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NFL Week 5 Recap: Giants and Jets Are Legit, Bills Stomp, and the End of Matt Rhule
Week 5 was the kind of Sunday that makes you question everything you thought you knew about the NFL. It kicked off in foggy London Town where the Giants didn't just survive the Packers; they looked like they belonged. Brian Cat and PFT were both ready to admit that the Brian Daboll era is a completely different beast than the Joe Judge years.
Big CatBrian Daboll is a fantastic head coach
Brian Daboll is a fucking awesome coach. I'm gonna say he is a Hoss, he's awesome. I like his entire coaching staff actually like Wink Martindale. No one thought the Giants were gonna be four and one.
They aren't just winning games; they are finding ways to make the Wildcat work and turning Daniel Jones into a legitimate gamer who wins while bleeding from the wrist. PFT isn't entertaining the "worst 4-1 team" talk anymore because this team is fundamentally sound.
PFT CommenterThe Giants are a legitimately good football team, not a fluke
I know that the Giants are a legitimately good team. They're like a well coached team right now. They're not the most talented team, but I'm not even gonna have the discussion of whether they're like one of the worst four and one teams of all time because they're just a good four and one team.
Big Cat even went as far as suggesting that Daniel Jones might be playing his way into some long-term security in New York, which is a wild sentence to say out loud considering where we were in August.
Big CatDaniel Jones might play himself into a contract extension
The Giants are essentially saying Daniel Jones isn't the guy. So we're gonna just basically say we don't really care about his long term health. We'll run him all the time, but he might just be such a gamer that he just runs himself into a contract extension where he's like, Hey you basically said we'll waste his health to try to eek out a few wins and now he's just winning while injured.
The Battle of the Couch and the Jets' Flight
MetLife Stadium was a different kind of scene as Billy and Jake attended the Jets-Dolphins game. The Jets put up 40 points on a divisional rival, and Billy returned to the office ready to suit up as a coach. Between Sauce Gardner's first pick and Breece Hall looking like a superstar, the vibes in New York are at an all-time high. Billy’s coaching strategy was simple: just keep the vibes rolling.
Billy FootballI could be a successful NFL coach by 'coaching on vibes'
In my head, everyone's like, thing is so crazy. Why don't we just go for 10 points? Because then they can't beat us with a touchdown and a field goal. If we were rolling we should just keep rolling. [Big Cat: Billy would always coach on vibes].
Meanwhile, the Dolphins are dealing with the fallout of the NFL’s new concussion protocols. After Teddy Bridgewater was pulled for a "wobble," Big Cat predicted that the league has just incentivized players to stay on the ground to avoid the eyes of the spotter.
Big CatThe NFL's new 'wobble rule' will lead to players staying on the ground to avoid being spotted
This is so classic NFL because now every single coach is gonna teach their players: Just stay down for an extra second. Get yourself together and then stand up or have a lineman that goes and picks them up and like holds them for a second so they can't visible wobble.
Coaching Hot Seats: Lions and Panthers
The honeymoon period for Dan Campbell might officially be over. After a 29-0 shutout loss to a Bailey Zappy-led Patriots team, the "moral victories" and biting kneecaps talk has lost its luster. Big Cat pointed out that Campbell leads the league in saying "that's on me" while the team makes the same mistakes week after week.
Big CatThe Dan Campbell era of 'moral victories' is effectively over
I think that Dan Campbell thing is done. I think it's done. I feel like I've seen the same thing you were saying. They're the most fun team with football. They're fun, but that doesn't mean the coach is good. They make self-inflicted errors every week.
Down in Carolina, the Matt Rhule era reached a crescendo of failure against the 49ers. The Panthers’ streak of not allowing opening-drive touchdowns was snapped, and the team fell to 1-27 under Rhule when the opponent scores more than 17 points. Big Cat thinks it’s time for Rhule to head back to the collegiate ranks to save everyone some money.
Big CatMatt Rhule should take a college job immediately to save his buyout
Gotta end it. Matt Rhule can't sustain more blowout losses. Get that buyout less, let him get a job in college. This relationship... it's crescendoing to that loss. And this one... they did it all.
On the flip side, the Niners' defense looks like a snuff film for opposing offenses. DeMeco Ryans has his unit flying to the ball, and Big Cat is ready to stake his reputation on Ryans being the next great head coach in this league.
Big CatDeMeco Ryans will be a top-tier head coach within three years
DeMeco Ryans will be coaching in a playoff game within three years of getting a job. I'm going to double stamp it and I'll go one further. He will be way, way, way, way, way above average head coach.
Around the League and the NFC Beast
The Eagles are the last undefeated team standing, and PFT is a full-blown believer in Jalen Hurts. The offense is utilizing Hurts' strength in ways that other teams are too afraid to try, especially on the goal line.
PFT CommenterJalen Hurts will be a high-quality starting quarterback for a long time
Can someone explain to me exactly how Jalen Hurts improved so much? Because he's awesome now. I'm a full on believer that Jalen Hurts is gonna be a good quarterback for a long time.
PFT thinks the answer to every short-yardage situation is simple, but most coaches are just overthinking it.
PFT CommenterNFL teams should use the quarterback sneak on every single short-yardage situation
I think that as dumb asses, we're actually way smarter when it comes to things like the quarterback sneak. Don't overthink it. Teams should always run quarterback sneaks on fourth and one or third in one or second in one. They should do it every single time.
Finally, we had to address the Rams. For the first time in Sean McVay’s career, the Rams are under .500, and it’s not just a fluke. The offensive line can't protect Matthew Stafford, and the explosive plays have vanished. Big Cat is officially hitting the panic button on the defending champs.
Big CatThe Rams are no longer a Super Bowl team
Panic button. I'm pressing the panic button. I'm saying panic button because they have, they're the Super Bowl champs. They want to go back to the Super Bowl. I think they probably still go to the playoffs. But panic button. This isn't a Super Bowl team.
It was a week where the NFC East moved to 16-4 overall, cementing itself as the premier division in the world. As PFT put it, the Beast is back.
If the Giants and Jets are both good at the same time, we might actually be entering the end times.
