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.
On Monday mornings, 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 one.
Arizona Cardinals
- Budda Baker back from injury.
- No stats for K'Von Wallace but Andre Chachere was 6-0
Atlanta Falcons
- Kaden Elliss 5-1, Nate Landman 5-7 FF
Baltimore Ravens
- Odafe Oweh returned 2-0-1 FF Jadeveon Clowney 1-0, Kyle Van Noy 2-3-2 making a nice contribution as an edge defender. Snaps
- Arthur Maulet 7-1-1 anything to see?
- Kyle Hamilton 6-1, anything change?
Buffalo Bills
- Tyrel Dodson 5-2 after replacing Dorian Williams 3-2 again
- Jordan Poyer finally had a good game 6-4-1 FF
Carolina Panthers
- Bye week.
Chicago Bears
- Jaquan Brisker with his best game of the season, right on time 9-1 PD
- T.J. Edwards 2-0??? Tremaine Edmunds 6-2 int 2PD
- Kyler Gordon 4-3 in first game back
Cincinnati Bengals
- Bye week.
Cleveland Browns
- Anthony Walker Jr. 2-6-FR PD. Tony Fields II 2-4 FR, replace Sione Takitaki
- Za'Darius Smith 4-0-1 FF
- Grant Delpit 7-3 after being quiet for a while
Dallas Cowboys
- Bye week.
Denver Broncos
- Baron Browning back in action, edge snaps
- Jonathon Cooper injured?
- Kareem Jackson ejected
Detroit Lions
- How does a team get whooped that bad, and the defense is only credited with 34 tackles and 17 assists?
- Charles Harris Health scratch
- Jerry Jacobs knee inactive
- Kerby Joseph went off 9-1, Tracy Walker III was ok at 5-2, and Aiden Hutchinson was 2-2 FR. No other Lions defender has more than seven points.
Green Bay Packers
- Darnell Savage down in the first half with a calf
- Eric Stokes hammy
- Devonte Wyatt knee
Houston Texans
- Bye week.
Indianapolis Colts
- JuJu Brents quadriceps, Darrell Baker Jr replaced him?
Jacksonville Jaguars
- Dawuane Smoot with a strong outing
- Andre Cisco down but not until late in the third. Hamstring?
Kansas City Chiefs
- Nick Bolton Looked bad. Possibly a broken wrist/arm. May see Tranquill in the middle the rest of the way
- Charles Omenihu 2-0-1 PD makes an impact in his debut
LB snap counts?
Las Vegas Raiders
- Divine Deablo 4-0 hurt on a tush push play, ankle. Luke Masterson 3-2,
- Tyree Wilson lands first career sack
Los Angeles Chargers
- Joey Bosa is trying to play through a broken toe.
- Big game for Dean Marlowe
- Kenneth Murray Jr. finally living up to to his draft status. Now if we could just get some consistency.
Los Angeles Rams
- Michael Hoecht with a big game. Got to the QB for the first time this year 3-2-2 FF
Miami Dolphins
- It was Jerome Baker's turn to have a big game 6-5 pick-six.
- David Long Jr likely in concussion protocol after friendly fire incident.
- Bradley Chubb is on fire 5-2-2 FF, 14-6-3 2 FF over last three games
Minnesota Vikings
- Monday Night Football
New England Patriots
- Anfernee Jennings 5-1 arm/hand
- Jabrill Peppers quietly having a solid season 4-5 int, DD points in 5 of 7 games
New Orleans Saints
- Nothing of note.
New York Giants
- Adoree Jackson inactice, Deonte Banks 5-2 int
- Micah McFadden 1-4-.5, Isaiah Simmons 0-3
- Matchups are important. The Giants had five sacks on the season entering week seven and six against the Commanders.
New York Jets
- Bye week.
Philadelphia Eagles
- Reed Blankenship inactive. How close to return? Sydney Brown 3-1 snaps?
- Nakobe Dean was disappointing 3-0, Zach Cunningham 2-0
Pittsburgh Steelers
- Where is the Steelers' pass rush?
Seattle Seahawks
- Jamal Adams 5-1 PD, Julian Love 5-1 PD. Roles/snaps
San Francisco 49ers
- Monday Night Football
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Lavonte David 8-5 PD, Devin White 3-2???
Tennessee Titans
- Bye week.
Washington Commanders
- Cody Barton ankle. David Mayo boom 9-2
- Chase Young 3-0-2, and Montez Sweat 3-4-1 take advantage of the great matchup
- Benjamin St-Juste 4-1 4PD
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