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QBR = QB RATING.

Which is different from passer rating which is what I was trying to say. QBR is an adjusted rating meaning that someone goes through the plays and determines how much the QB is responsible for on any given pass play. So it's not tied directly to stats the way passer rating is.

He did, but QBR is so subjective. It's the opposite of the QB rating which just goes on stats alone. He did make quick decisions and was accurate on throws and didn't have any bad plays. He did get helped a bunch by that last TD by Douglas, but he did get rid of the ball quickly and to the right spot so you got to give him credit. Let's see if he can repeat that next week because it's the first real high quality game he's had this year. His QBR wasn't too bad against Cincy, but a lot of that was in garbage time so I didn't give him much credit for that. He's trending in the right direction now at least.

QBR = QB RATING.

I'll go with the Vikings loss.

I thought Chargers would pull one out, but they're on the road against decent teams two weeks in a row.

Meanwhile, Vikings are also on the road against decent teams, which could dial up a loss for them.

I'm gonna give the game ball to the head coach,

I see clear progress and improvement across the entire team.
Passing game looked better,
Run game looked solid
Defense looked alright
Special teams looked miles better.

No let down from the last loss, good clock management. Made big calls at the end.

Only one team is undefeated -- Vikings.

Only one team is winless -- Chargers.

Which happens first?  Chargers win or Viking lose?

I saw somewhere that Willis has a great game QBR-wise.  It didn't feel like he was out of this world.  He just didn't make the big mistakes.  But I'm just going on eye test and vibes.

He did, but QBR is so subjective. It's the opposite of the QB rating which just goes on stats alone. He did make quick decisions and was accurate on throws and didn't have any bad plays. He did get helped a bunch by that last TD by Douglas, but he did get rid of the ball quickly and to the right spot so you got to give him credit. Let's see if he can repeat that next week because it's the first real high quality game he's had this year. His QBR wasn't too bad against Cincy, but a lot of that was in garbage time so I didn't give him much credit for that. He's trending in the right direction now at least.

I apologize for the late reply on this thread, but I don't normally check in on the Anti-fins chat board. Having said that...

The problem I had was not jettisoning all the talent, but that we spent $40M on this QB. Willis had a better week this week, but overall it's clear he's not the future of this team. They had to replace Tua, but they didn't have to bring in Willis. Hell they could have gotten Kyler Murray for nothing. Not that he would be any better than Willis on this team, but he wouldn't have been any worse either. Now they have another QB and paycheck they have to replace. That just wasn't smart.

I saw somewhere that Willis has a great game QBR-wise.  It didn't feel like he was out of this world.  He just didn't make the big mistakes.  But I'm just going on eye test and vibes.

I'm going with Coach Haftey. He's kept them focused and has built a physical team where the young guys continue to get better. We are running the ball and stopping the run. If our pass rush continues to get better, we may see our whole defense take another step.

I have noticed that although we don't put a ton of pressure on QB's, we tend to have more disciplined pass rush lanes and not everyone is taking a wide path to the QB. This is going to be really important with guys like Allen and Maye. It's almost as important to be sure they can't step up and take off running as it is to put pressure on them. You can't have guys always taking an outside speed rush, you need to be able to bull rush and collapse the pocket and then release off your guy if the QB tries to escape to the outside.

I agree on both points. I do wish he would wait just 1 more heartbeat before running to give the defense just a bit more time to start chasing receivers. Sometimes he's just a bit too eager to get running in my humble opinion. I'm talking about designed runs, sell the pass a bit more and you'll end up getting bigger runs, but this is a minor quibble.

I agree. It was actually frustrating on the play where we didn't have anyone on the RB and all of the DBS were chasing receivers while he was running free behind them.