(11-27-2023, 05:06 PM)Caldrac Wrote:

(11-27-2023, 04:48 PM)carp8dm Wrote: Stroud is a really great mobile QB.  The thing is, Stroud extends plays and then exposes breakdowns in the secondary after eluding the initial pass rush.

That works, and it's amazing to watch for a few season.  I mean, look at Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, and Jalen Hurts.  These guys are fun to watch and they are deadly in terms of just decimating a defense.

But mobile QBs like Jackson, Allen, and yes, even Hurts, aren't going to last.  You can tell already.  It's just a matter of time when the nicks and scraps from all that mobility becomes something else.

Trevor Lawrence can scramble, but that's not his calling card.  Lawrence is a QB in the model of Marino, with the early ability of Elway.  We honestly have the best of both worlds with Lawrence.  He's a SB QB.  We just need to have an OC and a GM that can bring in the right talent and also utilize that talent on game day.  Currently, there is a concern regarding game planning and play calling.  

But there is no doubt that Trevor Lawrence is capable of leading a team to the Super Bowl.

"Trevor Lawrence can scramble, but that's not his calling card". Wrong. He ran for nearly 1,000 yards and 20 TD's at Clemson in just a three year span. Never had a 4,000 yard passing season. They ran a ton of RPO at Clemson. One of the BIGGEST components to his game was mobility in and out of the pocket. 

It's his ability to throw off schedule and on the run that makes him special. That kind of arm talent and ability on the run is exactly what puts him on par with guys like Mahomes and Allen when it comes to pure arm talent alone. What separates the elites from the good ones though is decision making, clutch time drive, patience & perseverance. 

He has all of that. The coaching staff is here. What's hurt this team is the general manager not doing enough in the trenches on offense to give him more time to be patient in the pocket. When he does have time? He's a [BLEEP] nightmare to contest with. He's been one of the better competitors at his position since the midseason turning point of last year. 

As much [BLEEP] as you give Press Taylor. You do realize, that, if three catches are made yesterday? Hell, not even three, just give me the Ridley TD and the early Engram drop, I'll forgive the Kirk drop in the sun. But, you realize that would have easily put him over his career high correct? That's with Press calling the offense completely this year, with the division lead on the line. 

Yesterday's game went about as good as it possibly could have went from a play caller's perspective. Just saw, like we've seen off and on all year, lapses in concentration and critical drops. Ridley being the main one. He'll drop easy dimes for TD's that are floated right on the money at times but then he'll proceed to catch stone cold bullets shot out of a Barrett M82 that are difficult for the average receiver but too easy for him.

I'm sorry, but just because Lawrence was able to scramble in college does not mean that is what he is in the NFL.  He's not a "mobile QB" in the NFL.  He's not Josh Allen, he's not Jalen Hurts, he's not Lamar Jackson, he's not a young Mahommes, even.  Lawrence can scramble and get some yards on a broken play, but he's not a runner like the QBs I just listed.  

Yesterday's game was great in terms that it is obvious that the play calling is not as trash as it was in September and October.  That's great.  But there still are issues in regards to how the offensive game planning and play calling is conducted against a team that can score against us.

Even with that said, Trevor Lawrence has the ability to be in the pocket and pick apart defenses.  When the OC gives him free reign to run the offense, Trevor picks apart defenses.  In my opinion, Yesterday's game was proof that Trevor can overcome bad play calling from his trash OC.  When one considers how well our Offense looked last year when Pederson was calling the plays versus how Trevor has to overcome play calls, it's night and day.  The O-Line gave Lawrence time, and Lawrence made great pass after great pass.  

Trevor Lawrence is clearly a top 3 QB in the league.  Yeah, there are mobile QBs that get the sports commentators excited.  But if you watch how Trevor plays the game while having to deal with terrible play calls, he's clearly right there with Mahommes.  

Imagine if Andy Reid decided to give up the offense to his intern.  Andy Reid never would do that.  I just don't know why Pederson is doing it.  And even with such a set back, Lawrence is still showing how great a QB he is.

Dude's a Franchise QB.  He'll be a Super Bowl MVP once the coaching staff figures it all out.  He is a franchise QB.

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