(01-14-2020, 02:42 PM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(01-14-2020, 02:37 PM)Rico Wrote: Manning and Brees are not really valid comparisons.  Both are pocket passers.  

I'm not saying that Saturday was any indication of his future and I'm not taking anything away from his fantastic year.  But he didn't look very good when he was forced to play in the pocket and pass only.   

This is my concern with any run centric quarterback.  Historically, they haven't been very good when the run is taken away as a weapon.  

As I've said many times...we'll see how it plays out over the next few years.

The comparison is valid because if we are judging QBs solely on their playoff experience and not their full season, let's at least be fair.

And Jackson didn't look good but I also think that was a team as a whole. They got down and the whole team was shook. Chiefs got down 24-0 and their team didn't stop fighting. I think the game was just so weird for the Ravens and they never recovered.

And Mahomes is primarily a pocket passer, and will run when necessary.  He's used to being in the pocket.  Jackson running is a very large, and planned, part of the Ravens offense.

And yes, they got down.  Which resulted in a huge problem because they were used to playing with a lead.  He didn't look good in the games where they got behind during the year.

Needs to handle that better.

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