(11-30-2023, 08:27 AM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(11-30-2023, 01:27 AM)leopold332002 Wrote: Someone explain why the Hatred for Trevor Lawrence around the league. They are treating him like he was Blake Bortles and have no need to respect him.

I don’t think it’s hate but more so people that some people are disappointed.

When you’re tabbed a generational prospect (which he 1000% still is), they expect you to come in right away and be elite. He was compared to Manning/Elway/Luck but it’s like they wanted Trevor to be them right away. He’s still so young and his growth was stunted by the worst coaching situation in history. Then you add in Stroud who is coming in and playing very well. That’s what they expect from Lawrence.

Lawrence is elite. He’s 4th in EPA and 6th in success rate. The TDs weren’t there early but I think we might just see him surge here at the end.

Not to mention Peyton came in the league at 22, but also had Marshall Faulk and Marvin Harrison, Mahomes had Kelce and Tyreek. By the numbers he's already better than Elway. Elway's MVP year he only had 3200 yards, 19 TDs, 12 INTs, and a 54% comp. Though to be fair he only played in 12 games that year and it was a different era. Luck was a bit of an exception but even he still had Reggie Wayne and a rookie TY Hilton. Stroud seems to be an exception as well but also has Tank who's a monster and Collins is no slouch either. 

The one thing THEY ALL had in common, was/is a stable, competent coaching staff to start their development. Do we honestly think Stroud would look this good with Urban Meyer as his HC right now? I doubt it.

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