When will Mariota surpass them?

Yea he said he knew where the pressure would be coming from but they just didn't execute when it mattered

Mentally he's on point, but without adequate time he struggled

 

Mariota was missing EASY throws all game long.

Make all the excuses you want fanboys, but it doesn't change anything.

Good lord, the blinders people wear for their favorite player.



He looked great last week. He looked terrible this week. He's a rookie. Happens.

No need to throw a blanket over it or blame other players when he sucks.

 

except when the other players failures are directly tied to the QB's performance, but hey just keep spewing nonsense DW, itz wachu do

 

It isn't nonsense. I'm just simply not some bias homer.

You guys have issues separating fandom from reality.

 

I went back and re watched the game and I have to disagree with this. Did he miss some easy throws? Yes. Was it all game long? Somewhat. Was it a lot of easy throws he missed? No. Honestly he only had a few missed throws that you could really say he flat out missed the receiver. However there were some that the receivers were able to get a hand on that they just dropped. It's unrealistic to expect any quarterback to be deadly accurate behind the constant pressure mariota faced all game long. The biggest problem today was obviously the performance from the Oline. Penalties, missing certain assignments, communication and just flat out bad excecution all game long from the entire unit when it came to pass protection. On top of that our wide receivers struggled immensely against the man coverage all game long. It was kinda embarrassing to watch and is what led to mariota holding onto the ball longer than what he wanted too. I saw mariotas comment about he pretty much knew where the pressure and blitzes were coming from and as I rewatched the game it was evident that for the most part he did. The problem was that the offensive line repeatedly whiffed on vblocking their defender especially on the outside. It was a terrible day for our rts all the way up until the last play of the game. I wouldn't describe mariotas day as just terrible. It was an uneven performance. He showed some rookie mistakes of course, but for every mistake he countered it with some pretty nice plays that showcased for makes him so special. That last dt to beckham has to be his best play of the season so far when it comes to doing what the great qbs in this league do. Going through all of their progressions and putting the ball right where only their receiver can get it. Mariota has shown he is comfortable going through his progression and disecting the defensive. It's time for the other 10 guys on the field to get on board.

 

I am not a homer, but not sure how you can call him a bust?

Agreed, he struggled yet he almost pulled a McNair at the end to put us back in the game.



3rd and longs do not help out any QB in this league......teams will just tee off

 

Had to read this thread while not logged in as I blocked Deuce because of his negative vibe 2 years ago. Marriott still threw 2 tds and no interceptions, I'll take that in a rookie QB's second NFL game ever.