Oregon QB Justin Herbert Returning For Senior Season

Not to boast! But! I called this scenario involving Justin Herbert about a month ago. I said, “Herbert has everything you want in today’s NFL, height, arm strength, ability to move in the pocket and quick feet to run. All Herbert needed was another year of polishing.” In 2020 Herbert will be a better draft prospect then Carson Wentz and Josh Allen were when they were rookies, all three have the same attributes.
This article also brings me to Paul Schwartz’s 12-26-18 Post article about the GMEN and their defense. Now! It’s the GMEN defensive faults. REALLY! Did you watch the Titans game two weeks ago? The defense gave up only 17, while being on the field for what seemed the entire game. And in last week’s Colts game. Two huge defensive penalties (the one on Hill was actually a FF recovered by the GMEN that was negated) pretty much sealed the GMEN fate. As I recall! There’s no talk about Elisha and the GMEN offense under Putz Shurmur offensive guru tutelage. We were moving the rock on the Colts’ side of the field (inside the 30, I believe). Then on 2nd and 2, Putz Shurmur calls a timeout. WHY! YOU HAD MOMENTUM! The GMEN come out of the TO and the play is a handoff to the anointed one Barkley for a yard and a half loss. The next play on 3rd and about 4, the pressure comes Eli goes into panic mode and from a half fetal position tries to throw a Sonny Jurgensonesque feeble pass. RESULT! YOU ASK! A Rosas field goal. That was the game right there. STOP! Putting the blame on the defense.
And if Paul Schwartz knew anything about Bettcher’s 3-4 system. The defense is not about a ton of sacks. It is about pressure coming up the middle and edges from the linebackers and safeties. Leading to high totals of team picks and passes defended. If you have 8 defenders with 4-5 sacks each, the team ends up with 30-40 sacks as a unit. 4-3 defenses are predicated on premiere pass rushers from the edge.