NFL week 1: Five Things we liked and not loved, including JAR JJ McCarthi, a little probable heroes, poor vibrations

Hope spring eternally until games count. And the level of hope around Nfl It depends on how much you want to react to 1. Sunday.

We just have to rewind a year to remind you how quickly they change, for better and up. At 1. The week of 2024. Years Commanders lost up to 17 on Buccaneers. The 49ers beat up Nozzle 32-19 and Christian McCaffrei’s The injuries were just a slight concern. Up to two weeks Saints were the best team in the NFL.

It’s really hard to say what’s really and what’s not so early. Starters play so little in the pre-season and even those who are bring Play and bring It seems good to fight at 1. The week.

But just because it’s hard to parse the meaning of this week of the match doesn’t mean it’s impossible. We can’t get any conclusions, but we can identify some trends, statistics and phenomena that tell us something. Maybe the blads that good teams overcome or bad teams cannot be in progress. Maybe they are the beginning of something legitimate.

Regardless, when researched as a whole, 1. Sunday had surprises, several great games, more than a few shuffles and a lot of intrigue about what’s in front of us. Here are five things that we liked – and five things that didn’t like us – from the introductory week.

Five things we like in a week 1

JJ McCarthi Don’t crush

JJ McCarthi did not play the game that counted since Michigan beat Washington for the State Championship at 5. January 2024. Years. That was 610 days ago. And, honestly, it seemed like that. Coach Kevin O’Connell said he hoped to get McCarthi some light throw, but nothing happened easily. After choosing six in the third quarter, it seemed as if Minnesota soon learned the trials and distress of a young quartz in a difficult way.

Then McCarthi started. The Ground game helped, but the young card has also started delivering. That included touchdown on Justin Jefferson – Never a bad option for searching when you fight – and Aaron Jones.

And then McCarthi showed one of the more impressive and underestimated parts of his game: he is athletes.

The split are stunned.

JJ McCarthi vs. Bears	1. 3 quarters	Fourth quarter
Upon completion of trying	7-12	6-8
Crossing the yards	56	87
Total TD	0	3
Yards by trying	4.7	10.9

It wasn’t nice. Bears must have helped. But that was impressive, regardless of the circumstances, and even more impressive.

JJ McCarthi makes the history of the NFL while conducting Vikings on a shocking victory over the bears

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Jalen HurtsScrambler

Jalen Hurts is a very good runner. A powerful runner. A smart runner. However, he is not a special creative runner. When pockets are decomposed and / or first or second reading are not easily accessible, things can be taken sticky. It can be kept on the ball too long, goes back from your pocket and eventually takes a lot of bags that lose the tone of the track. Its 9.5% of bags last year was the third highest in the NFL.

Thursday, however, we saw Hurts Show of Scrambling Faculty on the tune of nine residence for 63 meters, two Touchdowns and five first falls. When the passing tapes were not open, he had consistently stepped up And to leave his legs.

The amalgated hurts me		Career ranking
Gills	9	2.-most
Yard	63	Fourth-most
Touchdowns	2	T-bridge
First falls	5	T-bridge

For the name of the context, the pain was only one scramble chase in 2023. And 2024. Years combined. All Thursday, his thursday made 7.1 expected point added, mostly in the game of 2022. Years. In the night in which Sakuon Barkley, Aj brown and Devonta Smith They were held in the check, pain “that shortened hiding was great development and a big reason that Philadelphia has appeared.

Justin Herbert’s Wide connectors receivers

As Nate Tice Yahoo Sports noticedHerbert targeted wide receivers to over 82% of her throws in winning a week 1 Bossesthe highest rate in the game in his career.

His wide receivers, in turn, have passed, something that was not always the case. Kuentin Johnston Include in five of the seven targets for 79 meters and a pair of Touchdowns. I liked Los Angeles as a horizontal speedster, something that was really needs used as. Watch it burns over the field on your pair of touching.

Then you have Nonman Allenwhich returns as if never left: seven catches, 68 meters and touchdown. The six of his seven targets passed first to the first place (the second was on the third and 25).

And I can’t believe I mention Ladd McConkei Third, but here’s us. It is excellent: six receptions for 74 meters, with three receptions made of wide, two from the slots, and even one lined as a narrow end!

Ambiguous background in Jacksonville, Washington Impress

The term “ambiguous backfield” was popular in Fantasy football When trying to decrypt how to approach members of the potential repulsive committee that leads the situation back. And in fantasy and real football, yet, Jaguars And the commanders began to be excellent from what seemed to be ambiguous backfal.

In Jacksonville, Travis Etienne Jr. He made Backfield his own, so much that one day was after 26-10 victory over PantersJaguari not traded Tank Bigsbi.

Etienne was led by 16 wear – more than he had in any game last year – for 143 yards, in his career in his career. This included a burst of 71 yard.

Again look at that shot and see a tiny latch that makes it go through the hole and send Tre’von Moehrig (No. 7) to the lawn.

Yes, Etienne had a lot of holes against Panterin, she ran a defense that was historically awful last year and was not far to a much better start this year. But he also had some really nice lateral movement, on the screen on this 14 yard.

Backfield Commander, on the other hand, remain separated, but it was successful. Five different players are at least one transfer of as Washington violated 220 hustley yards against GiantsHis second-most in the seasonal opener since 1970. years AFL-NFL merger.

Jacori Croskey-Merritt He led the road with 82 meters to 10 carries, including this 42-yard late:

Washington likes to combine his speed, Austin Hello pass capture and toughness and non-traditional running Jaiden Daniels and Deebo Samuel to separate the defense with balance. It’s so good so far.

The unfavorable hero tight end

All 53 videos of the Roster, and do not allow anyone to try to tell you otherwise. If they do, show them Jake Tongis and Jackson Haves.

Languages, playing because George Kittle suffered injury to the shin beforemade a pittle-escue game in a defined moment of a 49era game from 1 of 1 years against Seahawksback Brock Purdy Go through and show the ball through the Rick Woolen to win the game.

According to the NFL’s next statistics, it was the most complete end of the week, not just because of who caught it. What is the Purdi game.

There were many great moments of Calculations‘Instant-Classic 41-40 Triumph over GRAGENGESand a lot of incredible transfers and turns. Immediately after one of these wild swings – Derrick Henry’s Fumble – Another one came: a catch of 29 yards from Hawes.

Chales spent five years in Yale before they spent in Georgia Tech last year. He was the fifth choice that was most considered to be the adoper blocked end. His first NFL was caught, however, it turned out to be great. The books, in the meantime, had the capture of zero career, because it went through the 2022 years. He was three weeks.

Winning teams receive conquest of each unique person’s contribution in their team. 1. The week was a great reminder of it.

Five things that don’t like the week 1

CJ Stroud and the Texani still can’t stand pressure

This Offseasa), I written about How bad CJ is strict and Texas should be improved from pressure and gave reasons for hope and skepticism that it will happen.

To one week, skepticism won. Stroud took three bags and pressed at more than 41% of its fall. Entering “Monday night football”, Texans had fourth-worst transient grade of Football Focus “.

Not to think that everything is on the line, a strouvous bad habit in Ceding soil when in trouble remains; He lost 37 meters on three bags he took. Last year, his 7.8 meters lost her bag was the fourth tallest strip in the NFL. Of course, it’s hard to escape when your dealers are just breaking up like this.

Caleb Williams‘Bad habits of the last ugly head

Wide Ugly Rookie YearWilliams’ two main problems were his inclination to hold the ball too long (68 bags) and his inability to hit a deep ball (41% of his 20+-fields were out of target).

Then the opening came from 2025. Years. Williams was on time and target. He ran for Touchdown. Caleb Williams 2.0 arrived!

Not so fast. Williams took two bags in the second half, and also had a brutal intentional grounding that contributed strongly to the collapse of Chicago. Missed open Djome Moere is And for potential contact and mechanics was not ideal. There were some positive – especially his cubes – but it was mostly a reminder that he had a lot to learn and think after his leg of the year.

Caleb Williams	1. The drive	After 1. Drives
Upon completion of trying	6-6	15-29
Yards by trying	8.5	5.5
Percentage	0%	31%
Recorded bags	0	2

Kickers

I really don’t like to do that and Chris Boswell Dunking on a 60-yard fields within 60 yards nearly pushed the hit from this list for me. But I just couldn’t get there. Here is a MEZAR setting list:

• Other Szmit He missed an additional point in the third quarter and a field with 36 courtyards in the fourth quarter. The Brown lost from Bengals 17-16.
• Youngghoe Koo He missed a goal in a field of 44 courtyards, which would force overtime. The Sokolo Lost from Buccaneers 23-20.
• Cairo Santos He missed a goal in a field of 50 yards in the third quarter. The bears lost from Wiking 27-24.
• Jake Moodi He missed a goal on the scene of 27 yards and was blocked on a field of 36 yards. 49ers beat Seahawks 17-13, but still.
• Loop timer missed an additional point. The raven lost for accounts 41-40.

There were bad misses before, and yet they would be bad misses. But this week she felt especially difficult.

The Dolphins‘and gigantic vibrations

Iikes.

Both teams showed their starry receivers to clear frustrations on the site. Tireeek Hill whether none overjoyedand Malik Naburi and Brian Daboll had Animated conversationWith the names that speak “energy was not right” with the entire foul. Both teams failed to achieve double-digit points. Daniel Jones Somehow both team seemed bad, beating Dolphins 33-8 while his old team, giants, lost commanders 21-6 and Russell Wilson completed in one-half of the passage.

He feels like I could be late for both teams. Giants lost the last three seasonal openings and were overwhelmed 89-12 (!) In those three games. The loss of opener is fine, but there is no way to destroy hope in the season faster than absolutely steamed on the pair – and produce lifeless offensive performance – outdoors. Jakson Dart The weather looks close.

Scrap it. There is a way of hoping faster than that. The first four offensive assets of an offensive and interception, interception, interception, interception. Backdault It was awful. Jones was absolutely baked underlining the secondary. Everything is bad.

Saints’ alternative jerseys

I’m sorry, but that’s not good.