Mazz22
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To say he has a weak arm is unfair IMO. He is being judged somewhat by the 4 guys who went in front of him who have superior arms. As long as he can make all the throws and continue to strengthen his arm and also get in better shape overall, I think he will be fine.Great find. Thank you.
Not that I was worried about it, but it was nice to read somebody who trains Quarterbacks for a living say "“The whole point was I’m a little tired of hearing ‘arm strength issues’ ".
It's simply not an accurate criticism. Anybody with a clicker could see the same thing that I, and many others, do if they simply watched him play in football games. The kid has an excellent arm and is quite accurate at distance. Or medium. Or short. He's a fucking sniper is what he is, but if somebody wants to get worked up over him throwing an off-target pass after running backwards or sideways under pressure then I'll suggest that you never watched Tom Brady or anybody else play Quarterback. Every one of them will throw a few weak passes under that situation.
I know all of this will be forgotten in time, but let the kid have a rough game and all the people that criticized him will bray like donkeys. I got a feeling that, given a chance to be in the building for a few months and getting a few snaps under his belt --- Mac Jones will show everybody who he is.
This kid is going to make the rest of the NFL shit a collective brick before long and will be wildly popular here. I look forward to watching it play out.
I'm all in on Mac Jones and look forward to the day when Mike Felger opines that Belichick took a foolish risk by not trading up to get Jones higher and simply got lucky.
I have to admit though that I cringe every time the Brady comparison comes up. What a monumental gorilla to put on Jones shoulders. I realize he is most similar style wise in a lot of respects but I hate for him to come out of the gate with that ridiculous expectation. It is already hard enough being a #1 pick especially by Bill who never picks QBs that high, but to have the non-stop Brady comparisons is going to set this kid up for failure hard when he struggles which he will early on. I like that he seems mentally tough so I think he can roll with it hopefully but the media is going to be relentless on him. They have already started this week by saying that because Bill did not trade up for him, he really did not want him and it really was Kraft's pick. I am starting to believe that the whole Brady/Jimmy fiasco was mostly fabricated too. These guys are piranhas and will stop at nothing to get the clicks and make sure they pile on every chance they get.