Quote:Genuine question: How is Mariota's deep ball? I know that's typically thought of as the worst part of Teddy's game.

 

But, either way, I'd rather have the dude with great accuracy who can eat up consistently small to medium patches of field than the guy who can't do that but will connect on a few more long passes. 

 

Teddy is criticized for supposedly having bad long accuracy, but I really don't see it. His deeper throws look just as good as his shorter/ intermediate throws. Teddy throws a good ball to all parts of the field. I think with NFL quality receivers, which is what he'll have at the next level, more of his deeper throws will be completed. 

 

Mariota is generally praised for having a good deep ball, but he really doesn't go deep all that much anyway. Its like saying Garrard had a good deep ball because of that one long bomb he hit John Broussard in stride that time...

 

Mariota has accuracy issues. Thats not going to "improve" the longer the pass attempt is. 

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