That Sucked

That Sucked.

Ps: I had thought that after the Pittsburgh game, Brian Hoyer could finally play well more than half the time, or at least only require a 3-point deficit to wake tf up.

But the pattern continues, only now on a larger scale.  For most of the Steelers game, he looked great.  Then for most of the last game, he sucked.  Still 50/50.  It's incredible, really.  Half mediocre/bad, half good/great.

Per the pattern, next week he tears the Raiders a new one.  Then nose-dives a week later.

Well, we'll see.  It's way too early to color Hoyer the new Anderson.  The Jags shut down the run, and somehow muffled Cameron too.  McQuistan lost his lunch money, and he got really pressured for the first time all season.

Hoyer has earned his starting gig, and you don't pull the rug out from under him based on his first truly bad performance.

HOWEVER...well, he needs to get it and KEEP it together, or Johnny should  get his shot.

My friends are threatening to excommunicate me for heresy, but it is what it is.  I'm on Brian's side too, but that's my heart.  My head says if the starter starts failing, you replace him, period.

I don't expect this to happen.  Brian Hoyer has showed us too much, and this was only one game.  Even the Hall of Famers have all had crappy games.  So go Brian.

Or else.

I overestimated McQuistan.  I believe McDonald is the fast-track guy.  They want their top four right guard back at right guard, so the center is the key position here.

Knocking Pettine for his trick plays and fourth down attempts is silly to me.  Three points wasn't going to mean that much, and he was trying to light a fire.  Nothing was going right.  They needed a spark; a real lead to shake the run loose.  

Just beat the next two.  Josh Gordon is getting closer.  See those (shouldn't have tried it/lucked out) bombs to the microbes?  Put Gordon in that defensive back sandwich, and see what happens.