Your team is 3-0 right now, fresh off a 23-16 road win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and yet it feels like we just lost. What even IS that? Three wins and it still feels unsatisfying. If you’re not done complaining after that Sunday, trust me, we’ve got to talk about who was straight-up terrible out there.
Offensive Headaches Persist, Even in Victory
Kyler Murray’s start to his tenure here has been anything but ideal, and yeah, putting him on this list might feel a little harsh. But this is the NFL, and the Buccaneers should have been put away way earlier than they were. It’s the offensive incompetence that kept them in that game longer than it had any right to be. I’m not ready to give up on Murray after one full game as the starter, but that first outing didn’t exactly inspire confidence, did it? He needs to be better, and frankly, so does the unit around him.
The offensive line did Kyler absolutely no favors on Sunday. Seriously, the offensive tackles might have been the weakest spots on the whole line. Christian Darrisaw coughed up a sack and got flagged for a holding penalty. And O’Neill? Couldn’t block anyone in the run game to save his life. Look, Tampa’s defensive line is good, but they are not *that* good. Keith Carter’s squad needs to regroup after a performance like that. It’s just not acceptable.
Defensive Gaps and GM Gambles
On the defensive side, we allowed way too many chunk plays, and it felt like Josh Metellus was at the center of every single one. He seems to be struggling to find his place on this defense, a weak spot for all three weeks so far. And then there’s Theo Jackson. At some point, that “potential” word has to turn into actual production. Jackson’s been given a larger role this season, and what’s happened? Opposing offenses are lining up to test him. Missed tackles, bad angles, and almost zero impact plays from the guy. Come on!
And speaking of frustrating, what about our General Manager, Nolan Teasley? I’m not the biggest J.J. McCarthy fan in the world, but the kid showed some promise. He wasn’t completely awful, and he’s still so young. We have no clear long-term direction at quarterback right now, and it just feels silly to pass up any potential solution for a fifth-round draft pick. Teasley’s first major move feels like a gamble we didn’t need to make. There are too many quarterback injuries around the league, too much uncertainty within this organization to move on from a former first-round pick for a Day 3 selection. From where I’m sitting, we should have gotten more in return or, at the very least, held onto McCarthy a little longer.
Look, I get it, this is the “Nincompoop of the Week” column, it’s not that serious. But man, it’s just football, and sometimes it drives you absolutely wild.
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Originally reported by Daily Norseman.
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