RIpats88
Experienced Starter w/First Big Contract
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We went through this last year with Mac. If we dink and dunk too much, the passing completion % goes up, and teams move another man in the box. Against good teams that spells disaster - review the last 5 and playoff games in 2021.
To keep teams honest the QB has to throw downfield which means "into tight windows". Drinking and dunking is not a bad thing, but we are unlikely to win playoff games that way.
that Lions game went perfect. Running game went off and defense played gangbusters. Not much was asked of zappe. What do you do if the other team can score and the run game isn't unstoppable. its very easy on the QB if those two things are going and you are just asked to make your first read. Thats not to discount zappe, because he's been a pleasant surprise when you look at the QB's around the league. Look at that atrocity last night. But, coming up short against the Packers when you were 15 yards away from winning and 188 yards 1td against the hapless lions arent "bench mac!" numbers...
Mac Jones is the starter unless he looks absolute trash when he comes back and keeps up the pick barrage. He made some great throws against the Ravens to keep us in that game, unfortunately he also made some bonecrushing interceptions which is something he needs to clean up. Lets see how he looks coming back to a team that seems to have settled down its issues in the OL.