Does the Mariota era feel different?

I said it before the draft, I'll say it again. Always go with character if the prospects are at or about the same in everything else.

 

Agree, but it seemed the talent was also superior. It seemed like the draft experts were giving way too much credit to taking snaps under center and calling plays in a huddle.

 

For someone who certainly doesn't have the knowledge of the game that some of these scouts have, I didn't see it that way. Granted, Jameis from the outside appeared to be a better, more polished pocket quarterback with a stronger arm. Marcus appeared to be the more versatile quarterback who could do a lil bit of everything including scramble. The bottomline is, there was nothing about Marcus from a physical standpoint that was going to keep him from being a good to great quarterback. He had the physical tools to do the job. IMO, it takes more than physical tools to do the job and be great at it. Character is one of them. This kat had all the intangibles. Jameis APPEARED to have the same intanibles if you listen to all the same experts. I never saw it that way. I always thought he was a flake and thug and I would have never took him number one with his rhap sheet... I said it in chat, I'm surprised Tampa Bay with Dungy as an advisor took Winston. Dungy said this eve in the pregame show. He watched Mariota all four years at the University of Oregon and knew he had the skills to play the position.

 

VY and RollTide sat next to each other on the bus....


This should put VY's intelligence in perspective

 

Yes - I hear you on the Vince Young Wonderlic. A 6 is horrifically bad. But, does the Wonderlic matter. Look where Mariota stacked up in Week 4 with all of the other starting quarterbacks. Not sure this really matter much:
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Wrong. RT made VY move to the back.

 

It felt different Week 1, since then it's felt like the same old shlt.

 

To answer your question, ya, it feels different. I cannot remember the last time we had a qb as composed as 8MM. I have always, well since #9, cringed at our qb play. With 8MM I feel strangely confident. We all know our OL is shiite. By the time things there improve, 8MM will be more experienced. He does have "IT". He is or franchise. Until then I will sit back, watch him win/lose all the while improving. Before too long we will be back where we all want to be. Whis being fired, to me, was a very good sign. No matter what the motivation of the owners, they have made it clear they want winners.

Hang on guys, this ride should be fun.

 

I havent felt good about a qb since we drafted McNair. I cringe everytime Mariota takes a hit and I am afraid he cannot throw deep and is going to be the next Alex Smith.

 

I agree on the long ball as well, which is something that he will need to work on in order to keep the defenses honest and open up the field a little more.

Like 95% of Dalton's passes last night were 10 yds or less and he orchestrated several long drives that turned into TD's.