The NFL season is essentially at the quarter mark (hard to tell with the 18-week schedule and 17-game slate), and we’re starting to get a gauge of where teams stand and what direction they could go. The Minnesota Vikings and the Kansas City Chiefs are 4-0 and the Jacksonville Jaguars are 0-4. Outside of those teams, teams are still trying to find an identity heading into October.
The Seattle Seahawks and Washington Commanders are surprising division leaders while the Cincinnati Bengals are one of the preseason Super Bowl contenders trying to dig themselves out of an early-season hole. Through these first four weeks, we have enough data for overreactions with every team in the league.
So which of these overreactions are actually overreactions? Which of them are reality? This is an overreaction for every team after four weeks:
Kyler Murray gets too much blame for offensive woes
Overreaction or reality: Reality
Kyler Murray is not the problem with a Cardinals offense that’s 10th in points per possession (2.32) and eighth in yards per possession (35.2). The Cardinals have averaged just 13.5 points over the last two weeks, but Murray has a 66.1% completion rate with two touchdowns to an interception (87.6 rating).
On the season, Murray has completed 69.4% of his passes with six touchdowns to an interception. He’s seventh in the NFL in passer rating (104.6). Murray makes some poor decisions, but the offensive line is 25th in the league in pass-block win rate. He’s forced to making a play sooner than he wants to.
Bijan Robinson should get fewer touches in favor of Tyler Allgeier
Overreaction or reality: Overreaction
Bijan Robinson has 55 carries for 224 yards and a touchdown, averaging only 56.0 yards per game (23rd in NFL). He has just 359 yards from scrimmage and is averaging 17.5 touches per game.
Even though Allgeier is playing well, Robinson isn’t getting the ball enough. Allgeier…
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Author : Jeff Kerr
Publish date : 2024-10-03 21:32:56
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