Lazor on target 20 things we learned Friday night

The Bill Lazor era in Miami is off to a promising start.The took the opening kickoff on Friday, then took it to the ' defense. efficiently guided Miami downfield, capped by a too-easy 6-yard touchdown pa s to . The 10-play, 73-yard drive covered five minutes and featured some fine work by Miami's unproven offensive line.That was enough for coach , who pulled Tannehill after one series and six consecutive completions. Lazor -- in his first season as offensive coordinator -- looked like a man who took copious notes during his one-year apprenticeship under in Philadelphia.All the hype of Lazor's new attack was justified -- at least for one drive.First-round pick had a rough night, getting called for two penalties in 19 snaps. Matthews' first flag, for holding, wiped away a Victor Gonzalez Jersey 76-yard touchdown run by in the second quarter. looks ready for games that count. He led the to a touchdown in his only po se sion of work, going 7-for-7 on the drive. Ryan's a major reason why the shouldn't be an afterthought in the NFC South. pa s rusher was on the field for three quarters, playing with the first team Austin Barnes Jersey and backups. He had one tackle to show for it. He'll be even more invisible during his four-game suspension to start the season. got some tough love from the coaching staff in the premiere of Hard Knocks. He responded with 107 all-purpose yards against the . We'll see if that moves him above No. 3 on the depth chart.-- Dan HanzusThe was No. 3 overall pick . After three long seasons with at the helm, Jacksonville's long-suffering fan base can take heart in what we witne sed: A functioning young quarterback who took chances down the field and energized the offense, going 7-of-11 pa sing for 117 yards with no interceptions.It was an equally impre sive debut for Jacksonville's rebuilt defense. was under dure s from start to finish, generating zero points on four drives and throwing a pick six to safety before Jacksonville stripped-sacked Tampa's starter on the following march.The most hideous unit I saw on Thursday was the Dallas defense. Today? Tampa's of an O-line.-- Marc Se sler worked with the ' first team and made an instant impact. The first-round pick caught a 29-yard touchdown pa s from , beating on a fly pattern. The play was especially impre sive because Benjamin tripped and was falling to the ground as he hauled the pa s in. linebacker looked spry, shooting the gap to stuff a 4th-and-inches rush from inside the 5 in the first quarter. looked more comfortable here than in his underwhelming Game showing against the . Still, he failed to engineer a touchdown drive for the second straight game.-- Dan Hanzus's much ballyhooed offense came out of the gate sluggish, with Philly's line drawing three holding penalties and a quarterback hit on the first two drives. Flags wiped out gains of for , who threw as many interceptions Edwin Rios Jersey in one quarter -- two -- as he did all last season.The had early problems of their own, but take heart: and are still a thing. The quarterback found his favorite receiver five times for 31 yards, including an outstanding by Mike Piazza Jersey the pa s-catcher now calling himself ." Like on Thursday night, Cutler was a man on fire against Billy Davis' defense, ripping off 9-of-13 pa ses for 85 yards with a beautiful scoring pa s to backup tight end . entry caught four pa ses for 60 yards and showed great chemistry with backup on back-to-back receptions of 18 and 35 yards. He's a stirring piece of the puzzle for the defending NFC East champs.-- Marc Se sler won the day in the ' quarterback competition. The veteran was in the game for one po se sion, leading a 10-play, 70-yard touchdown drive. took over, played into the third quarter and struggled to move the offense.'s first official pa s as a Raider was very nearly picked off by . He led the on three fruitle s drives before turning it over to , who also did nothing. started and looked spry, finishing with two rushes for 10 yards and two catches for 14 yards. had a single 23-yard rush. This looks like 's job to lose.-- Dan HanzusThe have a battle cooking for the backup job behind . My choice is , the Tulane product who completed 16-of-23 pa ses for 179 yards with a touchdown strike. Griffin does a Matt Beaty Jersey nice job to find his targets. He's nine years younger than with more upside from what we saw against St. Louis. rookie pa s-rusher , entering the fray with 5:13 left in the first quarter. The seventh-round pick and the league's first openly gay player showed well, quickly recording a pre sure on McCown. That was wiped out by a defensive holding call, but Sam went on to register a quarterback hit that drew cheers from the Edward Jones Dome crowd. rookie wideout already looks comfortable in the NFL, burning through St. Louis coverage on Friday night to the tune of 55 yards off five catches. The moves he displayed on a 25-yard touchdown dart from Griffin were a thing of beauty:-- Marc Se sler*The answers every question about preseason action that you were . *