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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.This right hereThank Bill we didn't trade up for Mac. Had we done that and given up our 2nd round pick, no Christian Barmore! He is a stud.
If somehow we’re able to get some elite receivers in the next couple of years, like how manning got Harrison and Wayne, Mac could develop like Manning.His leadership, poise, and moxie remind me of Brady.
His throwing mechanics remind me of both Mannings.
His ball placement reminds me of Brees.
His pocket presence/movement has elements of Brady & Brees but isn’t wholly one or the other … a bit of both.
And he's got good speed allegedlyFuture pick, basically given a redshirt year. Every one should want him to work out given the current state at ILB. Heavy hands, tough as **** and will take on OL'm all day but he's athletic and very smart. Not much experience in coverage bc of the blitz scheme he came from in Brown's system but he's more than capable. Not a strength but I believe he could be a plus player on all three downs.
Checks the boxes Bill likes but a little more potential in coverage than we're used to. Again everyone should be excited about that pick.
Dugger, Uche, Onwenu in 2020 was a respectable haul. The 6th round Onwenu is obviously the steal of their picks. I have been high on Dugger, and he keeps getting better. Uche will be fine with time. He will be a mainstay once the older vets retire or move on (likely next year).
The first 4 picks of the draft this year were as good as you can get. Not only is it "Thank God we got Mac instead of the other QB's," but Thank Bill we didn't trade up for Mac. Had we done that and given up our 2nd round pick, no Christian Barmore! He is a stud.
I still like the Ronnie Perkins pick, and I believe he will have a presence after his redshirt year. And of course Rhamondre in the 4th. A battering ram who is an excellent pass catcher. He is a pain in the arse to tackle. Once pass protection is cleaned up, he is a #1.
Someone help me with Cameron McGrone. Did he get cut or is he on the PS?
One of the reason why I liked him coming out of Alabama was his accuracy, 77%+ in 2020. What none of us knew would be how this would be translated on the big stage.. it translated well, he will improve even more as time goes on.
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I was saying he reminds me of Drew Brees/Peyton Manning/Tom Brady. I see a lot of all 3 QBs in him. Tough comparison. When Brady first came on, people said they saw some Joe (Cool) Montana in him, except the running of course. Jones is tougher to peg as far as comparisons. A few weeks ago, someone compared a long pass down the sidelines to Bourne vs the Jets, and Brady made the same exact play in the Bucs game the same day. It was a split screen. It was so eerie how much he looked like Brady on that play.Reminds me of a young Drew Brees.
I was saying he reminds me of Drew Brees/Peyton Manning/Tom Brady. I see a lot of all 3 QBs in him. Tough comparison. When Brady first came on, people said they saw some Joe (Cool) Montana in him, except the running of course. Jones is tougher to peg as far as comparisons. A few weeks ago, someone compared a long pass down the sidelines to Bourne vs the Jets, and Brady made the same exact play in the Bucs game the same day. It was a split screen. It was so eerie how much he looked like Brady on that play.
If somehow we’re able to get some elite receivers in the next couple of years, like how manning got Harrison and Wayne, Mac could develop like Manning.
Mac has comparable passing numbers to Lamar, Tannehill, Carr
And he's better than Ryan, Big Ben, Baker - who would have ever guessed that as a rookie?
Yeah I love the pick. Now it all depends how he does in the postseason which more than likely we will get in. I think he will be fine and the stage won't be too big for him.I was saying he reminds me of Drew Brees/Peyton Manning/Tom Brady. I see a lot of all 3 QBs in him. Tough comparison. When Brady first came on, people said they saw some Joe (Cool) Montana in him, except the running of course. Jones is tougher to peg as far as comparisons. A few weeks ago, someone compared a long pass down the sidelines to Bourne vs the Jets, and Brady made the same exact play in the Bucs game the same day. It was a split screen. It was so eerie how much he looked like Brady on that play.
That’s a given. If Mac won 2 Super Bowls, I’d be extremely happy.minus the postseason choking early on…
Good post but disagree on Peyton Manning having bad pocket presence and movement.Other than physical strength/maturity and playing experience in general, the biggest thing I think Mac needs to work on is his movement in the pocket. That said, as a rookie, it's already at a pretty high-level so we're picking nits here.
Sometimes he sits too deep in his drop and lets a rusher from the edge get him. You actually saw that play out in real time in the Cleveland game, when on one of the Pats' early offensive drives, Mac was sacked. Later in the game, in almost the same circumstance, he made a much more noticeable/deliberate slide-up into the pocket to avoid an edge rusher, and (if I remember correctly) it resulted in a completed pass the second time around.
As good as Brady is in every regard, his pocket presence has always been in a complete different stratosphere and might be his single best trait (relative to other QBs). He always knows exactly when/where/how to move. He knows when to shuffle slightly left or right, when to take half a step up, when to take a full step back, when to duck, when to bob, weave ... in a way that is just so, so consistently perfect and exacting.
To me, pocket presence and pocket movement are two unique (but interdependent) traits. Some are good at both, some are good at one or the other, and some are bad at both. Brady is good at both. Peyton was bad at both. Eli was good with pocket presence but not pocket movement. Brees was pretty good at both, but strikes me as someone who had better pocket movement than pocket presence.
The good news is that I think Mac's necessary improvements in this regard are almost entirely coachable/learnable, and aren't due to some fundamental lack of ability/talent.