It’s time to get back to writing. Time to go back to the grindstone and put out content two to three times a week. Am I ready for it, in a word no. I recently moved up to the University of Utah and after finding that after work I couldn’t find a party where anyone wanted me to be it was time to get back to what I know best. Writing. Now don’t cry for me, I simply don’t fit in on an average college campus. I don’t have the looks to have the female gender enamored with me. I’m not quite your typical bro and certainly don’t have enough bro in me to be a frat bro. I work at a job I enjoy, though it takes up most of my free time. I am just not your average college student and so now I turn back to my drug of choice, football. Inject that stuff into my veins man. Sorry about the soliloquy about me but hey I think this website needs more of Eric’s personal flavor. Deal with it.
So, football. Here is my new column. Things I am fascinated with. Dropping well, today is Saturday night, so yes, every Saturday night. Let’s begin, what are we fascinated with this week?
Kyler Murray, and the vastly different reactions his starts have conjured up among the football cognoscente. Week one of the pre-season he was hyped up as the next big thing. The savior for this Cardinals franchise. In reality he wasn’t terrible, he threw check down passes and marched on a Chargers defense sitting most all of there starters. Side tangent, oof, the Chargers have had a rough week, losing Derwin James is massive for that defense, it cannot be overstated how important to them he was last year. Kyler Murrays second pre season start was riddled with misthrows and all around terrible pocket awareness. It doesn’t mean he’s a bust though. This is simply a rookie QB being a rookie QB. There are growing pains. Not everyone is Patrick Mahomes and Baker Mayfield.
The fact Oregon is not getting enough pop in the Pac 12. Seriously. It seems like most major news outlets are making it seems like it’s some sort of tight race between Washington and Oregon for the Pac 12 north. Please, it should not be that close! Oregon has a far superior QB, a better wide receiving core, one of the best returning backfields in the nation and a number one recruit at edge rusher. How is this team not favored to absolutely run away with the North? I know that it’s tight every year but I just think this is Oregon’s year. I think they beat Auburn week one and run the table to be the Pac 12 rep in the CFB playoff for the first time in what seems like forever. Washington’s defense is good but it’s not the same unit as last year. I don’t know if I buy Jacob Eason until I see him play.
Josh Rosen, and my growing concern for his career. Here’s a general philosophy I have. You can feel completely different on two aspects of a thing/situation in your life and come to the same conclusion. That’s how I feel about Josh Rosen. On one hand I watch him play and see him make spectacular plays out of nothing with nothing around him. I see him flash Aaron Rodgers, I see him dance in and out of the pocket with such ease. At the same time though I also see him miss way too many throws. Like 1-3 a drive. You can’t do that and be a starter in the NFL. You just can’t do that and be a franchise Level NFL QB. I worry about this competition in Miami. It seems to me like Ryan Fitzpatrick is the week one starter. I worry Rosen will come in week 5 or 6 without much prep and get totally blown up for five weeks while he gets his legs under him and at that point the Dolphins may be in position to grab one of the many prestigious passers in this coming 2020 draft.
Until next week. This was fascinating, damn that’s a cheesy punchline.