Le Numéro Douze
In the Starting Line-Up
- Joined
- Jan 13, 2011
- Messages
- 4,574
- Reaction score
- 4,544
Registered Members experience this forum ad and noise-free.
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.Hey look, the guy who hated Mac Jones long before he ever wore a Patriots jersey can't admit he was wrong
Hey look, the guy who hated Mac Jones long before he ever wore a Patriots jersey can't admit he was wrong
I think a lot of this stems from the "dad bod" photo that Mac foolishly publicized in an attempt to compare himself to Brady.The unathletic stuff is funny.
What does it mean?
Mac was pretty durable in his first year. He took a beating in the first part of the season when the offensive line couldn't get its s__t together.I think a lot of this stems from the "dad bod" photo that Mac foolishly publicized in an attempt to compare himself to Brady.
But the reality is that Mac is pretty athletic: 4.68s 40, 7s 3-cone etc.
I think the rational concern with his going off platform is his durability, not his speed, agility, or accuracy throwing on the run.
Or the majority of the media for Bradys career pre Tampa. Rob Parker, max Kellerman, Pete Prisco etc.Guy who doubles down on his original opinion when the evidence goes against him -- could he be a PatsFans poster?
Also stats can be very deceiving and this why draft kings is so hard, can’t tell you how many times I was killing it in draftkings only to have some QB or WR on a team who was getting crushed put up major numbers in garbage time. It’s not uncommon for a team who gets besten badly to have a qb over 400 for the game, as they try to catchup and also get some soft defenses thrown at it.He wanted clicks...he's getting clicks.
Mills has a chance to be good - I'm not dissing him. But is there any reason in the world to think that he will be better than Jones? Their stats were similar, pushing Davis out to 17 games instead of 13. Davis was throwing to Brandon Cooks (1000+ AS ALWAYS) and a pair of RBs, mostly.
Mills might be a steal - because of where he was picked - and I could see a case where the Pats opt to pick someone else in Round 1 and grab Mills in the 3rd, sure.
This is all OK for me since I'd always be concerned for durability for any QB who runs regularly. If you ask me, Mahomes has it down to a science. He's the only one who knows what he's doing. Jackson is going to become Vick, and Josh Allen is going to get clocked badly real soon.I think a lot of this stems from the "dad bod" photo that Mac foolishly publicized in an attempt to compare himself to Brady.
But the reality is that Mac is pretty athletic: 4.68s 40, 7s 3-cone etc.
I think the rational concern with his going off platform is his durability, not his speed, agility, or accuracy throwing on the run.
Maybe, but of course what you've cleverly done is discard the best part of Mac's season in that comparison.Just saying...
Mac Jones got first team reps in training camp and he was prepared to start the season as the #1. Davis Mills didn't get that kind of prep and he was only forced into action when Tyrod Taylor got injured.
Even still if you compare their first 6 NFL starts...
Jones:
245 Y/G
7 TD
6 INT
Mills:
209 Y/G
6 TD
7 INT
Fairly similar with neither getting off to a hot start. The Texans sat Mills when Taylor returned from his injury, which predictably went sideways, so they went back to Mills over the final 5 weeks.
Here's a comparison of their final 5 starts...
Jones:
190 Y/G
6 TD
5 INT
Mills:
252 Y/G
9 TD
2 INT
Big advantage for Mills who was playing with a much worse supporting cast.
Not saying I'm taking Mills over Jones in the 1st round but if given the opportunity to trade up for Micah Parsons and look for Mills or Kyle Trask with my next pick then I'm doing that. I'm probably losing Barmore in this scenario but Parsons would be worth it and Mills looks promising enough.
Yep, he could've traded down and acquired a lot more assets before having to use one of them on Mills... No reason whatsoever to take him in the first round, even after knowing what we now know, which is kinda what some thought about him before the draft anyway.Reaching for Mills in the first round would be an excellent reason to fire Belichick