(11-26-2017, 02:09 AM)B2hibry Wrote:

(11-25-2017, 07:40 PM)JackCity Wrote: Mariota does his best work hitting the short and intermediate routes from the pocket. That's his bread and butter.  That's his game.    

He also happens to be extremely athletic and can make plays with his legs if he has to. In college he ran it a fair bit and he showed he can break big runs in the NFL (did it against us) if he gets free.  That's not what he looks to do though. He is first and foremost a pocket passer in the NFL. If you looked at an oppositions teams scouting report to stop Mariota it would center around getting him off rhythm in the pocket and put his timing off.

He's more like Blake as a runner in the NFL. He only really runs once the play breaks down.

In fact Blake actually runs more than Mariota.

I beg to differ. He is a spread offense QB or the catchy NFL term is dual threat. Most scouting reports would state to beat him you would spy, keeping him limited to the pocket or keeping him “ in front of you”. He was a system QB in college and he is shaping up to be the same in the NFL. He has shown pocket ability but certainly not where he is comfortable. 

http://walterfootball.com/scoutingreport...ariota.php

https://www.thescore.com/news/1039216

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http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/06/nfl-tita...ric-decker