Quick Observations For Every NFL Team From Week One

Arizona Cardinals – Sam Bradford is the check down king

It’s nothing new that Sam Bradford likes to check the ball down underneath and even his then record-setting completion percentage of 71.6 back in 2016 felt like a product of throwing it short of the sticks on third downs constantly. Yet, this Sunday he took it to a different level. Bradford threw 13 underneath passes to his running backs with little room to run, leading to 9 of his 20 completions. I like to see quarterbacks throw it out hot to defeat blitzes and if nothing is there I’d rather see them check the ball down, but you need to stretch defences vertically and attack the entire field. I know it’s early and Bradford will have another couple of weeks to prove he can get it done, but eventually it’s time to put Josh Rosen out there because he (at times to a fault) isn’t afraid to push the ball down the field.

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Kansas City Chiefs – Tyreek Hill is by far the biggest homerun hitter in the NFL

I almost feel bad for not talking about Patrick Mahomes, because he was amazing. Those sidearm throws, bombs down the field and overall control of the offence makes me question my playoff predictions already. Yet, I want to talk about a different young player, because Tyreek is just a freak. Ever since Hill came into the league in 2016 you knew he was a touchdown waiting to happen. He scored three 80+ yard return touchdowns to go with his nine scores on offence as a rookie. Last Sunday versus the Chiefs he once again proved he is the most electric big-play threat in the game. Hill started the day off with a 91-yard punt return touchdown, but ended the game with 171 yards and two touchdowns on offence as well, including another 58-yard catch-and-run play. You just can’t blink when you face this guy, because if you do he might already be gone.