The Robfather Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 A lot of football fans not just Titan fans but others as well really seem to be down on Mariota or simply think he isn't good enough. A lot of the frustration has to do with missed games. The issue of durability and missing too many games is way overblown, He did miss 4 games his rookie year but then in '16 he missed just 1 game,'17 missed just 1 game and last year only missed 2. Altogether in his first 4 seasons he played 56 out of 64 games only missing 8 games or any avg. of just 2 games missed per year. There are many QB's that have missed way more than Mariota such as Carson Wentz,Andrew Luck,Aaron Rodgers,etc. I am about to list some of Mariota's accomplishments BUT if i just listed the accomplishments without listing who it is a boatload of people would say they would love to have that QB. Anyway here we go..... Thats a lot of accomplishments below for a 4 year QB and in my opinion Mariota is clutch as they come when the game is on the line. 3 straight winning seasons 12 game winning drives/10 fourth quarter comebacks In '18 ranked 1st in 3rd & long situations,5th in 3rd down conversions,6th in completion % Was Top 5 QB under pressure for '18 and '17 Since 2000 Mariota has the best QB rating 106.4 of all NFL QB's during primetime games better than Brady,Brees,Rodgers,etc. Mariota has beat Brady,Brees,Rodgers,Wilson Had biggest playoff comeback win for a road QB in NFL history at Kansas City In his first 22 career games Mariota had 6 four-TD games and 9 games with 100 passer rating/multiple TD’s was first QB in NFL history to do so 1 of 5 QBs in NFL history with 10,000-plus pass yards and 1,000-plus rush yards in first 4 seasons Mariota's 95.7% completion rate 22 of 23 passing at Houston was the second highest-completion percentage in NFL history First player NFL history with 250+ pass yds, 100+ rush yds & 3 TD passes in a game First NFL player since Walter Payton in 1983 to pass for a TD, rush for a TD and catch a TD pass of at least 40 yards Scored 35 points in 1st half vs. Bucs most in a half for '15 Scored 35 points in 1st half vs. Packers most in a half for '16 First rookie QB in NFL history to have two games with 4 TDs and no INTs Four games with 3 or more TDs tied Peyton Manning (1998) as most ever by a rookie QB Mariota's 87 yard run was longest NFL run of 2015 Youngest QB in NFL history with perfect passer rating 158.3 in his very first game First QB in NFL history with perfect passer rating 158.3 in his very first game First QB in NFL history to throw 4 TD passes in first half of his NFL debut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragevsuall17 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Uh oh... 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShupacTakur Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I still think he would flourish in the right system. I believe someone like Sean Payton could turn him into a consistent 4000yd/25td/65% caliber quarterback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeluxx3 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 it comes down to 2 things for me regarding Marcus 1. can he stay healthy 2. will we ever play to his strengths and put him in a position to succeed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingTitan Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Me waiting for @TitanSS @ttitansfan4life to walk up in here and burn this post to the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingTitan Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I actually think we will have a good year this season. I think we have a lot of positives and good people in the right places. We are already paying him $20 million this season. I can see us continue on with that. 4 years $88-90 Million. If does pretty much the same thing he has done his whole career. 5 years $120 Million if he stays healthy and plays well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttitansfan4life Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 12 minutes ago, KingTitan said: Me waiting for @TitanSS @ttitansfan4life to walk up in here and burn this post to the ground. No point in it at this point. It’s become exhausting saying the same thing over and over. Guess we’ll see after this year once he’s gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingTitan Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 1 minute ago, ttitansfan4life said: No point in it at this point. It’s become exhausting saying the same thing over and over. Guess we’ll see after this year once he’s gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Daniel Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 4 hours ago, deeluxx3 said: it comes down to 2 things for me regarding Marcus 1. can he stay healthy 2. will we ever play to his strengths and put him in a position to succeed? I feel like we have an answer to question 1 already. He can't. That said, I agree in part with the OP: that's something you can work with in a franchise QB. If nothing else, Flacco and Eli proved you can have a franchise QB, and even win superbowls, without them being elite. The second is tougher. Mariota has suffered from a combination of bad luck, injuries, and IIRC, never having the same offensive coordinator for more than a year. He does do some things very well. For instance, Mariota does very well on third downs, which is one of the most important things in a QB. He also does have quite a few game winning drives to his name, and generally seems to play better in the clutch. He also does some things very poorly. He's responsible for way too many turnovers, and generally doesn't play very consistently (sometimes he looks godly, other times he looks clueless) I think if you look at Mariota as an elite, face of a franchise QB, you'll be disappointed. But IMO, he definitely can be a good enough QB to build around and win with. If No. 1 continues to be a problem (but doesn't get worse than 2 or 3 games a season), and No. 2 shows promise, it'll be a very interesting contract negotiation process. QBs aren't easy to find, so I imagine the FO will want to keep him, but the trend of making every QB up for a contract renewal the highest paid player in the league is going to have to come to a halt this year. There are too many QBs that are in similar situations to Mariota whose rookie contracts are up. Either the trend ends, or a whole bunch of teams are gonna sink themselves with mediocre QBs like the Ravens did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanSS Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 14 hours ago, KingTitan said: Me waiting for @TitanSS @ttitansfan4life to walk up in here and burn this post to the ground. Haha I haven't been around much. I went back to school to get my masters and I am always busy. I barely paid attention to FA and the Combine which is a first in like 10 years. I hope he plays well enough that we have to pay him, but as I say that I also wished he'd play well enough that people were trying to hire LaFleur as a HC and we saw how well that was lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoToneBlue Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 https://www.paulkuharsky.com/news/marcus-mariota-was-more-injured-than-we-knew-in-2018 The list: - ulnar nerve - neck stinger - cracked vertebrae - plantar fascia tear - strained oblique - cracked rib - sprained AC joint Which all leads to the obvious question that we have debated - does this excuse his poor play or is he too injury prone to be an nfl quarterback? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShupacTakur Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 12 minutes ago, TwoToneBlue said: https://www.paulkuharsky.com/news/marcus-mariota-was-more-injured-than-we-knew-in-2018 The list: - ulnar nerve - neck stinger - cracked vertebrae - plantar fascia tear - strained oblique - cracked rib - sprained AC joint Which all leads to the obvious question that we have debated - does this excuse his poor play or is he too injury prone to be an nfl quarterback? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttitansfan4life Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 19 minutes ago, TwoToneBlue said: https://www.paulkuharsky.com/news/marcus-mariota-was-more-injured-than-we-knew-in-2018 The list: - ulnar nerve - neck stinger - cracked vertebrae - plantar fascia tear - strained oblique - cracked rib - sprained AC joint Which all leads to the obvious question that we have debated - does this excuse his poor play or is he too injury prone to be an nfl quarterback? Just shows how injury prone he is... He might be a solid QB when he’s fully healthy but when is that? 1 drive into the season and he has some kind of injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtait93 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 22 minutes ago, TwoToneBlue said: https://www.paulkuharsky.com/news/marcus-mariota-was-more-injured-than-we-knew-in-2018 The list: - ulnar nerve - neck stinger - cracked vertebrae - plantar fascia tear - strained oblique - cracked rib - sprained AC joint Which all leads to the obvious question that we have debated - does this excuse his poor play or is he too injury prone to be an nfl quarterback? That’s unbelievable... Really does sort of remind you of McNair except we always knew what injuries he was dealing with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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