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This is a thread about reports on Mac. His strengths/weaknesses etc
What I wrote is relevant bc there are issues that still plague him today that have nothing to do with Patricia. Like his mechanics, lack of ability to deal with certain pressure, being moved off his spot etc. Fast forward and he's working with House, specifically release point. Taking some bad sacks and has been one of the worst QB's while pressured.
You could blame someone else or recognize its been a problem even when he had an all world OL at Bama.
This year isn't excused away bc of poor circumstance(s). Yes he's the least of the big issues but he hasn't play well at all. Things aren't always going to be perfect and he didn't handle adversity well at all. We saw a tiny bit of pouty Mac last year and he didn't hold back this year. We know he can't handle a bad or changing OL. We know he needs scheme catered to him. All that matters when that second contract rolls around and more importantly in the short term - next year.
Also it's good to know exactly what you have rather then just point fingers elsewhere. It matters and you want to know exactly what kind of QB you have.
Josh Allen, Justin Herbert have had banged up OL, players who regressed on there. "Scheme" hasn't always been good this year or last in Herbert's case but the make it work and play well. Guys like Jimmy, Cousins, Carr, Mac need all the help they can get. I get the first few are freaks but we had plenty of people here that thought Mac could be a legit top 10 QB.
Let's set Mac's fits of frustration aside for a moment. I think it bears serious consideration that Patricia's offense is so extremely, uniquely disjointed that no quarterback could transcend it. This encompasses receivers running into each other, play calls taking forever to get in, timeouts wiping out touchdowns, etc. plus a slew of ongoing lineup problems beginning with the OL (re. a RT starting after less than a week on the practice squad) and little in-season WR continuity. Just recently -- might still be the case -- New England led the league in pre-snap offensive penalties. The Patriots have gone through 14 games without a freaking fourth-quarter passing touchdown! How does that happen in this league? On top of it all, Mac missed three games then came back early (by two-four weeks) from a high ankle sprain.
The kid's pocket presence/mechanics/handling pressure were good enough last year to finish as the NFL's 13th-rated passer overall -- pretty damn impressive for a rookie. I have little doubt a second year with McDaniels (or reasonably similar OC) would have produced the anticipated sophomore leap everyone expected out of him. Patricia came aboard taking that for granted without due attention to what went into helping Mac succeed in 2021. He brought a lot of "bright ideas" that included "simplifying away" Mac's arguably best talent, processing at the LOS. Add it all up and NO WONDER the kid's game is circling the drain!
I don't believe much of what you identify as "issues that still plague him today," yet weren't nearly as pronounced last season, can be considered inherent flaws with this player, considering the terribly faulty structure he's been forced to navigate in 2022.
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