The Guru's Notepad IDP Info, Notes from Week 2

John Norton's The Guru's Notepad IDP Info, Notes from Week 2 John Norton Published 09/18/2023

As I watch games from Thursday through Monday Night Football, I take notes on the things that catch my eye. From injuries to unexpected box score production, both good and bad, to scheme quirks and situations that could affect a player's production in weeks to come. By Wednesday evening, I turn these notes and the subsequent news and investigation into the Eyes of the Guru column.

That process will continue with season 30 of the EOTG, but this year I am going to try something new. On Monday afternoon/evening, I will be sharing those raw notes. There will not be a lot of analysis or in-depth description. Those things take time and will come later in the week. The goal is to give our customers an early heads up on things that could impact your important decisions for the week, so if something in the notes is particularly important to your team, you can look into it on your own and/or wait until the EOTG comes out that week to get my take.

These are the notes from Week 2.

Arizona Cardinals

Atlanta Falcons

Baltimore Ravens

Buffalo Bills

  • Lopsided win hurt tackle numbers. No one on the team had more than 3 solos. Terrell Bernard 3-3 int, Matt Milano 3-1 int
  • Micah Hyde hammy, Taylor Rapp
  • Leonard Floys ankle

Carolina Panthers

  • No game yet.

Chicago Bears

Cincinnati Bengals

Cleveland Browns

  • No game yet.

Dallas Cowboys

Denver Broncos

Detroit Lions

  • C.J. Gardner Johnson out on first series. Looked like shoulder or arm. He returned a series or two later. 7-1
  • Kerby Joseph (6-1 PD) missed a series or two with a hip. He returned, but hip pointers can be worse a couple of days later. Watch the practice reports
  • Jack Campbell 4-2 LB snap counts?

Green Bay Packers

Houston Texans

Indianapolis Colts

Jacksonville Jaguars

Kansas City Chiefs

  • Frank Clark to miss time with hamstring
  • Michael Danna 0-2-.5 check snaps. Might have been affected by Chris Jones' return 2-0-2 FF PD
  • Willie Gay Jr (1-1) shaken up; more snaps for Dru Tranquill (4-1)
  • It was Sneed's turn, 5-2 2PD FR, Trent McDuffie 0-3 PD.

Las Vegas Raiders

Los Angeles Chargers

  • So, if they have no other linebackers, Kenneth Murray can be productive 7-4-1. Nick Niemann 5-4
  • Will they start to phase Khalil Mack (4-1-PD) out if Tuli Tuipulotu (3-3-1) continues to impress? Snaps
  • Joey Bose stepped up 3-1-2
  • Alohi Gillman falls back to earth 3-4

Los Angeles Rams

  • Rams defense better than expected?
  • Russ Yeast 2-4 John Johnson 0-1 Safety snaps
  • Bryon Young 3-2-1, Michael Hoecht 4-2-0

Miami Dolphins

Minnesota Vikings

New England Patriots

New Orleans Saints

  • No game yet.

New York Giants

New York Jets

Philadelphia Eagles

Pittsburgh Steelers

Seattle Seahawks

  • Tariq Woolen chest, Tre Brown filled the stat sheet 4-0, SK, FF, INT, 2PD score, Devon Witherspoon 2-3 PD
  • Julian Love 10-3 FF.
  • Jordan Brooks looks healthy 6-5, on the field and in the box scores.

San Francisco 49ers

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

  • Chicago ran 30 plays that ended in a tackle. No opportunity for Lavonte Davis 1-1, or Devin White 0-2 PD
  • DL/edge accounted for all six sacks

Tennessee Titans

  • Harold Landry breaks into the sack column 1-2-1
  • Tre Avery 7-2 CB snap counts

Washington Commanders

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