Welcome to the Week 5 Cheat Sheet. That slight unease you're feeling is likely the residual effects of watching last night's field goal contest between the Colts and Broncos. It seemed like on every play, quarterbacks Matt Ryan or Russell Wilson both needed just a split second more time in the pocket. An extra beat to find the open man. That shorter window translated into Wilson and Ryan both missing on a lot of throws and many throws seemed to be forced. The narrative a year ago for both quarterbacks was that the offensive lines weren't any good. They weren't giving their quarterbacks enough time. The offenses were one-dimensional. And so on. This leads me to my first topic of the cheat sheet.
1. New QBs, New Teams, Same Problems
What we have here is a tale of two quarterbacks, Matt Ryan and Russell Wilson, both dealing with similar struggles on their new teams, playing in offenses where they can't seem to get on the same page.
