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New England Patriots thread (MOD WARNING - #4503)
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Corvus Maximus wrote: »Before the Giants game I was 100% sure he was gone, but now I'm not so sure. Some of his play last night was terrible, he was sacked 4 times 2 of which was due to his slowness in deciding who to target. The other 2 sacks were due to very bad snaps by the center. Some of his deeper incomplete passes weren't even close to his target. Then he floated a nice TD into the end zone to win it. He went 6 for 11 on his passing last night. Which was a lot better than his performance against the Buccs, when he went 1 for 7.
Watching him and Josh before the game, you could see Josh giving him the big motivational speech and a big warm hug. He's clearly quite fond of Tebow. Maybe he still wants to keep him as a side project and see how a another year would help him. Consistency would make him a serviceable, but there's no way he'll ever pass out Mallett. He is a very likeable guy and a good role model for younger players, but that alone won't give him a roster spot.
So to sum up, I'd say he's 50-50 right now.
I still struggle to understand his role in the squad. Like, and I know it's a clichè at this stage, but Tebow's a QB who can't pass the ball to a high standard. Something which should be bread and butter and a prerequisite for any QB.
One of his completions this pre-season summed it up more than any of his incompletions when he got decent yardage and the ball must have travelled ~15 yards in the air but it all appeared to travel painfully slow, he can't throw the ball with speed and accuracy and so you described it perfectly when you say he floated that TD pass, something which we know will lead to more interceptions and more 'hospital' passes for the receiving corps.
The bottom line is:
He won't ever beat out Brady.
He won't be a better backup than Mallet without a ridiculous system change.
He'll never be good enough to start and lead any team, let alone ever take over from TB.
So why is he still here
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something which we know will lead to more interceptions and more 'hospital' passes for the receiving corps.
I didn't mean literally floated and I actually meant it as a compliment to him. It was actually a good pass. Mallett tried something similar in the first half and it was intercepted. But I put some of the responsibility for that on Dobson, who made a rookie mistake of not really competing for the ball. bBut with Tebow, I don't think we can afford a guy who throws a decent pass outta every 10/20 attempts.He won't ever beat out Brady.
He won't be a better backup than Mallet without a ridiculous system change.
He'll never be good enough to start and lead any team, let alone ever take over from TB.
So why is he still here
He's still here because of Josh, Josh still sees him as an unfinished project from Denver. But Bill might have the final say on that later. If he stays, it is not to replace Mallett. Maybe there are some trick plays in the pipeline, I don't know. The one thing I do know is he will not be replacing any of our QB's.
Speaking of Mallett, I was pleased with his preseason. Every game, he seemed a little but rusty coming off the blocks. But once he got his game rhythm going, he led some commanding drives and made some fine plays. The 40 yard TD to Boyce the other might was a beautiful play. He led the defense astray with his eyes and movement to the right and then switched back to the left and made that sweet throw. His arm strength is phenomenal, is was effortless to him. I've always liked Mallett and even in his interviews this year, you can see the confidence and maturity he has developed from working with Brady.
Nobody can replace God, But I'm happy that Mallett would do a solid job if asked to step up. I'd love Mallet to stay with usand a patiently wait his turn. But with Brady looking as good as ever and being a guy who looks after himself so well. It might be a big ask to have Mallett sitting on the bench for a few more years.0 -
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UnitedIrishman wrote: »I'd imagine that just about does it for him unless a team wants to sell a few shirts.
Yep, that's the end for him now IMO. I got caught in the hype as much as the next man, and no NFL fan will forget that run he went on with the Broncos a couple of years ago, but he just can't throw a football. 0 -
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Reports that Hooman was asked to take a pay cut and he agreed. Which might explain why Fells was cut. Quentin Sims also released, hopefully he'll clear waivers and make the practice squad. But I think someone will grab him. 0
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