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Waddle was injured most of Mac's last year at AL, so the guy who set records with Mac under center was actually Philly's DeVonte Smith: 1st in single AL game yards / receptions / TDs (274/15/5), 1st single season AL receiving yards 1,856. ....However, I would be happy as a clam with either...

This may sound weird, but I was kind of impressed that he took full accountability instead of blaming coaching, an undisclosed injury, being used the wrong way, etc. In most cases I would think the first step to fix a problem with oneself is to admit the problem exists and diagnose what needs to...

I agree that we need more help for Mac if he is going to emerge (like Tua seems to be doing, although we’ll see if he stays healthy). I would argue the magic formula to build QB confidence is: a) organization/coaching, b) players and c) success/luck. a) Compare the long time success with QB by...

Even though I’m not a fan of teams with GM/Coaches who mortgage the future (when they are likely be gone) and sacrifice future draft capital, I have to admit it is really working well, at least for the present the for the Fins. Plus Tua’s confidence seems to be sky high, and if the WR moves help...

There is certainly a difference in skill levels, as you say. …..There is also a vast difference in draft capital spent: 1st, 2nd and more for Hill; 2 high 1st’s to trade up for Waddle. Significant financial capital went to Hill’s giant contract also. In contrast, the Pats sent a later round...

Perhaps 2018-2019 was in comparison to BB’s all-to-frequent “trade 1st rounder for other team’s 1st and 3rd next year” mode of operation (followed by my shoe flying toward the TV), but I would argue the scale is orders of magnitude different. Not trading into the future for a 2018-2019 “win now”...

The real problem is that Mac hasn't married a Brazilian model, he doesn't drink broccoli juice for breakfast, he didn't go to the University of Michigan, he wasn't drafted as a catcher by the Montreal Expos, and most importantly, he isn't..... Well, you know. :)

More importantly, I can't think of BB EVER sacrificing the future in a "win now" sacrifice-the-future move like so many other teams do (to his credit, IMHO), it is why the Pats under BB have never had a truly catastrophe season leading to a top 5 pick (our idea of catastrophe is a 7 or 8 win...

As everyone on this Forum knows, he had a certain on-line persona with lots of grousing, exclamation points and over the top opinions and "takes". It was often hysterically funny. Especially his takes on a certain NFL Commissioner. :) However, I remember one post of his where he completely...

I couldn’t agree more, the Pats simply haven’t had those type of top picks. I was only pointing out that Mac simply hasn’t had the type draft capital put into wide receivers that other top QB picks have. And regarding the Hill trade by the Fins, between the boatload of picks and the sky high...

Good point. Moreover, it should be pointed out that Mahomes (apart from arguably being the best QB in the game) is in his seventh year and has won two rings, and in his formative years he had both Kelce and Hill. All of the other QBs mentioned (Burrows, Tua, Herbert, Hurts, Lawrence, Wilson...

Totally agree with the first point. When Mac had two dynamic receivers in college, he was absolutely awesome. Your second point is interesting and insightful, well put. BB is the greatest NFL coach of all time IMHO, and he is still among the best. One of his strengths has always been his...

It is funny, a couple of years ago on this forum I probably read 1000 posts on how Miami couldn’t possibly beat us because “Tua sucks”. Now that Tua is lighting things up with Waddle and Hill, suddenly we are bemoaning the fact that we don’t have a top QB like Tua. ;) And as to your point...

Aaron Rodgers isn't exactly my favorite athlete (I can't believe that the ultra-entitled super-weird Zava character on "Ted Lasso" wasn't based on Rodgers), but my main reaction isn't a celebration of the Jet's misfortune 5 minutes into his Jet's tenure but rather a very unpleasant "déjà vu"...

Very insightful. I've always said that he is great at following to a "t" a well prepared offensive plan (IMHO, the lack of such a well prepared offensive plan that was the primary reason he crashed and burned last year), but not great at improvising, but you have worded it much more clearly...

That is true, in college his long ball was his strength, he threw just about the prettiest long ball you’ve ever seen. However, importantly, at Alabama he normally had a fairly clean pocket and he could step into the throw. If the pocket broke down or a play wasn’t there, rather than scramble...

Good point ..,and well said. ..,,to go along with your humor a bit…perhaps it might be best to not make this point too loudly at a bar filled with *_____fans (fill in the blank from the 12 teams below, all of which share a certain something that perhaps we take for granted more than we should)...

The Patriot season starts next week, we are a right tackle away from a team that should at least be competitive and maybe much more, and we have a new Idle Thoughts from Ken. Life is good. :)

I follow UA football closely also (I'm just up the road at UAB, we are the research elephant in the state while UA is the elephant in football and undergrad student population). I agree with you, the way I would put it is that Tua and Mac were very different QBs but Mac ended up more effective...

That is certainly true, Hurts has always had a remarkable professional maturity (even as an 18 year old) and probably the best intangibles and leadership of any QB in the NFL. What true freshman starts at QB at Alabama? Even Bryce Young didn’t, but somehow Hurts won the job as a true freshman...