(09-04-2022, 10:10 PM)rpr52121 Wrote:

(09-03-2022, 11:19 PM)Big Dougy P Wrote: The Commanders team really isn't that bad. Chase Young being out does help a bit tho. I think this is one of those games that really comes down to the QBs. I like to think Lawrence will out play Carson Wentz but.. any given sunday.

The issue is that since 2020, I think their RB's, OL, and secondary have all gotten slowly worse. Not dramatically, but enough to where they will need good to very coaching and good to very good QB play to make up for it and contend for a playoffs even in a top/bottom heavy NFC.

I love Rivera from the attitude standpoint and every beyond the X & O's. But he is not that type of play calling/scheming coach, and the Wash Coordinators aren't scary. Sure not bad, but not gonna make an average team worry. In Carolina, he lived off having McDermott as his DC, prime Cam Newton to move the chains, and 2 good offense seasons due mainly to being exceptional turnover margins.

On top of that Wentz's biggest issue is consistency. He can have some amazing highs, but also some poor lows. I would hope the Jags defense tries to force the issue early in the game to try to get into head.

It's definitely a winnable game.

I think if Wentz struggles even worse than week 18 last year, it would go to show that Pederson knows his flaws and takes full advantage of them imo. Oddly enough, looking back at last year both times we played the colts Wentz stat line was almost exactly the same, and was poor. He otherwise had a pretty good season but against us he had 180 yards both times, and only 1 td 1 int. 

He had 27 td 7 ints the rest of the season tho, a solid stat line.

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