‘”Quarterbacks, especially young ones, are very streaky,” said Marrone, who is trying his best to defend his second-year starter, and did so after the last game by saying two of the four incompletions Manuel threw were quasi drops. “I thought that we had some good pockets at times where he was back there. I thought the two throws … are they catchable? I think they could have been. Could they have been better throws? I think it could’ve been both.”‘