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Posted on 12/13/15 at 3:38 pm to Kcoyote
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It was like his ninth pass, and after he threw a 66 yard TD.
It was a bad throw. Like a really bad throw. I must admit his statline improved considerably while I was being attacked by these Bama posters about my own post history
Kind of went off topic, but he ended up doing well. I have AJ Green on my fantasy team, so I really appreciate that bomb
Posted on 12/13/15 at 3:39 pm to OKtiger
How'd Mettenberger play today?
Posted on 12/13/15 at 3:39 pm to OKtiger
I saw it, it was a throw a person who is making their first career start in the middle of a game might make. Either way, he's going to play next week too, so we'll see if he takes anything away from it. But yeah, it was a bad throw.
He had a couple of good ones too.
He had a couple of good ones too.
Posted on 12/13/15 at 3:41 pm to OKtiger
I don't like Alabama but he played fine. No one expected him to come in and win so he exceeded expectations with how he played even though they lost. Not to mention Cinci only ran the ball for 64 yards so he didn't have much help on the ground.
This post was edited on 12/13/15 at 3:42 pm
Posted on 12/13/15 at 3:44 pm to Mystictiger
Plenty of NFL teams would've taken his qb play today. And coming in in that situation in the NFL you're just hoping for "don't be a disaster." A lot of times it is.
I promise you realistic Bengals fans are happy to know they at least have a more capable backup than most teams do. With a week to actually gameplan with AJ's strengths in mind, let's see how he does.
I promise you realistic Bengals fans are happy to know they at least have a more capable backup than most teams do. With a week to actually gameplan with AJ's strengths in mind, let's see how he does.
Posted on 12/13/15 at 3:44 pm to TeLeFaWx
quote:if you didn't watch why are you arguing?
I didn't watch,
Posted on 12/13/15 at 3:45 pm to Kcoyote
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I saw it, it was a throw a person who is making their first career start in the middle of a game might make. Either way, he's going to play next week too, so we'll see if he takes anything away from it. But yeah, it was a bad throw.
He had a couple of good ones too.
Honestly, I think he played just about how I thought he would play. If he was that good, he would have won the starting job over Dalton in camp. He's solid but, I mean to play in the NFL, you have to be solid.
But in reality, he's just a backup for now and nothing today made me believe he could be anything more than that. Feel free to downvote but, that is my honest opinion.
Posted on 12/13/15 at 3:50 pm to logjamming
Peyton Manning threw 3 interceptions and 1 TD in his first game.
I'm not saying that AJ is in the same league as Manning, but this was AJ's first game that's not garbage time.
22/32 280yds 2TDs 2inc. with a completion rate of 68.8% is pretty good.
I'm not saying that AJ is in the same league as Manning, but this was AJ's first game that's not garbage time.
22/32 280yds 2TDs 2inc. with a completion rate of 68.8% is pretty good.
Posted on 12/13/15 at 3:51 pm to OKtiger
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Honestly, I think he played just about how I thought he would play. If he was that good, he would have won the starting job over Dalton in camp. He's solid but, I mean to play in the NFL, you have to be solid.
But in reality, he's just a backup for now and nothing today made me believe he could be anything more than that. Feel free to downvote but, that is my honest opinion.
I agree with most of what you're saying. The only way his career path changes is if Dalton keeps getting hurt and he shows a little more caution. His second INT was a worse throw IMO. Into triple coverage over the receiver. The first one is more about his deficiencies with his arm strength, the second was just a dumb pass.
But again, he had a lot of good throws too.
Posted on 12/13/15 at 3:52 pm to OKtiger
You guys can say he had tds, but the last one was garbage time with several defensive backups in the game. He had an okay game. You'll never be able to judge a player's ability on their first game. He could be amazing or a professional backup. I'd be excited if I were a bama fan, just to see him get a chance.
This post was edited on 12/13/15 at 4:04 pm
Posted on 12/13/15 at 3:57 pm to AU4real35
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You guys can say he had tds, but it was garbage time with several defensive backups in the game. He had an okay game. You'll never be able to judge a player's ability on their first game. He could be amazing or a professional backup. I'd be excited if I were a bama fan, just to see him get a chance.
The first one was in the 2nd quarter and was a 50 yard bomb. The second one was in garbage time, but it was still a beautiful throw.
Yes, I'm excited to see him get a chance this week and next week.
Posted on 12/13/15 at 3:59 pm to AU4real35
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You guys can say he had tds, but it was garbage time
Posted on 12/13/15 at 4:02 pm to genro
So how did he do?
Did not see the game.
Did not see the game.
Posted on 12/13/15 at 4:03 pm to AU4real35
quote:Do you even watch or just hate AJ because he's a Bamma. His first TD was in the 2nd quarter, a 66 yard pass to AJ Green.
You guys can say he had tds, but it was garbage time with several defensive backups in the game
Posted on 12/13/15 at 4:04 pm to higgs_boson
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So how did he do?
Did not see the game.
Well this is the rant so you can choose how he did.
He either sucks and will forever suck because he threw two picks.
or
He did well because he threw two TDs, had 280 yards and completed 70% of his passes in his first NFL game.
Posted on 12/13/15 at 4:05 pm to narddogg81
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if you didn't watch why are you arguing?
Arguing? Someone asked what tools AJ lacked. Given his history in college that I have seen as every draft profile from all 32 NFL teams, arm strength was the overwhelming reason he wasn't considered anything more than a backup. Someone then said his arm strength was NFL level because he successfully threw a fade. I'm not arguing. I'm just pointing out nonsense.
Posted on 12/13/15 at 4:07 pm to TeLeFaWx
For once I agree with you, his arm strength is an issue. Not about how far he can throw the ball, but how fast he throws it. The ball on the first INT needed more zip, but he was also trying to throw around a jumping DE. A poor choice, and a bad throw.
Let's see if he improves next week.
Let's see if he improves next week.
Posted on 12/13/15 at 4:14 pm to TeLeFaWx
quote:He threw a 66 yard TD to AJ Green today.
arm strength was the overwhelming reason he wasn't considered anything more than a backup
Posted on 12/13/15 at 4:15 pm to Kcoyote
AJ did fine and should do better.
Ya'll just hate BAMA sooo much.
Ya'll just hate BAMA sooo much.
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