Ryan F#CKING Leaf had a couple of 300 yd games his rookie year, so did Jmarcus Russell. These are 2 of the worst QB's in NFL history. There are a NUMBER of things you could use to praise Bailey Zappe's performances over the last 3 games, But his one 301 yd game shouldn't be a hallmark of any thread. Would his accomplishment been any less impressive if he had thrown for 275 yds?
In Ryan Leaf's rookie year he had 2 touchdowns
on the year, and no, they weren't in the same game, coach. He had one game of 281 yards. None of 300. 1 TD was his ceiling.
The 1998 NFL season stats per game for Ryan Leaf of the Dallas Cowboys on ESPN. Includes full stats, per opponent, for regular and postseason.
www.espn.com
Far be it from me to be in the unenviable position of defending either of them. But that said how many 300 yd, 2 TD,
no int., wins did Ryan Leaf have
evah? Spoiler: rhymes with "hero." (edited - changed "300 game" to "300 yd.")
So before using a ridiculous counterargument that
should be true, do the bare minimum of homework on your assertion. Hey
@Ian, want to tag this "content post"? Jesus.
Reread the post you quoted. About half of it is caveats about how it's got a number of issues in terms of being a particularly valid indicator of future performance, including the across-eras mea culpa applicable to the 3-year Brady comp.
You should know my thoughts on him. He performs at the level of beating bad pro teams. Not every college stud does. He's outperformed Jones this year, based on the TD/INT metric alone. I am not convinced that he is the better choice now and forever, just that he's a comfortable replacement at least until Mac is back. I think having two apparent hits in the draft lottery puts the good kind of pressure on Mac, and that it's possible--though given our FO's habits to date, perhaps not likely--to get good draft capital back for whoever we ditch, assuming the brass want to go that route.
We can quote stats all day and all night but in the end, I believe you see the same thing I do -- and it's the same thing I saw watching Mac last year, although not, to date, this year. That is, he belongs. The game's not too big for him at this level. To date, the sky appears to be the limit for him. I think we'll see that side of Mac again soon -- but it's sure good to have 2 shots at that lasting "franchise guy."
I approach it with joy, myself. We went nearly 2 decades really knowing this answer, no doubt. Some folks
still wanted a fight, and toward the end, we sort of had one during the Jimmy G period.
But this is a legit, future-is-unwritten moment. It's exhilarating in a way, as exciting as it's been to always be a threat to win it all. Now we're always an outside threat to get it together... but it's truly back to square 1. And what a distinct pleasure it's been that "square 1" has amounted to 1 game below .500 in our worst season in the post-Brady years.
But mainly, dude, if you want to take shots, say true things.
