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Let's just make sure Mac knows what the ideal gas law is.7) Mac has Hoyer to tell him any tricks of the trade Hoyer and Brady developed.
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Let's just make sure Mac knows what the ideal gas law is.
Was also drafted at 18 overall. Not far from where Mac was picked.Something I suspected but which pans out when you look it up. Mac Jones' stats so far are pretty close to Chad Pennington's Career stats. Sticking to Chad's starting years of 2002-2008 we get:
Mac
70.2% Completion
94.7 Rating
7.3 Y/A
1.3 TD/G
.7 INT/G
2.0 Sacks/G
Chad
66.2% Completion
90.1 Rating
7.2 Y/A
1.1 TD/G
.7 INT/G
1.8 Sacks/G
And we expect or at least hope for Mac to improve from here!
Daniel Jones can make NFL caliber throws but doesn't have it upstairs. Some of those throws he made last night were just mind-boggling. Mac is way better.
Daniel Jones, as played by Al Czervik: I'm terrible!
The rest of America, as played by Ty Webb: You're not...you're not...You're not good...
Those stats could be used to justify what Mac's critics have been saying, that he has a high floor and a low ceiling and maybe the ceiling and the floor are the same.Something I suspected but which pans out when you look it up. Mac Jones' stats so far are pretty close to Chad Pennington's Career stats. Sticking to Chad's starting years of 2002-2008 we get:
Mac
70.2% Completion
94.7 Rating
7.3 Y/A
1.3 TD/G
.7 INT/G
2.0 Sacks/G
Chad
66.2% Completion
90.1 Rating
7.2 Y/A
1.1 TD/G
.7 INT/G
1.8 Sacks/G
And we expect or at least hope for Mac to improve from here!
Those stats could be used to justify what Mac's critics have been saying, that he has a high floor and a low ceiling and maybe the ceiling and the floor are the same.
Pennington was a really good QB that was throwing for almost 70% when league average was closer to 60%. He was runner up to Manning in MVP voting and retired like top 3 in comp %. Before that he was helping Moss set records in college at Marshall bc he only got like 3 offers (parents went to Marshall) and went like 12-1 after Moss. He's always been a really good comp.Something I suspected but which pans out when you look it up. Mac Jones' stats so far are pretty close to Chad Pennington's Career stats. Sticking to Chad's starting years of 2002-2008 we get:
Mac
70.2% Completion
94.7 Rating
7.3 Y/A
1.3 TD/G
.7 INT/G
2.0 Sacks/G
Chad
66.2% Completion
90.1 Rating
7.2 Y/A
1.1 TD/G
.7 INT/G
1.8 Sacks/G
And we expect or at least hope for Mac to improve from here!
I don't doubt that Mac will have better numbers next year, but linking Mac to Chad Pennington has been a favorite conceit of Mac's critics.Mac's stats from his first 10 games? I think year 2 will be significantly improved and those stats will be meaningless.
I don't doubt that Mac will have better numbers next year, but linking Mac to Chad Pennington has been a favorite conceit of Mac's critics.
I always liked Pennington as a quarterback before his injury. He was very accurate and knew where to throw the ball. But, over time, his arm strength, which was never great, became the lens through which many evaluated his quarterbacking ability, minimizing his positives. This caricature of Pennington is what Mac's critics have used to belittle Mac's potential.Really? I thought Pennington was a really good QB. And his injury made his arm strength much worse; before the injury, his arm was fine and showed all the pre-draft panic wasn’t warranted.
I don't care that others see things that way. I'm happy that, as it stands, Mac's floor appears to be just above Pennington's ceiling and allows the Pats to use their whole playbook. 1/2 of the league would happily swap their QB for a young Pennington. (Or if they don't, they should be fired.)I always liked Pennington as a quarterback before his injury. He was very accurate and knew where to throw the ball. But, over time, his arm strength, which was never great, became the lens through which many evaluated his quarterbacking ability, minimizing his positives. This caricature of Pennington is what Mac's critics have used to belittle Mac's potential.
I like how the media is declaring Mac Jones ceiling during his rookie year. As if he won't improve