Sorting the Sunday Pile Week 3 Daniel Jo

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Sorting the Sunday Pile Week 3 Daniel Jo

So much for the unfolding quarterback crisis around the NFL. In the wake of multiple injuries to starting quarterbacks, it appeared as if we had a problem on our hands, one that was going to be severely highlighted in Manny Machado Jersey the afternoon games thanks to four different backup quarterbacks starting in the late slate of games in Week 3.But to everyone's surprise, all four quarterbacks acquitted themselves pretty well, coming away with a 3-1 record despite all operating in the role of the underdog. With benched, floating in some vague injury limbo and Ben Roethlisberger/Drew Brees both out for a while due to surgery, the league was lacking some serious star power on Sunday.But their replacements -- , , and -- stepped in and performed more than admirably. All four were on the road, all four were pretty hefty underdogs and all four either pulled off an upset or came close. Let's look at how some of them did on an individual basis. Daniel Jones, What a day to be a Giants fan. It was probably a touch bittersweet: suffered an ankle injury that will keep him off the field for the next several weeks and the superstar running back was seen on crutches and in a walking boot, hopping off the field in celebration after the mi sed a short field goal wide right to give the Giants their first win of the season. A sprained ankle wasn't going to stop Saquon from celebrating Daniel Jones' first dub The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) was set up for a chip shot that would have really taken the wind out of the Giants' sails, but no matter what the outcome of the game, the impre sive performance from Danny Dimes was going to make Giants fans excited about what they saw on Sunday.The controversial No. 6 overall pick made history for New York, becoming the first rookie quarterback to record 300 yards pa sing, two pa sing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns in a single game since 1970. The second of those rushing touchdowns was a game-winner, with Jones sprinting up the middle to tie the game before an extra point put the Giants up for good. THIS IS DANIEL JONES' TEAM The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) Jones didn't just Dan Straily Jersey impre s the viewing public -- he apparently shocked some teammates midway through the second quarter with his in-huddle demeanor. There was a point in the second quarter Daniel Jones went into the huddle and said, Lets fu***** score! Guys were taken aback. Had never seen that side of him, seen him curse. Moments later he pulled a zone read and ran in a touchdown. Had the sideline buzzing. Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) The former Duke standout finished the game going 23 of 36 for 336 yards and four total touchdowns, plus no interceptions. He also led an otherwise non-existent ground game for New York, rushing four times for 28 yards. Aside from just the pure statistical production, Jones changed what the Giants were able to do on offense. They implemented a ton of read-option looks; maybe those will be le s effective without Barkley and when teams have time to prepare, but (I think) we all knew this was coming and the Bucs were not entirely prepared for what Pat Shurmur dialed up in the second half.Suffice to say, the Eli Manning run in New York is over, barring an injury from Jones. Jones distributed the ball evenly -- Craig Gentry Jersey three different receivers topped 75 yards on the day. He showed poise, he was accurate and he delivered the ball down the field in a way that Eli just can't do anymore. to -- Jones gets pre sure quickly, shifts calmly inside the pocket and makes a long thrown down the field while on the move. Eli just can't do that anymore and it's been a problem for a while. I would be remi s not to praise Eli for how he's handling this transition, including the way he greeted Jones after the rookie's first touchdown and then following the game on Sunday. This is awesome. The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) Kyle Allen, PanthersOh man, it did take long for the anti-Cam Newton folks to pop up and start peacocking around on Sunday. The reason? Kyle Allen looked awesome against the , and the nearly hung a 40-burger on Arizona during Allen's second career start for Carolina. After a four pa sing touchdown performance, Allen is undefeated in his career. More impre sively, he injected a vibe of confidence in a lifele s, winle s Panthers team that was watching its season circle the drain after they lost twice at home to start the year.Look, Cam is hurt. I don't want to get into the whole i sue with people piling on him for being bad when he's clearly injured. Allen made a world of difference for Carolina just by being healthy and capable of delivering the ball accurately. Cam couldn't do it last week against the Buccaneers; I'd love to know why Carolina never considered putting in Allen against Tampa with Cam struggling to complete even the most wide-open throws. Allen did not struggle. In fact, he to throw for 250-plus yards, four touchdowns and end up with a pa ser rating above 140 in franchise history. He did an outstanding job distributing the ball, targeting and seven times each. He hit Olsen for a pair of touchdowns, found Samuel for a first quarter score and also hit D.J. Moore on a great catch-and-run score.Those weapons are real, man, and there's a reason to believe Allen can utilize them enough to help the Panthers win while Newton is out. Allen's development could be enormous for the Mark Trumbo Jersey Panthers' ability to rest Newton without panicking about their place in the standings.Allen challenged the Cardinals down the field in a way Newton didn't during the first two weeks of the season. Allen averaged 8.3 air yards per completion, the through three Mychal Givens Jersey weeks. His pa sing chart shows a guy who wasn't afraid to push the ball down the field. That drastically changes what the Panthers can do on offense. Look at these four touchdowns he threw. This dude wasn't scared to stand in the pocket and make big throws and he has enough mobility to mitigate any offensive line i sues. . 's 4 TDs lead the over the Cardinals! NFL (@NFL) The one caveat I would put here is this: Allen was playing in a big time spot for him personally. He's from Scottsdale, so playing against the Cardinals was e sentially a homecoming situation. And some people didn't realize it, but Allen actually was at Texas AM with . The general sense I get from how things shook out is that it wasn't entirely amicable. The two, Allen admitted, aren't close. Allen had a lot of juice for this matchup. But I'm not sure he's a fluke and it could be a major find for Carolina in the form of an undrafted free agent who can keep this season alive.Mason Rudolph, SteelersThe good news for the is Mason Rudolph looks like an improvement over a banged-up . Through five quarters or so, Ben was not looking sharp, and it was causing major stagnation i sues with the offense. Things didn't exactly take off with Rudolph under center, but the Steelers should have won that game against the . The
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