(12-20-2022, 03:46 AM)ChrisJagBoy Wrote:

(12-19-2022, 11:59 PM)RicoTx Wrote: So no drop off from 13 rushing TD and 750 rushing yards.

Another great QB take.

I swear half this message board reads my post, has short term memory loss and pretends I said something completely different. When I say "I don't see a HUGE dropoff" some how you boys just completely deleted the word "huge" and pretend I said there wont be any drop off. 

Minshew is not Jalen Hurts obviously but we've seen him play pretty good football with absolutely nothing around him. I'd bet he has some pretty good games with this offense. I mean, even last year he had 4 tds 1 turnover in his 2 starts for the Eagles. And that's without AJ Brown and a rookie Devonta Smith. Jalen Hurts had 16 TDs last year in the other 15 games. Also if you don't think AJ Brown is making Hurts 10x better of a QB you're crazy, look at Tannehill with and without Brown, dudes the best WR in football.

You said that it's not a sign of disrespect to the central cog of their offense that without him, there is little dropoff.

Basically, "take Hurts out, and they're essentially the same team". Nobody here is calling issue with your "huge" disclaimer. It's the allegation that saying Hurts is replaceable in that offense is not slinging all the shade against one of the frontrunners for league MVP. Yes, that offense is stacked. No, Minshew doesn't nearly have the same arm Hurts does. No, Minshew doesn't have the same scrambling ability that Hurts brings.

It's a major wildcard if Hurts can't go. Does Minshew have the same chemistry with these receivers? Can teams commit more to the pass if Minshew's legs don't intimidate them? Does Minshew have the same command of the playbook, will the line acclimate to his cadence? So many factors that are just dimissied with "they are the best team on paper".

Had you left the statement about Hurts out, and just said the rest of the team is good enough to overcome the talent dropoff from Hurts to Minshew, you probably get zero pushback. But, you like to play the victim, so this lines up perfectly for you, right?

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