NFL 2019: Week 5

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One game is an example:

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Two games is a coincidence:

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Three games is a trend:

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Four games is MANIA:

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Through four games, Gardner Minshew has thrown for 904 yards, 69.4% completion, 7 TDs, 1 INT, and a 106.9 passer rating that ranks 6th in the league.

All of this has earned Minshew the recognition of NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month. And at NFL.com, Daniel Jeremiah ranks Minshew the #1 rookie of the season so far:

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Gardner Minshew has attracted the attention of Uncle Rico:

Gardner Minshew has a passer rating over 95.0 in 4 out of 4 career games. It took Blake Bortles 26 career games to reach that mark.

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Minshew's hands measured 10 1/4" at the Combine, beating out all other QBs except for giant 6-7 human being Tyree Jackson. 10 1/4" is also the hand measurements for both Russell Wilson and Drew Brees.

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Minshew scored a 42 out of 50 on the Wonderlic test, the second highest score of his entire draft class, and sits comfortably among some of the higher scores ever among draft prospects:

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Minshew has a younger sister, Callie, who is a volleyball player at Mississippi State:

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Minshew is now known in the locker room as the Jock Strap King

"Our preseason games, a lot of them, he used to be in the locker room stretching in his jock strap. He must think we’re still in college, that’s some college things. But that’s his ritual, and I’m used to it now." -- Leonard Fournette

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Minshew cracks jokes about head trauma on Instagram:

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Gardner Minshew, franchise quarteraback for your Jacksonville Jaguars

*Legion* wrote:

WHY CAN'T I HAVE A QUARTERBACK

He was there all along. Just needed the team's Trent Green to get out of the way.

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When I first started watching Minshew play, I thought I was getting a new Nick Mullens. A young guy who is short, athletically limited, but finds success due to being smart and exceedingly well prepared.

The more I've watched Minshew, though, the more it's clear that "athletically limited" is not a correct assessment. At 225lbs on a frame that's just under 6-1, he's actually built thick. His biggest limitation is arm power, but he's not limited athletically everywhere else too.

I think the best comparable for Minshew is Dak Prescott, another kid from that Louisiana/Mississippi area whose relative lack of arm power hurt him in the draft, but whose legs and ability to work the short and medium game off of play action has gotten him to where he is.

Prescott's biggest limitation at the NFL level hasn't been his arm, though, but rather his decision making. And that's where Minshew might have the opportunity to be even better. Unlike Prescott, Minshew is not being protected by an all-world offensive line. His decision making has had to be quicker than Prescott's, and it has. Routine throws come out fast and on time, and the extended plays have largely been reserved for when the situation has demanded them.

Brian Baldinger breaks down what Minshew does well

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Stele wrote:

:shock:

I'll second that the moment all those .gifs load for me.

All I can say is

WOW

tboon wrote:

All I can say is

WOW

I know, he's amazing

So is your family already buying Minshew headbands for you for Christmas?

Rat Boy wrote:

So is your family already buying Minshew headbands for you for Christmas?

I don't have the hair to pull it off

Someone save this post so we can repost it when Minshew's arm falls off, etc etc

karmajay wrote:

Someone save this post so we can repost it when Minshew's arm falls off, etc etc

Aww come on.

It's a great story. Minshew (Coughlin) taking down the evil empire would be very very amazing.

100% in on the Jags being my adopted AFC team for the year.

I see the Fox Sports/WWE cross-promotion has kicked in.

garion333 wrote:

I'm sure this week's thread will be Minshew Mania all over the place.

The fact it hasn't gone crazy around here is probably because Legion is afraid of believing it's real and then having him turn back into a pumpkin.

You did this for me!

Minshew has been reacting to pressure in such a way that makes Mayfield look like the rookie.

Gawd, that Russell Wilson TD pass to Lockett is one of those end zone throwaway plays that never gets caught for a TD but absolutely just did.

Rashad Penny still looks like he has Jameis Winston dad bod, except he plays RB and not QB so I'm thinking he might want to spend a little more time in the gym.

A Ghost Recon trailer?

Gardner Minshew is the Scott Mitchell of Josh Freemans.

MilkmanDanimal wrote:

Gardner Minshew is the Scott Mitchell of Josh Freemans.

Of course when you reached into your brain to come up with QB references, only fat quarterbacks came up.

If you're Aqib Talib, and you're lined up over a chunky running back that's split out wide, and you end up having to grab the running back so that you don't get badly beat... that's bad.

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Dad Minshew. No mustache, but I see where he got thicc.

Well that game certainly had it all.

Go Hawks.

Its funny because we know there’s no shot the Jaguars actually end up developing a decent QB. This is as Fugazi as it gets. This will be Scott Mitchell all over again without the big FA contract.

*Legion* wrote:

If you're Aqib Talib, and you're lined up over a chunky running back that's split out wide, and you end up having to grab the running back so that you don't get badly beat... that's bad.

In his defense, he usually has something to grab on like a chain.

Seahawks uniforms looked absolutely awful last night.

I'm sorry to all that still publicly admit they're a fan of a team that would wear that.

That's about all of value I have to add.

karmajay wrote:

Someone save this post so we can repost it AFTER THE PANTHERS AND LUKE KUECHLY FEAST ON HIM LIKE A SUNDAY BUFFET

I'm all aboard the Minshew Hype Train that Legion's driving, but not this week. Gotta root for my boys.

Speaking of, the Panthers are all sorts of hurt. Two of their O-line starters might not play this week, which means Revolving Door (UDFA) could be at LT. KK Short went on IR this week, two DBs are banged up and Brian Burns hurt his wrist somehow. Oh, yeah, and Cam is still out. This has the potential of being one of those 16-13 games that make you wonder why you wasted 3+ hours of a perfectly good Sunday afternoon on that.

*Legion* wrote:

Minshew's hands measured 10 1/4" at the Combine, beating out all other QBs except for giant 6-7 human being Tyree Jackson. 10 1/4" is also the hand measurements for both Russell Wilson and Drew Brees.

I'll take that as a subtle dig at Kyle (Not Josh) Allen's tiny little child hands, which is why he fumbles anytime an opposing player comes within five yards of him. I'm pretty sure Allen coughs up the ball when he watches game film.

As I expected (and because I finally looked it up), Allen's mitts measure 9-3/8, slightly less than Daunte Culpepper's 9-5 (and Culpepper, remember, was 8 feet tall).

Other QBs with hands smaller than Allen's: BORTLES, BEAT-HARD, Jameis, Jimmy G, Teddy B, Darnold, Derek Carr and Jared Goff. Oh, and Pat Mahomes.

USA Today recently did some maths (regression analysis ftw) and concluded that hand size doesn't matter.

PS: That was an epic post, Legion. Take a bow!

Enix wrote:

Other QBs with hands smaller than Allen's: BORTLES, BEAT-HARD, Jameis, Jimmy G, Teddy B, Darnold, Derek Carr and Jared Goff. Oh, and Pat Mahomes.

Teddy wears gloves though.

ccesarano wrote:

Seahawks uniforms looked absolutely awful last night.

I'm sorry to all that still publicly admit they're a fan of a team that would wear that.

I thought it was amazing. The NFL is so boring so often so when the Seahawks break out the neon, I'm all for it.

*Legion* wrote:
MilkmanDanimal wrote:

Gardner Minshew is the Scott Mitchell of Josh Freemans.

Of course when you reached into your brain to come up with QB references, only fat quarterbacks came up.

I was a Bucs fan for years; between Josh Freeman and Jameis Winston, it's not like I've had options for another frame of reference.

Enix wrote:
*Legion* wrote:

Minshew's hands measured 10 1/4" at the Combine, beating out all other QBs except for giant 6-7 human being Tyree Jackson. 10 1/4" is also the hand measurements for both Russell Wilson and Drew Brees.

I'll take that as a subtle dig at Kyle (Not Josh) Allen's tiny little child hands, which is why he fumbles anytime an opposing player comes within five yards of him. I'm pretty sure Allen coughs up the ball when he watches game film.

(... a bunch of stuff on hand size... )

I was just admiring Minshew's big strong hands. You seem a little... sensitive on the subject.

Brian Burns got Defensive Rookie of the Month. I think pretty much any of those three top rookie pass rushers could have gotten it, and from where I'm sitting, the race for DROY is basically a four man race between the three of them and Pittsburgh's Devin Bush.

Hopefully Burns' candidacy gets a setback this week. Just sit out the game and heal, BB.

MilkmanDanimal wrote:
*Legion* wrote:
MilkmanDanimal wrote:

Gardner Minshew is the Scott Mitchell of Josh Freemans.

Of course when you reached into your brain to come up with QB references, only fat quarterbacks came up.

I was a Bucs fan for years; between Josh Freeman and Jameis Winston, it's not like I've had options for another frame of reference.

It's just so fitting that the non-Buccaneer that came to your head was literally this guy:

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You've certainly got a type.

*Legion* wrote:
Enix wrote:
*Legion* wrote:

Minshew's hands measured 10 1/4" at the Combine, beating out all other QBs except for giant 6-7 human being Tyree Jackson. 10 1/4" is also the hand measurements for both Russell Wilson and Drew Brees.

I'll take that as a subtle dig at Kyle (Not Josh) Allen's tiny little child hands, which is why he fumbles anytime an opposing player comes within five yards of him. I'm pretty sure Allen coughs up the ball when he watches game film.

(... a bunch of stuff on hand size... )

I was just admiring Minshew's big strong hands. You seem a little... sensitive on the subject. ;)

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*Legion* wrote:

Hopefully Burns' candidacy gets a setback this week. Just sit out the game and heal, BB.

According to WebMD, the best therapy is a couple of sacks and maybe a blocked punt.

Edit: Meanwhile, Luuuuuuuuke Kuechly writes about the five toughest players he's ever faced: Alvin Kamara, Drew Brees, Russell Wilson, Alex Mack and Jason Kelce.

I know, I know. I was shocked, too, not to have seen MINSHEW on that list. But then I realized that the Panthers haven't yet played the Jags yet. Maybe this story ran a couple of days too early?

My Scott Mitchell/Josh Freeman comparison is not girth, but instead players who seemed good until defenses figured out their tendencies. There's a long history of good until there's some tape on you. Now, I don't think that will happen here; realistically speaking, Minshew is likely potentially great, which means he'll have a catastrophic knee injury tonight going to the fridge for some cheese.

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