(08-07-2018, 06:22 AM)Nashville.Dave Wrote:

(08-06-2018, 06:24 PM)B2hibry Wrote: Mariota and new scheme appear to be struggling through some growing pains, outside the run. Another rough offensive outing with numerous drops and Mariota throwing high and/or behind receivers.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Tennesseetitans...ad_day_10/

https://www.musiccitymiracles.com/2018/8...y-10-notes

To be expected, new offense and all. Also, the tack defense they're going against is greatly improved. Should pay off as the season goes

I wouldn't necessarily say it's too be expected as a general rule, but putting mariota's 2017 with all of this starts to bring the picture into focus of a guy that, if he ever "makes it," will be on the level of an Alex Smith.

Clearly you can win with Alex Smith just like the titans have won games with mariota. The problem is when there's a disconnect on recognizing what you have and you start flailing changing out everything around him thinking they're the reason he's not the next Peyton Manning so far.

Mariota is a middling talent at his position. Not a great thrower, good runner that can't take a hit, and generally mediocre from a cerebral part of the game standpoint.

So the practices don't mean much on their own, it's just reinforcing what he's already shown, that he is just the latest in a long line of QBs that won't live up to their draft position.

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