And it wasn’t like he was all that great in college. FSU fans here correctly predicted he’d be a bust at the time.
It’s a dumb comparison. I’m sure we could find some HOF QBs who had similar stat lines after 15 games if we tried.
Yup. There's that long ago highlight of Brady getting completely blown up near the sideline by someone on the Bills. He was smart enough to learn after a few of those hits early in his career that if he wanted to play into his 40s he had to stop putting himself in that position no matter what the game situation. Not saying I want Josh to start cowering on the ground every time the defense gets near, but he can still be an offensive weapon without putting himself in position to get hammered. He wasn't going to get a first down there, he wasn't going to get through 2-3 guys so he's got to recognize that and get down safely.
But wasn't he fighting for the ball, and actually had his hands on it as the DB was coming down? According to the explanation on the broadcast it should have been ruled in incompletion. I can't believe people are blaming that play on Jones moreso than Allen.
But no argument that Zay is a below par player and simply not good enough to be a starter. As a second round pick he's been a big disappointment.
By sliding.
This is the risk he takes going into a group of defenders in that posture. He has to either slide or get his head down so he's the one delivering the punishment.