The Dean Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 I know it's just the first game, and it's against Tampa Bay---but Mariota is just money. 8/11 156 yards and 3 TDs with time still left in the 1st half. Can't believe he wasn't the first pick in the draft.
MDH Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 He'll be in the HoF if he can only convince the NFL to let him play vs. Tampa every week.
The Dean Posted September 13, 2015 Author Posted September 13, 2015 He'll be in the HoF if he can only convince the NFL to let him play vs. Tampa every week. For sure. But accuracy is accuracy, no matter who you play, if you have time to throw.
Optometric Insight Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 Especially compared to Winston right now.
26CornerBlitz Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 I'll wait until he plays against another team. The Bucs are horrid!
PromoTheRobot Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 Especially compared to Winston right now. But Winston is ranked #24 best QB in the NFL!
FireChan Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 But Winston is ranked #24 best QB in the NFL! Compare his rookie year to Peyton Manning! Brett Favre's first pass was a pick six too!
Alaska Darin Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 I haven't been watching but if Lovie is playing a bunch of his trademark defense, every QB should destroy Tampa. He seems to be the only guy left in the world clinging to the Tampa-2.
The Dean Posted September 13, 2015 Author Posted September 13, 2015 Compare his rookie year to Peyton Manning! Brett Favre's first pass was a pick six too! Pretty good company. To keep those comparisons coming, maybe Winston should start threatening to retire this offseason. Mariota. 4TDs in the first half. Yes, it is Tampa Bay, but this is a special debut.
Mr. WEO Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 I was pretty much assured right here Mariotta wouldn't be any good...
Numark3 Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 (edited) Man if only we didnt draft EJ and not traded for sammy watkins, then we would still not have had a chance at him Edited September 13, 2015 by Crayola64
26CornerBlitz Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 HOF! HOF! @NFLonCBS Marcus Mariota's first career NFL half: 4 TD, 3 incompletions.
YoloinOhio Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 Apparently Ohio state has a better defense than Tampa Bay
26CornerBlitz Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 @nflnetwork No. 1 draft pick vs. No. 2 Winston: 6/12, 1 TD, 70 yards, 2 INTs, 56.2 pass RTG Mariota: 10/13, 4 TDs, 175 yards, 157.9 pass RTG
GunnerBill Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 I was pretty much assured right here Mariotta wouldn't be any good... Not by me. I was on record as saying he'd have been my pick if I was Tampa. Not that I am writing Winston off after one game mind you, but I always preferred Mariota's make up and I think the stuff about him not transitioning was overstated.
Max997 Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 Didn't Flacco throw 5 TDs in first half vs Tampa last year? It's impressive in first game regardless of opponent though
Hapless Bills Fan Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 Apparently Ohio state has a better defense than Tampa Bay This +1
The Dean Posted September 13, 2015 Author Posted September 13, 2015 Not by me. I was on record as saying he'd have been my pick if I was Tampa. Not that I am writing Winston off after one game mind you, but I always preferred Mariota's make up and I think the stuff about him not transitioning was overstated. Agreed. Winston, like EJ, was always going to be a project, IMO. He had WAY too many games where he seemed to get in a zone (or out of the zone) and would just toss weak INTs. Mariota has always been rock solid. I could never understand this being a question, if a team wanted to draft a QB for NOW. I never right off a player based on his first game, first year or ever first few years. Players can develop.
Deranged Rhino Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 Man if only we didnt draft EJ and not traded for sammy watkins, then we would still not have had a chance at him
Big C Posted September 13, 2015 Posted September 13, 2015 (edited) Good news! So does Tyrod! But yeah, dude looks great today. Edited September 13, 2015 by Big C
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