Anyway, so that young Mac Jones needs some arm strength, right...?
In my opinion it would be when the team is in consistent position to compete for a Championship year in and out.Just curious, what is the definition of when the rebuild is complete? 3 straight years of playoffs? SB appearance? SB win?
If by compete for a championship, you mean make the playoffs consistently, I agree. That's the best you can hope form. Any Given Day Syndrome has bitten us often enough in the past , but that's the NFL. But you can't compete until you make the dance. I think the Pats will be there. Hell, they are there this year.In my opinion it would be when the team is in consistent position to compete for a Championship year in and out.
Agreed, so much goes into actually winning a Super Bowl that at least from my view, the rebuild is done when you are expected to win your division and have the stability of a good QB and coach. The rest are somewhat of moving pieces from year to year.If by compete for a championship, you mean make the playoffs consistently, I agree. That's the best you can hope form. Any Given Day Syndrome has bitten us often enough in the past , but that's the NFL. But you can't compete until you make the dance. I think the Pats will be there. Hell, they are there this year.
Not bad for a system QB.
Not bad for a system QB.
Anyway, so that young Mac Jones needs some arm strength, right...?
If the Jets drafted Jones #2 and we ended up with Wilson @ #15, there would be a different narrative.And yet some how the media by and large considers that Mac is the only rookie QB that won't get any better, that this is all he is? Hell, even if that was true, can you picture what his stats would be this year if he had Edelman or Gronk in their prime?
Maybe, but if we had drafted Wilson we'd be screwed. I don't care how big his arm is or that he can run around. What he can't do is read defenses, follow progressions, and lead a team. Wilson will be a career back up at best.If the Jets drafted Jones #2 and we ended up with Wilson @ #15, there would be a different narrative.
But the won't-get-ay-better mediots still baffle me. How can you tell a player won't get better? He's already hit his ceiling????
I can only guess that they are defining "better" as ability to run. Even arm strength, the main media complaint, isn't something you can say, "Nope, he can lift weights and put more mass on his frame but it won't make him stronger."
My guess is that if he were drafted higher they wouldn't be saying this, because every knows how you perform is determined by when you were drafted
Or maybe it's because he's a Patriot.
I don't know why people don't understand the difference between a QB and passer.Maybe, but if we had drafted Wilson we'd be screwed. I don't care how big his arm is or that he can run around. What he can't do is read defenses, follow progressions, and lead a team.
I see that Ty Law is now agreeing with Rodney that Mac has hit his "rookie wall". I hope they mean just for this season, otherwise, I don't know what they're thinking.
That comp% nosedived the last couple of weeks.