(11-25-2017, 12:36 PM)B2hibry Wrote:

(11-25-2017, 12:21 PM)KMariGOATa Wrote: He had 225 yards w/2 TDs against one of the better defenses this year, so not sure what your talking about. His lack of development has been on the coaches that put out lame formations every game. And he puts an extra blocker because he was simply hired because of his promise to protect Mariota to take less. Whisenhunt was fired because his protection were awful, but whisenhunt didnt have two pro tackles like Mulsucky has, or nearly the same talented roster Mulsucky has

Not sure what I’m talking about? I just explained it to you. That better defense adjusted to squeeze Mariota just like I explained. The succes he had was early. Mariota is not suffering from lack of development because of coaching. He is limited in ability which coaches scheme for. He is no better than Bortles in that regard. Teams know if the run game is limited, they can man up on mediocre receivers, keep Mariota in the pocket and squeeze the field. Mariota’s weaknesses have been known since he came into the league. With no ability to scramble and no run game...no offense.

Actually most of Mariota's best work comes from inside the pocket. He's a pocket passer who can scramble more so than the other way around. Very athletic on the move but his game isn't anywhere near dependent on being outside the pocket.  

While he is having a bad year independent of outside factors you can't just ignore the coaching and scheme he's in. Its an offense with talent but bad design all round. They can't scheme his receivers open. The run game is failing this year. Mularkey is showing why he's , well, Mike Mularkey.

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