Helmets Off

New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold was mic’d up during the team’s loss to the New England Patriots. He was caught saying, “I’m seeing ghosts.” His game was awful. The Jet’s offense scored zero points. Darnold has been out with mono over the first games of the season. Scott Mitchell understands EXACTLY what Darnold is talking about. He said Darnold wasn’t ready to come back.

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Urban Meyer publicly said he would want to be an NFL head coach...for the Dallas Cowboys. Scott thinks this a perfect example of Meyer manipulating the media. He hopes the fact that he wants to coach in Dallas goes viral enough for Cowboys management to hear it. Scott is of the opinion that Meyer is made for college football. He’s a tyrant and that doesn’t transfer as well to the pros.

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Patrick Mahomes went down last night and it looks like he will miss three games after a knee cap dislocation. People and calling it the Madden curse and Scott is one of those people. 

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The Dallas Cowboys spurred today’s discussion about the NFL drama. It seemed they were Super Bowl contenders at the beginning of the season but it appears that the wheels have fallen off. Now, everyone is calling for Jason Garrett to be fired...even though they are in first place in their division. It is weird to see the NFC East struggling so mightily. The Minnesota Vikings are also providing NFL fans with plenty of drama lately.

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An article by ESPN gave a percentage to non-power 5 schools to make a College Football Playoff. A few schools featured were Boise State, UCF and BYU. What makes this article confusing is that they grouped BYU as a group of 5 which is inaccurate. This is a silly, fantasy land article. The only thing correct about this article is that BYU has a tough schedule.

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Do you know who Paul Krause is? It’s ok if you don’t. Scott will tell you. We are talking about quarterbacks today in our weekly observations from the pocket. An article caught Scott’s eye about the declining interception rate in the NFL, which is surprising because pass attempts have increased dramatically. We talk about those records that are just untouchable...but most are made to be broken.

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Jamal Williams, a former BYU and current Green Bay Packers running back was carted off the field after a pretty serious head injury. There were two instances in that single game where players were carted off the field. Scott talks about how hard it is for a team to move on during a game when one of their own is seriously injured. Scott tells a personal story of a scary moment from his career.

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Scott and his producer had an interesting conversation about why some years he can’t stop watching the NFL with absolutely no interest in college football. And other years it is the exact opposite. His producer agreed. It just depends on the year for both of them. They can’t be the only ones who feel that way? Right? Scott tries to figure out why his interest oscillates. He thinks it depends on whether or not his teams have a good team.

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Jacob Easson of Washington looks good and will look even better as his season, coached by Chris Petersen, comes to a close. Speaking of college quarterbacks...How does USC’s third guy, Matt Fink, beat #10 Utah and their high caliber defense. Moving onto the NFL. Baker Mayfield is overrated. He can't stay in the pocket. That spurs a conversation about what makes quarterbacks rise to the next level. 

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Scott Mitchell, former NFL quarterback, is giving a list of the NFL teams he thinks will work out their growing pains. He is also telling you which teams you should just give up on and wait until next year, or the year after that. Some fans who shouldn’t give up? The Bills, the Bears. Some fans who should give up? The Redskins.  

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