didn’t turn out so well, the Burning of Washington should be successful.The main target of Matub’s scorn this week is Packers News’ Ryan Wood. Ryan not only had multiple scorching takes about Clay Matthews’ penalty, but committed multiple “Twitter sins” in the process. As Matub always says, “The Ratio” never lies.This coming week, the Packers are the three point favorites. Once again, Matub bets a video of him dancing against the spread. Here’s hoping the Packers can finally come through.

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Often you’ll hear “how did that guy get so open?” and I hope to be able to answer that question for Colts fans this season.This week my vote will go towards Andrew Luck’s touchdown passes because I really need to breakdown something positive. I struggled to come up with individual plays that were impactful given the nature of the game, instead I picked a few of the bigger plays, even if they didn’t change the outcome. Injuries played a huge role but I’m not going to break down film of guys getting hurt, I’m just not going to do it. If you have any ideas other than plays I have listed I would love to hear about them in the comments.Colts training camp roster bubble watch So far during the Indianapolis Colts first 10 training camp practices we’ve discussed those players who are doing well, those who aren’t and we have also mentioned a few who just haven’t been noticed. The regrettably forgettable, if you will.While being noticed for getting owned isn’t a good place to be by any means, those who can’t get noticed simply because they aren’t rising to the occasion is a similar void players don’t want to fall into. It’s very early and the Colts open up the preseason in Seattle Thursday night, and it’s difficult to shove a player into a specific designation right now.On the other hand, with injuries to some come opportunities for others. Each practice offers a time to impress the staff and onlookers, and some are still falling under the radar. Here are some guys who need to get on the radar in a hurry whether it’s in practice or in preseason games as they close in.Offensive LineJust looking across the Colts’ line (from left to right) we see Anthony Castonzo, Quenton Nelson, Ryan Kelly, Matt Slauson and Austin Howard. There’s five, and we should expect 9 as an ideal number to be on the roster if Frank Reich’s assessment is any indication.After that, each tackle position needs a legit backup and versatility becomes key for the rest. With 4 spots open, theoretically, you see Joe Haeg (T/G/C), Braden Smith (G/T?) and Denzelle Good (T/G) who appear to be solid position holders within the top 8 as key backups right now.Now the battle sits with Le’ Raven Clark (T), Mark Glowinski (G), J’Marcus Webb (T), Deyshawn Bond (C/G?) and probably Jeremy Vujnovich (G) who collectively don’t have much position versatility at all. These are your bubble players right now who need to prove that they belong. Right now, I’m not laying any money on this group in terms of a prediction. Running BacksThis group is fairly set Rigoberto Sanchez Jersey , but we need to consider what the Colts might do while Robert Turbin is sitting on a 4-game suspension. If the Colts are to keep just 4, which makes sense, that puts Marlon Mack, Jordan Wilkins and Nyheim Hines as virtual locks right now. The fourth spot — in whatever order you want to add him in that top-4 group — that Turbin would fill in his return becomes somewhat of an opening. Christine Michael has had a real rough time hanging on to the ball, and hasn’t become much of a pass-catching option. Josh Ferguson hasn’t been in practice for several days now, and looks to clearly be the last guy in consideration using simple elimination. The real question with this position is; do they even keep 4 backs to start the season? This is a position that may get filled by a player not yet on the roster, or they may fill the roster spot with a premier special teams player. I don’t even know if I see a bubble from this group — there’s only ‘in’ and ‘out’ right now.Tight EndsJack Doyle, Eric Ebron, Erik Swoope and Ross Travis would easily be my picks right now for this group, without any hesitation. Mo Alie-Cox and Darrell Daniels (with a reasonable guess) are battling Travis for that No. 4 at the position, but I don’t see what these two could offer that the top-4 don’t already give the team.Technically, you could put those three down as the ‘bubble’ guys who need to have good preseason tape in order to reach the 53-man roster. But, this also looks to be a clear fall off from the speed and talent this position offers after Travis.ReceiversT.Y. Hilton, Chester Rogers and Ryan Grant (by default in my opinion) are the top-3 at the position to the Colts coaching staff. Deon Cain is making this roster, and K.J. Brent has been the best of the rest through camp thus far. That, very quickly, gets us to 5 receivers at a position that may, or may not keep 6. You’ve got a fifth-round rookie in Daurice Fountain that the Colts would like to see have long-term viability. Add in Kasen Williams, Steve Ishmael, Zach Pascal, James Wright and Krishawn Hogan who are all trying to make a case to the staff to keep 6, and the bubble here is large. Fountain has been largely quiet to this point and hasn’t been on the practice field since Wednesday. In the meantime Pascal, Williams, Wright and Ishmael have all been coming around in recent days and Hogan seems to be getting more comfortable coming off of his season-ending injury by shedding the knee brace.Most of these bubble guys have been taking time with punt returns before and after practice, and that may very well be the deciding factor going forward. This group is going to be hard to call based on talent and fit.Defensive LineThis group Al Woods Jersey , similar to the offensive line right now, is another that is getting a heavy rotation through training camp. You figure Jabaal Sheard, Kemoko Turay, John Simon, Tarell Basham, Margus Hunt as the defensive ends right now, and then Denico Autry, Tyquan Lewis, Al Woods and Grover Stewart giving you the defensive tackle bunch.That’s nine already, but not out of the realm of likelihood even as Reich and Matt Eberflus are hoping to have a defensive front that can play in waves throughout a game. But, do they actually keep 9?I think in a look at those above, if the Colts were to cut to 8, John Simon might be hard to keep especially with Hunt, Lewis and Autry having the flexibility to work at multiple positions. Simon is just a good football player, though, and he’s had a pretty nice camp to this point despite being sidelined the past couple days with a groin issue. This actually gets pretty interesting.Hassan Ridgeway, Chris McCain, Carraun Reid, Anthony Johnson and Tomasi Laulile fall in behind this group and, like other back-end of the roster guys at other positions, don’t offer much versatility to get them an additional edge. None of these guys fall on the ‘couldn’t-live-without-them’ list by any means, and would need a masterful preseason coupled with good practices to even be considered bubble guys.How much special teams help to they give them? That may be the focus again for the coaching staff when it all comes down.LinebackersWhile it’s fair to say that this position is still wide open in terms of the starters, that’s coming more into focus, and — unfortunately for the bottom of the position — so are the immediate backups. Anthony Walker, if healthy Cheap J'Marcus Webb Jersey , right now is the MIKE, but could easily lose it depending on how much time he spends out of the mix. Skai Moore is right on his heels, and Zaire Franklin is there too for the base look offering some versatility at the other roles as well.The SAM role looks to be Najee Goode’s to lose, and Darius Leonard with Tyrell Adams right behind him are atop the list at the WILL position. Presuming Walker is good for the regular season, that gives us 6 to work with immediately. Watching what Antonio Morrison can do as Goode’s backup, and how much Matthew Adams (very quiet up to now) can do at other roles, including special teams, might be the kicker going forward. You still have Jeremiah George and William Ossai attempting to break in, but it’s a long road for them right now. Ultimately, I think it comes down to Matthew Adams and Morrison as bubble guys, but I also would acknowledge that Morrison is a guy the staff seems to like quite a bit right now as a tone-setter in a physical role. That still means something in the NFL.CornerbacksThe cornerback unit is another one which has had a ton of rotation thus far in training camp. Pierre Desir, Quincy Wilson, Kenny Moore and Nate Hairston have all been getting first-team reps with Desir and Wilson as boundary corners and Moore and Hairston primarily, but definitely not limited to, working in the nickel role.These four, in some 3-man combination, will represent the starters in Week 1 barring any unforeseen injury. Further down the line you have Robert Jackson, who has been rising lately, and then a mish-mash of Lashard Durr, Chris Milton, D.J. White and Henre Toliver to round out the position.Right now I’d put Jackson in with White and Toliver as the two pushing for the CB6 spot as it currently stands. This position — in my humble opinion — is still in need of a top-4 talent to push for snaps. I think White and Toliver, and maybe Durr, could all likely be decent depth, however, if they had to sit in for a significant amount of time it could get scary back there.Look for this to be a position that gives a hard look at someone being dispatched from their current team come the 53-man cut. SafetiesThe Colts safety position is a bit clearer than most I think Adam Vinatieri Jersey , but there’s still a competition for that No. 4 spot. So long as everyone’s ready to go, without any question, Malik Hooker, Clayton Geathers and Matthias Farley are the three who are safe.Once you get to T.J. Green, Ronald Martin, Chris Cooper, Shemarko Thomas and George Odum a lot of questions arise. Green should be considered the front-runner, in my estimation, but not by much. Martin has been pretty good from what I’ve seen from him, Thomas is a physical down-hill attacker and Cooper and Odum both offer a good bit of special teams help as gunners.Dependent upon how the coaching staff sees Green, and if they aren’t in love with any of the others, this could also be a position that gets some action as cuts come down. However, for what we know right now, all of these safeties after Farley should be considered to be on the bubble in that there’s a lot to prove over the next few weeks. One addition that I think needs to be considered with this unit is the rise of Skai Moore in sub packages. He’s been used as the dime linebacker quite a bit when it’s being used in practices and it could play a part with the safeties as well IF the Colts get into some tough decisions with the roster at other positions.What’s Left?As it stands right now, this is the group of players on both side of the ball who I believe are completely safe (in green). You can see that (including kicker, punter, longsnapper) there is currently only 48 spots “spoken for.”This, naturally, leaves just 5 open for the rest of the field. I think Chris Ballard, Frank Reich and company do indeed have some tough decisions to make when it all boils down to it. Who is your 5 players from the field that you’d add to the Colts initial 53-man roster?OffenseDefense

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McQuay went from being released back to the practice squad to now the active roster during that span.McQuay being moved to the active roster makes him the fourth safety behind Ron Parker, Jordan Lucas and Josh Shaw, likely ending the chance we see wide receiver Marcus Kemp playing defense Sunday night against the New England Patriots.That being said, with the Chiefs’ luck when it comes to injuries lately, you never do know.Eric Murray is out for Sunday night’s game and Eric Berry is listed as doubtful for the sixth week in a row. Like the Rundown? Subscribe to our YouTube channel here.The Kansas City Chiefs are on the road this Sunday, taking on the Cleveland Browns.The Chiefs seek to extend their record to 8-1, and the Browns want to... well... not be the Browns.Here are five things to watch during the game:1. Beware the headless NFL teamPhoto by Jason Miller/Getty ImagesUnless you’ve just returned from a sabbatical on Uranus, you’re probably aware that on Monday, the Browns fired not only their head coach Hue Jackson, but also their offensive coordinator Todd Haley.Browns defensive coordinator Gregg Williams — yes, the former New Orleans Saints coordinator who was suspended for his part in the Bountygate scandal — is the interim head coach.Running backs coach Freddie Kitchens is the interim offensive coordinator.Since the season began, I’ve been worried about this game.As offensive coordinator of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Haley has always been difficult for the Chiefs to beat.It’s hard to know if that’s been more about Haley himself or the players he was directing, but Haley was certainly part of the equation.So there’s one worry gone.But others remain.On Monday http://www.chiefsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-kareem-hunt-jersey , Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said that Jackson and Haley’s firing wouldn’t significantly change their preparation, because there just wouldn’t be enough time to change the team’s schemes.Freddie Kitchens during his days with the Cardinals.Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY SportsBut with Kitchens calling the plays, the team’s offensive tendencies will likely be different.Still, the Chiefs may be able to get a glimpse of what Kitchens might do. According to a nice rundown on Kitchens’ resume on our sister blog Dawgs By Nature, Kitchens called the offensive plays in the fourth quarter of the Browns’ preseason victory over the Detroit Lions.The biggest unknown, however, will be how Browns players respond to this situation.While it is true that NFL teams don’t tend do much better when an interim head coach steps in, the first game for an interim head coach is a different story. I found an analysis showing that from 2003-2015, interim head coaches were 9-11 in their first game. We should be familiar with this phenomenon.Although they’ve probably done their best to forget it, Chiefs fans will likely remember the last time Todd Haley was fired mid-season.Defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel was named interim head coach, and eventually became permanent head coach.Crennel ended up 4-15 with the Chiefs, but in his first game at the helm, the Chiefs dealt the Green Bay Packers their only loss of the season.In that game, the Chiefs’ offensive starters were Kyle Orton, Thomas Jones, Le’Ron McClain Dee Ford Jersey , Steve Breaston, Terrance Copper, Anthony Becht, Branden Albert, Ryan Lilja, Casey Wiegmann, Jon Asamoah and Barry Richardson.The 2011 Chiefs didn’t win that game because they were a more talented team.They won it because they rallied around a new head coach that represented hope for the future.The 2018 Chiefs should keep that in mind.2. Beware the opportunistic defensePhoto by Justin K. Aller/Getty ImagesIf there’s one thing the Browns can do reasonably well, it’s play pass defense.Like the Chiefs, they are very good at making opposing quarterbacks inefficient — In fact, they’re better at it.The Browns lead the NFL in opposing quarterback passer rating.They haven’t done that by limiting passing yards; the Browns have given up 11.7 yards per catch, which is about average.They’ve done it by limiting passing touchdowns and maximizing interceptions.The Browns have given up just 11 passing touchdowns — tied for fourth-best in the league — and amassed a dozen interceptions, which tops the league.In short, if there’s one team in the league that might be able to keep Patrick Mahomes from lighting them up, it could be the Cleveland Browns.And Mahomes knows it.“Everywhere on their defense there’s talented players,” Mahomes said on Wednesday. “They have a great defensive line that can really rush the passer and they know how to get turnovers, I mean Authentic Mitch Morse Jersey , they go for the strips, they go for the interceptions. For us, it’s about staying within our game, playing the game we’ve been playing this entire season, not trying to force anything and just try to put some points on the board.”Mahomes was well-informed.The Browns have recovered 10 fumbles — again, tops in the league — which adds up to 22 turnovers through eight games.Roughly one in five opposing drives end in a turnover — which is third-best in the NFL.3. Beware the running gamePhoto by Peter Aiken/Getty ImagesFor both teams, establishing the run could be a big factor in this game.Neither team is good at defending the run — the Chiefs have given up a league-worst 5.4 yards per attempt, while the Browns are ranked fifth-worst at 4.6 — so both teams may see this as an offensive opportunity.But it will be tough for both teams to do that.At their best, neither team is particularly effective at run blocking, and the Chiefs — with backups at every interior position on the offensive line — will have to depend more on Kareem Hunt’s raw ability than they would probably prefer.The good news for the Chiefs is that Hunt has plenty of raw ability.If the Chiefs are going to establish a running game — which will keep the Browns at least honest defending against the pass —they’ll need as much of it as they can get.And maybe some Tyreek Hill or Sammy Watkins thrown in.4. Beware the Chiefs pass rushPhoto by David Eulitt/Getty ImagesHere’s a piece of good news: the Browns have given up 33 sacks so far.That’s worst in the league.So the Chiefs defense — now tied for second in the league with 24 — should find some opportunities to get home.Expect AFC Defensive Player of the Month Dee Ford to have a big game against the Browns.Whether Ford’s play this season is because he’s in a contract year or because he’s finally figured out how to be an effective pass rusher is an argument we can save for the offseason; for right now, the Chiefs need him to be effective.If Justin Houston ends up playing in this game, so much the better.And this time, defensive coordinator Bob Sutton can afford to blitz.For all the buzz about him, rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield hasn’t yet demonstrated an ability to make a defense pay for blitzing, so the Chiefs shouldn’t have to depend quite so much on the interior of the defensive line to bring pressure and rattle Mayfield.That said, don’t count out Chris Jones.The third-year player has had a sack in four consecutive games.5. Beware of Patrick MahomesPhoto by Peter Aiken/Getty ImagesMahomes has thrown four touchdown passes in three straight games. If he does it again on Sunday Youth Chris Conley Jersey , he’ll match Dan Marino’s streak of four in 1984.If he then does it against the Arizona Cardinals the following week, he’ll match Peyton Manning’s streak of five in 2004.If he gets that many against the Los Angeles Rams in Mexico City, he’ll have the longest streak ever — not just in the modern era, but in almost a century of league history.If that happens, let’s consider what else that could mean.Mahomes would have at least 38 touchdown passes through 11 games.That would put him on pace to exceed Tom Brady’s then-record 50 in 2007, and match Peyton Manning’s current record of 55 in 2013.For a second-year quarterback, this would an astonishing achievement.Of course... we’re not there yet.And as I noted before, the Browns defense could quite possibly give Mahomes his toughest test of the season.But if he puts up a big game against Cleveland on Sunday, what will stand in the way of Mahomes meeting or exceeding Brady and Manning’s records?Nothing I can see.It’s not just that Mahomes has a rocket launcher attached to his shoulder, and the ability to make plays outside the pocket.We knew that about him on the day he was drafted.It’s also that he’s developed so quickly.Read Kent Swanson’s film review about Mahomes from Thursday.To be sure, Mahomes is making mistakes.But he already has the poise and analytical ability of a five-year pro.The Browns defense might get the better of Mahomes on Sunday, and end his run at the four-touchdown-pass streak.But it won’t matter.Before he is finished, Mahomes will own all of Brady and Manning’s records.All we need to do is be sure we enjoy every minute of watching it happen.

The Colts placed tight end Jack Doyle on injured reserve this week after he hurt his kidney in last Sunday’s win over the Dolphins and they had ruled three tight ends out of that game last week because of other injuries Authentic Anthony Walker Jersey , which left Eric Ebron looking like the last man standing at the position in Indianapolis.That is no longer the case on a couple of fronts. Ebron did not practice on Wednesday and the team listed him as out due to a back injury. Ebron has not missed any games this season and has forged a strong connection with Andrew Luck in their first season together.Ebron has 44 catches for 508 yards and 11 touchdowns, which matches the number of touchdowns he scored in his first four NFL seasons.While Ebron was out, the Colts did get Ryan Hewitt and Erik Swoope back on the field as limited participants. Mo Alie-Cox remained out with a calf injury.Another player with a strong connection to Luck also sat out on Wednesday. T.Y. Hilton did not practice and is listed with a groin injury a few days after catching seven passes for 125 yards. Hilton, who missed two games with chest and hamstring injuries earlier this year Youth Kenny Moore Jersey , leads the Colts in receptions and receiving yards. The Indianapolis Colts injury issues continue into Week 4 for their matchup with the Houston Texans. In the Colts first divisional game of the season they already knew they’d be without tight end Jack Doyle, left tackle Anthony Castonzo, tackle Joe Haeg (moved to IR), defensive tackle Hassan RIdgeway and cornerback Quincy Wilson.We saw how much Doyle might be missed last week in Philly http://www.coltsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-quenton-nelson-jersey , and the offensive line depth the Colts had initially this year feels as though it’s diminished. This is not a recipe for the first AFC South matchup of the year.The Colts final two inactive players today are Marlon Mack and Tarbell Basham.As for the Texans, they only had three players who were even at the ‘questionable’ designation for the day. DeAndre Hopkins, Shareece Wright and Kayvon Webster were three of seven players who were limited on their final practice of the week, but they were the ones bringing the questionable tag.Here are the Texans Week 4 inactives.

Packers Injury Report: Aaron Rodgers practiced Thursday in positive step forward Tiger Woods and Aaron Rodgers have something in common: They’re back. After injuring his knee (are we even sure to this moment exactly what the injury is?) against the Chicago Bears Green Bay Packers Hats , Rodgers hasn’t been able to practice regularly during the week as he rehabs. The last two weeks, he only practiced Saturday during the Green Bay Packers’ traditional light session in final preparation for the game. Rodgers practiced in a limited fashion Thursday, but even that is a step in the right direction. Mike McCarthy spoke of the importance of having Rodgers at practice on Wednesday, so perhaps it’s no surprise to see QB1 on the practice field the very next day.Off-target throws, drops, and missed opportunities marred Green Bay’s Week 3 tilt with Washington, but the offense appeared to be close to breaking out. As McCarthy noted this week, it’s hard for an offense to get into a rhythm when its quarterback isn’t practicing. There’s no opportunity for growth. It’s fair to point to that lack of practice reps and wonder if it has affected the cohesion of this offense. McCarthy said it best when he pointed out if they didn’t think practice was important, they wouldn’t practice. So while Rodgers can play, and play well without practice Green Bay Packers Hoodie , it’s not as helpful to the team as if he were out there. Getting Rodgers back not only portends well for his injured knee, but potentially for this offense. Having him back in the mix for practice should help this offense get in a groove for a much-needed get right game against the Bills in Week 4.Here’s a look at the Packers’ full injury report on Thursday, which included one new name: Randall Cobb, who was limited with a hamstring issue. Meanwhile, two other players were upgraded from non-participants on Wednesday to limited participants on Thursday.Packers Thursday Injury ReportDid Not ParticipateG Justin McCray (shoulder)OLB Nick Perry (concussion)DL Muhammad Wilkerson (ankle)Limited ParticipationOT Bryan Bulaga (back)WR Randall Cobb (hamstring - was not listed on Wednesday)TE Jimmy Graham (knee - upgraded from DNP on Wednesday)S Josh Jones (ankle)CB Kevin King (groin - upgraded from DNP on Wednesday)QB Aaron Rodgers (ankle - upgraded from DNP on Wednesday) The Green Bay Packers’ safety group has been diminished by roster transactions in recent weeks, but injury struck the position once again in the first quarter against the Miami Dolphins. Starting third-year safety Kentrell Brice suffered an apparent left ankle injury on a tackle attempt, and he was carted off to the locker room. Brice has missed time in parts of a few different games this year, but he had started all nine games this season. It appears that this injury is probably a serious one, however.Josh Jones, who had been playing some dime linebacker Customized Green Bay Packers Jerseys , shifted back to take Brice’s place at safety for the remainder of the defensive series. That would lead to more snaps for Antonio Morrison or Oren Burks in the base defense. This also hurts a safety group that dressed just four safeties today: Brice, Jones, Tramon Williams, and Raven Greene. Ibraheim Campbell, who was acquired this week, was a gameday inactive.Brice is officially questionable to return at the moment, but that designation is likely pending a more official diagnosis of the injury. Stay tuned for more updates.UPDATE: Brice was ruled out of the game due to the injury after halftime.

with win over Minnesota Vikings Not only did the Buffalo Bills (1-2) pull off this season’s biggest upset when they traveled to the reigning NFC North champion Minnesota Vikings and won Youth Ryan Groy Jersey , 27-6 on Sunday, the Bills also avoided dropping their first three games, a fate that normally guarantees a non-playoff season. Since the NFL expanded to 32 teams and instituted the current playoff format in 2002, only 11 percent of teams that started the season 0-2 went on to make the playoffs. If you expand that to an 0-3 start? The odds get worse. Much worse. Had Buffalo—which entered as a 16.5-point underdog in Minnesota — done what most pundits predicted and fell to the powerhouse Vikings, the Bills would have been 0-3 and facing a tough Week 4 road trip to Lambeau Field for a date with Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. Since the 1980 season, according to Oddsshark.com, there have been 173 teams that dropped their first three games of the season. Of those, only five rebounded to make the playoffs, which comes out to 2.8 percent! There were 52 teams that dropped their first three games between 2007 and 2017, and none of those squads managed to make the playoffs. Of course, the Bills do have experience starting a season 0-3, only to qualify for the postseason. Back in 1998 Authentic Zay Jones Jersey , under Rob Johnson, the Bills lost their first three games—with all three losses coming by six points or less. Doug Flutie relieved an injured Johnson for Week 6 and proceeded to guide Buffalo to eight wins in its next 11 games, and the Bills qualified for the playoffs as a Wild Card entrant with a 10-6 record. Last year, five teams dropped their first three games, and only one, the Los Angeles Chargers, finished above .500. The Chargers actually went one step further, falling to 0-4 before rallying for a 9-7 record. With their historic upset win on Sunday, the Bills remain alive to join the 11 percent of teams that, from 2007 to 2017 started off 0-2, make the playoffs. That list includes: the 2007 Super Bowl champion New York Giants, the 2008 Miami Dolphins Womens Marcus Murphy Jersey , the 2008 Vikings, the 2008 Chargers, the 2013 Carolina Panthers, the 2014 Indianapolis Colts, the 2015 Seattle Seahawks, 2015 Houston Texans, 2016 Dolphins, and 2017 New Orleans Saints. The Buffalo Bills stay at home this week to host the Chicago Bears. The Bears are looking to maintain their hold of first place in the NFC North. The Bills are merely looking to make it two weeks in a row of competitive games. Here’s three headlines for the game. Nathan Peterman is back With Josh Allen and Derek Anderson both injured, the Bills will once again turn to Nathan Peterman to lead the offense. He’s played in three games for the Bills this season. In those appearances he’s tallied a 40.63 completion percentage, one touchdown, four interceptions, and -1.63 adjusted yards per attempt.Terrelle Pryor’s first game as a BillThe Bills bolstered their offense this week by signing free agent wide receiver Terrelle Pryor. He appeared in six games for the New York Jets this season before suffering a groin injury and being released. His stats in those six games: 14 catches Youth Marcus Murphy Jersey , 235 yards, and two touchdowns. That puts his production right in the mix with the Bills’ pass catchers. Khalil Mack injuredThe University at Buffalo product missed Chicago’s last game against the Jets due to an ankle injury. Bears head coach Matt Nagy stated on Wednesday that Mack remains on the same practice schedule that he was on prior to the Jets game. Given that, and the state of Buffalo’s offense, it is unlikely Buffalo Bulls fans will get to see their former star on the field Sunday. This may disappoint UB fans, but Nathan Peterman and the rest of the Bills’ offense would enjoy facing a slightly diminished Bears defense. Update: The original version of this article mistakenly stated that Peterman had an average yards per attempt of -1.63. In reality, he has an adjusted yards per attempt of -1.63. Thank you, wallyvoodoo, for pointing out the error. The error has been corrected.

Throughout the years and particularly this preseason http://www.authenticskansascitychiefs.com/cheap-laurent-duvernay-tardif-jersey , the Kansas City Chiefs offensive line has often been a subject of controversy and ire. The Chiefs have made strides along the offensive line by adding and developing first-overall pick Eric Fisher, drafting second-round pick Mitch Morse, developing a top-tier right guard in Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and acquiring top-tier right tackle Mitchell Schwartz but have always left the remaining guard spot up for grabs for someone to show up and take. Traditionally, in football, having a single weakness along the line is not a killer, unless that player ends up being so bad they can’t even slow down an opponent (see Mike McGlynn). Last year, the Chiefs offensive line was just above average in most overall rankings despite below average guard play from Bryan Witzmann.The man, the myth, the Witzmann.Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY SportsGoing into this year, left guard appeared to be the biggest position battle on the docket: Witzmann vs Parker Ehinger. In the process of working these guys into the lineup, the Chiefs decided that Erving is part of Andy Reid’s patented “best five.” Since games have been played, this move has come under even more scrutiny, as Erving has showed plenty of flashes of being close to McGlynn-level bad, especially in pass protection. Adding some fuel to the fire, Duvernay-Tardif suffered a concussion towards the end of training camp and has missed the last two preseason games. The Chiefs have trotted out Andrew Wylie, a late 2017 practice squad signee, in his place. In Wylie’s reps with the starters the past two weeks, the Chiefs have likely reached two conclusions:He has beaten out Witzmann and Ehinger as the sixth offensive linemanMany are wondering about his potential as a starting left guard in place of ErvingThat leaves us in the basement of Arrowhead Pride headquarters sitting in The Lab breaking down the tape of undrafted second-year utility offensive lineman Andrew Wylie.Offensive lineman Andrew WylieThe first thing you notice with Wylie when the tape pops on is that he’s an easy mover in pretty much every aspect. He has the hip flexibility to reach blockers and then flip around them, the explosion forward to the second level as well as backward to pull around the edge and the lateral movement to mirror rushers trying to go around him. This should come as no surprise, as Wylie’s Pro Day was quite impressive and he is an offensive lineman playing for Andy Reid after all.ExplosionWylie starts off the snap here with a combo block to allow Mitchell Schwartz to get the defensive tackle and then immediately explodes up to the second level to get the linebacker coming into the A-gap. He ends up pushing the linebacker directly into the gap. Hunt runs into it, and it was more of a mistake by Hunt than Wylie doing anything incorrectly. The ability to quickly work a combo block White Xavier Williams Jersey , then get into second-level players is going to be paramount to the Chiefs’ rushing attack this year, especially if Eric Bieniemy is going to continue to sprinkle in a few more power running plays. Wylie’s athleticism doesn’t stop with the run game, either. Like some other guards on the Chiefs roster, he’s still a fluid mover going backward and laterally. Lateral movementYou want to see Wylie get a little more depth with his initial drive-catch phase here. He covers almost no ground, but part of that is his reliance on quick setting as well. After the initial step, Wylie takes a quick 45-degree angle set to get out wide in case the defensive end tries to split him and Schwartz. That kind of backward explosion is what should be happening on his first step as opposed to the second step so often, but that should also come with more experience. After he recognizes the defensive end is going into Schwartz’s gap, Wylie quickly works back across his gap to help with the nose tackle that got knocked his direction. He doesn’t have to actually do anything, but the quick recovery and flipping his hips to get back to the other side of his gap in two steps was impressive. The movement skills of Wylie are great but also nearly a given for any Reid offensive lineman. What makes Wylie intriguing is that he certainly plays with a little bit of a mean streak and has some good power throughout his entire body. PowerThis play starts with a quick set by Wylie and a solid two-hand punch that slows the defender’s momentum out of his stance. Unfortunately, Wylie’s outside hand landed a little high and the defender takes control/leverage on that outside shoulder and forces him into opening his outside hip while trying to maintain his balance. Rather than just trying to run the rusher up the arc to the outside, Wylie shows fantastic core strength and a great recovery to stonewall the defender right there. As he is being forced to open his hips, Wylie is able to take another step back with his outside foot while bending laterally at his hips to get his outside hand back underneath and on the outside rib cage of the defender. This inside, low punch reestablishes outside control, forcing the defender to work back through Wylie. It also gives Wylie the leverage, as the defender is now standing straight up, allowing Wylie to re-square his hips/butt to the quarterback for a cleaner pocket. The anti-rotational strength displayed despite losing outside leverage quickly but being able to recover is a very impressive ability in Wylie. These have all been relatively raw traits with some skilled nuances sprinkled in, but, for the most part, that is what Wylie is at this point in time.It’s showing that he’s still mastering the craft of being a complete lineman.BalanceThis is concern No. 1A (I’ll get back to this) for Wylie right now, and it’s simply his lack of a solid base and good foundation going into his engagements. Whether in space or shooting off the line of scrimmage, Wylie is often lunging into contact rather than rolling his hips underneath him. This can lead to plays like this Sammy Watkins Jersey , in which a defender simply slides laterally out of Wylie’s path. If Wylie can’t get his hands on them in the process, he stumbles forward or falls to the ground. There have been a few other plays where in which actually gets good hand placement and initial push with this same lunging technique, but what often happens there is a defender eventually anchors and spins/twists Wylie off of his body because he’s playing with his hips so far behind him. Wylie is a pretty decent athlete, so despite approaching his space blocks the same way, he often at least makes some form of contact. But with his hips out behind him, he tends to shove the defender rather than locking on and driving him. VersatilityIf the above was problem 1A for Wylie, this is problem 1B. He’s predictable in his pass sets.Nearly every single pass set he takes is a quick set with a two-hand punch if he has a rusher in his gap or the Chiefs are blocking with a man protection. He, but not on this snap, can move his feet backward and laterally to stay in position, but his initial set is almost always a quick set with little depth, and he tries to get his hands on someone early. He needs to use some single-hand stabs, a little catch technique with his hands or just about anything else so he can mix up his sets and become less predictable. Should he start?At this point, everything we’ve seen from Wylie should at least give us the confidence that he wouldn’t be any worse than Witzmann, who started at left guard last year. Wylie is still an incredibly raw player, so there is also a higher ceiling to be had from what we saw last year. If we were looking at this position battle as of last year, Wylie should have been the easy choice to get starting reps along the offensive line. This year, however, Erving seems to have the trust of the coaching staff and appears to have a grip on the starting role. When comparing the players directly, they have a lot of similarities in that their raw traits are pretty good, but their skills are rather unrefined and can generate some bad losses far too often. Between the two of them, Wylie seems to have his bad losses come in one specific way and a little less frequently.This should be an open competition between the two going forward based on the caliber of play that we’ve seen thus far Authentic nthony Hitchens Jersey , but Erving likely holds the small edge simply because he has more tools to his tool belt. Wylie has shown a ton of promise, but he’s a little static in his approach in both the run and passing game right now. He’s not bad, and if he’s forced into starting reps, it wouldn’t be the end of the world, but right now, he’s a bit too one-dimensional in his approach to each snap to get the full endorsement over a veteran player. Looking forward to 2019, however, Wylie could very much be in play as a starting offensive lineman for the Kansas City Chiefs, bordering even on a favorite.Pundit power rankings for Week 3: Chiefs break the top five National pundits took note when the Kansas City Chiefs knocked off the Pittsburgh Steelers on the road for the first time since 1986, moving the Chiefs up to the third spot in our aggregated power rankings, and dropping the Steelers out of the top 10.Pundit Power Rankings for Week 3Chiefs AFC West Teams Other AFC TeamsHere's what the pundits had to say about the Chiefs this week:ESPN (3rd from 6th)NFL.com (Elliot Harrison - 4th from 11th)SBNation (Rebecca Toback - 3rd from 7th)Sporting News (Vinnie Iyer - 3rd from 8th)Yahoo! Sports (Frank Schwab - 4th from 7th)CBS Sports (Pete Prisco - 3rd from 8th)Among the pundits, NFL.com’s Elliott Harrison gave the Chiefs the biggest boost, bringing them up seven spots from last week.But all of them put the Chiefs at third or fourth in their rankings.The pundits are starting to think the Cincinnati Bengals could be for real.The two polls moved them up at least 10 spots, and their overall position improved by nine.The Tampa Bay Buccaneers got some more love, too, showing an overall improvement of nine, with four of the six rankings moving them up double digits.The scribes agree the Texans are headed down, but disagree a lot on how much.They fell 11 spots overall — the biggest drop of the week — ranging from down two spots to down eleven.Now the Chiefs come back to Arrowhead for the home opener against the San Francisco 49ers.We’ll see what the pundits all have to say next Tuesday.Don’t forget!Wednesday on Arrowhead Pride, we’ll start combining what the pundits say with what the number-crunchers say — to give you True Power Rankings!

Cole Beasley Womens Joe Looney Jersey , Scott Linehan seem to indicate that Dak Prescott needs to trust his arm and receivers Are you ready for another take on the Cowboys offensive woes? In fact, this take suggests that a lot of outside analysis has been wrong.Cole Beasley dropped these comments about the Cowboys receiving corps and their performance so far on the 2018 season.To some extent, Beasley is right. I have watched the game tape for each performance by the Cowboys in 2018, specifically focusing in on the offense. There have been opportunities in the passing game that are not being exploited. Beasley’s comments suggest it’s happening all the time, which would be somewhat of an exaggeration, but his underlying point holds - the receivers are creating opportunities. He even mentions the “s” word, a buzz word for the Cowboys ever since the offseason.There it is - separation. That’s been the key word applied to the Cowboys receiving corps and a big reason for the revamp this offseason. The natural logic that would follow this goes something like: if the receivers are getting open, then the problem must be with the quarterback. Beasley tries to cover for that, but there is some implied finger-pointing here, no matter how much Beasley tries to be the good teammate and not go there. So following the logic chain of “a lot of variables” there are only really two here. Either Dak Prescott is not seeing or throwing accurately to the receivers, or the offensive line is failing to provide protection. In the Cowboys case, there is a little of both. We’ve documented the problems the Cowboys offensive line is having, but they aren’t the sole source of the problem. Scott Linehan adds another piece to the puzzle with his recent comment. He doesn’t come out and say it, but he seems to imply the same thing Beasley is getting at, Prescott needs to trust his arm Youth Kavon Frazier Jersey , and his receivers, and “sling it.”If you have watched the game tape (the All-22 version), you would likely come to similar conclusions. For whatever reason, Prescott is not trusting himself to throw it deep or intermediate. There are times you can see him looking at a receiver, who by NFL standards is most definitely open, and not pulling the trigger. Other times, you can see a receiver will be open once he makes his break, but Prescott is not trusting that situation and so he doesn’t attempt the throw. Prescott is the anti-gunslinger in 2018. He wants to protect the ball at all costs and will take the checkdown all too often, even to the team’s detriment. He’s not trusting his arm or the receivers and just slinging it.Those who think that Prescott’s and Linehan’s comments yesterday about slinging it meant that the game plan is to come out and throw 50 times against the Lions (who have the top pass defense and the worst run defense), are likely misinterpreting what they are saying. More likely what they mean, and it’s the logic that runs through all of this, is that when the opportunity is there, Prescott must sling it, he must trust himself and let the ball go. Obviously there are things that Linehan can do to help Prescott. As has been noted in other places, most notably an article in The Ringer, Dallas should start incorporating more play-action into the play-calls. Prescott seems to get a better rhythm on these Youth Jaylon Smith Jersey , and the play-action, especially with Ezekiel Elliott rounding into form, will slow the pass rush and help fool the coverage. The other thing Linehan needs to do is increase the amount of stack/bunch formations to give the receivers cleaner releases, and combine that with rub routes to open things for yards after the catch. Prescott’s natural tendency is to throw short, so give him some opportunities to hit guys and let them run after the catch. The Cowboys most effective play in the passing game so far seems to be slant/crossing routes to Beasley, let’s get more guys involved in that and get more confusion in the coverage in hopes of breaking some of those into big plays with yards after catch. If you want to criticize Linehan for the offensive woes, this is probably the area that rings the most true, he needs to alter his vertical passing routes concepts and incorporate some of these types of plays.The offensive line needs to block better, Linehan needs to throw in some new stuff to accommodate Prescott and put defenses off the scent, but in the end Prescott needs to trust himself and his receivers. There’s a joke that says in the NFL if you’re single-covered, you’re open. That’s an exaggeration, but what it implies is that NFL receivers should beat single coverage enough times that the quarterbacks have to trust their receivers. They have to sometimes throw before the receiver makes his break and trust he’ll be there. The quarterback has to take some chances and trust that his receiver will make them pay off even with a defender nearby. The Cowboys don’t need to sling it 50 times a game, but when the chances are there, Prescott most definitely needs to sling it.Cowboys Poll: Who do you blame for the disappointing offense? The Cowboys’ season opener in Carolina came and went, and Dallas left the field with a 16-8 loss. The main talking point around the game was how terrible the Cowboys’ offense was. Naturally, the losses of Dez Bryant and Jason Witten were expected to present an adjustment period for the passing game Womens Chidobe Awuzie Jersey , and Travis Frederick’s absence leaves a big, bearded hole in the offensive line no matter how well Joe Looney may have played. The Cowboys still have a lot of offensive weapons, though, the biggest being Ezekiel Elliott. He only carried the ball 15 times and got 69 yards off of it, with a touchdown on a well-executed speed option play. Dak Prescott, who spent most of the summer refining his footwork and mechanics as this offense was reshaped to become more “Dak-friendly,” struggled mightily. When he didn’t have defenders breathing down his neck (he was sacked six times) he was under-throwing receivers or not picking out the open receivers. He averaged 5.9 yards per pass attempt and failed to score aside from his scramble for a two-point conversion. From a play-calling perspective, offensive coordinator Scott Linehan started things off with a very diverse selection of plays: screens, bootlegs, split zones, and much more. The problem was that most of it didn’t work, or that the plays were negated by penalties. Things started picking up later on when Linehan began calling more conservative and traditional types of plays, but also when he started to spread the Carolina defense out. Nevertheless, an offense with so much potential was limited to eight points and 232 total yards of offense. So we ask the question:

due to a bad snap on their own goal line and a fumble forced by J.J. Watt on a strip sack White Skai Moore Jersey , it isn’t surprising to see Indianapolis run a pass heavy offensive attack for much of the afternoon. There were 62 passing attempts and 65 passing drop backs as Andrew Luck scrambled on broken passing plays on 3 occasions. To say that this is tasking your offensive line with a challenge would be an understatement. It was quite clear for the Texans that getting to Andrew Luck was the primary assignment and they were able to spend much of the day with their speed lineup in the game to throw numerous looks at a banged up Colts offensive line.The good news is that allowing 4 sacks on 65 passing attempts isn’t awful and that one Jadeveon Clowney speed rush landing against Le’Raven Clark and two J.J. Watt sacks against Denzelle Good isn’t stunning either. Those sacks came in the first half, with the final one in overtime. Unfortunately for the Colts, in their bid for an AFC South win, the sack in OT came at about as bad a time as it could. Unfortunately for rookie Quenton Nelson, the sack came through him.We will break down 9 of the 65 passing drop backs today with an emphasis primarily on Nelson’s biggest signs of struggle. We have three plays displaying some of the positive attributes we’ve seen before. The 56 other passing snaps saw Nelson either win, not allow a pressure or did not see his assignment have a meaningful influence on the play.While we will get to the Jadeveon Clowney (#90) sack that put the Colts into a difficult position in overtime, I spent my initial viewing of the film looking for examples of Clowney isolating Quenton Nelson (#56). There were only two examples in the entire game. This play occurred in the first quarter.Clowney stunts to the inside on this play, as he will in overtime, and gets a powerful running start into Nelson. Nelson is thrown backward but manages to anchor and keep his hips between Clowney and the pocket. He releases the block quick enough to not get called for a holding penalty as Luck escaped to his right. It is reasonable to note that Nelson’s ability to take Clowney’s best shot and keep his anchor is impressive. It is reasonable to say that overall he did what he needed to do to keep pressure away from Luck. It is also reasonable to say that Clowney tested him in their first face-to-face on field meeting.Over an hour later Jordan Wilkins Jersey , in overtime, this is Clowney’s second stunt into Nelson’s face. This time, Nelson is too committed to Whitney Mercilus (#59) and is sluggish in passing him off to Le’Raven Clark. He has only one leg in the dirt when Clowney chucks him and is unable to anchor. Once he loses at initial contact the play is essentially over. Credit Houston’s defense for coming back to something that worked when they needed it most. Nelson had been dealing primarily with Mercilus and interior defensive linemen all day and got caught off-balance by one of the more powerful pass rushers in the NFL.There were other snaps where Nelson had some difficulty maintaining his block. Here he is beat to his inside shoulder. His initial zone step left, which is mirrored by Ryan Kelly to his inside, was window-dressing to sell the play-action to Nyheim Hines. Unfortunately for Nelson, it took him directly out of position for Mercilus and allowed pressure in Luck’s face.This was a quick release play-action passing concept so there isn’t a hit on Luck here but it is an example of a play where pressure comes through his gap. One attribute we’ve been able to identify in Nelson’s game is that he struggles with lateral movement in space. He comes to his right to get in front of nose tackle Brandon Dunn (#92) but ends up on an island. He has to commit so hard to his right to get into position that he realizes he is vulnerable to a move left. Dunn jukes to that side and gets Nelson to recover. By the time Nelson realizes that Dunn’s move is false, it is too late and he comes into Luck’s face. Whether this had an impact on Luck’s throw being a little high to Eric Ebron isn’t entirely clear. Dunn still doesn’t get a QB hit but he certainly is in a position to impact the play.This is another example of Nelson not immediately engaging with a defender. If he is standing alone in space with Mercilus in front of him, he will get eaten alive by lateral moves. He does well to keep his balance initially but the club rip move to Nelson’s left leaves him exposed. Mercilus has a lane between Nelson and Clark to the quarterback and Luck has to get rid of the pass under pressure — his pass is inaccurate and is behind Chester Rogers.The final play that shows Nelson in a difficult position is in the middle of a lot of traffic on the left side of the offensive line. He initially blocks Mercilus but is off-balance when he passes the block off to Le’Raven Clark. Duke Ejiofor takes advantage of the opportunity to chuck Nelson while he is off balance and gets a hit on Luck after he releases the pass — a completion to T.Y. Hilton on the right sideline.It is also worth noting that this is another Jadeveon Clowney stunt. This time it is into the A gap and goes through Ryan Kelly. Kelly is also well out of position and gets beat badly but the stunt takes so long to develop that Luck gets his pass away.While this isn’t the best piece of film in the world it does demonstrate that Nelson did spend a good portion of his day finding ways to help other offensive linemen. One of my favorite attributes about Nelson is his vision and that he stays busy looking for someone to block. There were multiple plays that could be used as an example but this is one of the habits he has that will make him a good offensive lineman for a long time.While I included each play where Nelson struggled against Texans pass rushers, he also had plenty of plays where he shut them down. This is an example of Mercilus making the mistake of getting directly into Nelson’s chest. Squaring up Nelson means losing Authentic Eric Ebron Jersey , for pretty much anyone. There were also examples of Nelson punishing defenders and finishing blocks, consistent with his reputation. The official lost his mind and called Nelson for holding on this play — he ought to be embarrassed and potentially relieved of his NFL officiating responsibilities moving forward for this garbage — but this is how you want any offensive linemen to block. Nelson takes Angelo Blackson’s best shot outside and has no problem shutting down his spin move. Blackson is then left to try to “arm wrestle” Nelson with his hands up in his shoulder pads. He ends up running his feet underneath himself and surrendering his base. Nelson then serves up a pancake for his teammates. Nelson 1 - Blackson 0 - Officials - blew it.ANALYSISThis is arguably Nelson’s weakest overall performance as a pass blocker this season. I still think that his win percentages make him a very strong guard and that he has certainly shown of the talent it will take to become the Pro Bowl caliber player everyone thinks he can be, but there are some habits he needs to break. It is also clear that dealing with NFL athletes who are more agile and faster than the players he regularly faced in college is sometimes a challenge for him.While the Texans defensive line isn’t quite as stacked as some of the other teams Nelson has faced this season, Jadeveon Clowney is unlike any other pass rusher he has seen this year. He is arguably the most dominant and well-rounded edge rusher he has faced all season. He still has some learning to do but 59 neutral or positive plays out of 65 total passing drop backs isn’t anything to be overly upset about. How Big Of An Issue Have Drops Been For The Colts? | 1070 the FanIn the last two weeks, the Colts have had quite a few drops. How big of an issue have they been for the team?Colts Daily Update: Anthony Castonzo, Marlon Mack Full-Go In PracticeTwo major offensive pieces — left tackle Anthony Castonzo and running back Marlon Mack — were able to be full participants in practice on Wednesday. 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