(01-09-2025, 03:08 PM)OG-JAGFAN Wrote:

(01-09-2025, 02:58 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote: Yep, the QB gets all the blame for how bad the other 21 guys are.

See that is the narrative I am talking about.

It is a complete double standard:

ETN Fumbles:>>>>>>>>>> We blame him
Kirk misses a should be TD catch >>>>>>>>> We blame him
Lloyd misses a tackle>>>>>>>>>>>> We blame him
Cisco gets beat down the middle>>>>> We blame Him

Then we got to Trevor and oh man the excuses pile up:

Trevor Throws it 3 yards over the receivers head>>>>>>>>>>> Stupid receiver he should jump higher
Trevor throws a 100mph fast ball to a receiver 3 yards away and the receiver drops it>>>>>>>>>>> Lawrence dropped it right in his hands, stupid receiver.  (for those who do not know there is an art called touch on the football) Every great QB understands this and thats why you do not see the good ones throwing 300mph fastballs from less than 5 yards away
Trevor Misses wide open Receivers so bad the in game announcers are calling him out>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Stupid Play Calling
Trevor takes a bad sack or safety after holding the ball more than 3 seconds in the pocket against a blitz>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Stupid offensive line can't pass block

We can keep going on but you get the point.

Trevor gets blame when the blame is due. Yes, he misses a throw. When he hits a dude in the hands and it ends up on the turf, that's not him, no matter how badly you want it to be.

He's been guilty of playing hero ball and taking bad shots. He's missed open guys. But far too often there are other factors that are contributing. Either we're scrambling to make up a ten-point spot that we gave the other team by starting out miserably, or he's running for his life because the center missed a block, or it's 3rd and 14 because of a dumb penalty or a pair of crap run calls beforehand.

When ETN is in the open field and the DB punches the ball out, it's not like there are a lot of other factors influencing the outcome. When ETN gets stuffed behind the line, how often do you hear us criticizing ETN for not changing his course, or reacting to the blown block?
When Lloyd is struggling to cover a slot receiver, we're probably calling out the coach who schemed him into that hole. If he bites on a fake, again, that's solely him and his coaches prepping him for that fake (or not prepping).
When Cisco is out of position, yeah, either he's failed, the coach failed, or the rest of the team failed to account for his error and back him up.

You make it like Trevor is Bort, bouncing passes off of players' cleats, or Gabbert wilting the moment he hears a DE's breath. We call Trevor out plenty when he brainfarts a play. But some here are predisposed to think that the QB is operating on an island, and that all of the bad is a direct result of his inability. There's plenty of context. He's not perfect, and not one on this board would say he is. But if you can't see that every bit of his game is an uphill climb against poor coaching, poor blocking, broke down receivers, well, good luck finding anyone else who can do any better in that situation.

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