Why Mariota is the most complete QB in the league?

After relentless hounding by a few trolls I thought it was time to interject some fact into the conversation. We are blessed to have a budding superstar and the most complete player at the QB position. Unlike most of y'all, I have followed Mariota since his collegiate career. As a die hard Oregon fan spanning way before JOey Harrington entered the picture, I watched virtually every game Mariota played since he was 18 and saw a ton of tape from high school. He is the real deal in just about every facet of the of the game. But don't just take my word for it.

Arm Strength

Seems that is a recurrent theme on here with a couple folks. Well let's look at the facts. The throwing motion is a voluntary motion which means we control the velocity up to a point. In college Mariota was throwing to typically wide open receivers, and some really wide open. It was a product of the Chip Kelly offense and Mariota's mobility. Because of this, Mariota often had the luxury of throwing a softer easier to catch ball. However that doesn't mean he can't bring the velocity. Velocity is the side effect of arm strength. Below is a list of velocities registered by the nAtions top qbs at the nfl combine from 08 to 2016. As you can see, if you go back to 08 and put everyone in order, Mariota's velocity (56 mph)is equal or faster than 78 percent of the field during that time frame. he bested Winston, Flacco and Wilson. And tied Cam Newton. Nuff said. He also hit 59 on his pro day with a Chipped ball. I will post that link as well.


Quarterback Ball Velocity at NFL Combine 2008-2016

Intelligence

Is there a trait any more critical than intellect for th success of a QB. Luckily Mariota is blessed in that department as well. Before the 2015 draft everyone was praising winstons IQ. Well luckily they both took the wonderlic. Survey says- Mariota posted a score of 33 beating Winston by 6. And Peyton, and Marino and elway. 33 is the same score Brady made BTW


Jameis Winston reportedly scores 27 on Wonderlic test, Marcus Mariota gets 33, same as Tom Brady during NFL Scouting Combine. | FOX Sports

Speed

An aspect of his game that so few possess. Sheer speed. Marcus has it. We all have heard of his 4.48/4.52 combine 40. But next gen stats confirm that he was the fastest QB in the league last year and was clocked over 20 mph on 9 different occasions. The next highest QB was, well he was the only one to go over 20 mph. This is the nfl.coms next gen stats, not some fan forum, mind you. He also has the highest madden 2016 speed rating ( not that means a whole lot)

Next Gen Stats: Marcus Mariota is NFL's fastest QB - NFL.com


Release
I don't know if we can officially call him the fastest gun slinger in the league, but he is close. His smooth, lightning fast release is already drawing rave reviews.

He was drawn praise from Demario Murray ( who played with romo who may have the fastest release in the league, mularkey who has seen way too many qbs in his time and Ron jaworski)

Titans’ Murray: Mariota’s release ‘the fastest I’ve ever seen – News of the day

Character

He wrote the book on it. Do I really to post anything on these one. He is the face of our franchise and one we can trust...finally

Marcus Mariota's play and character praised by past Heisman Trophy winners after recent honorees' off-field headlines | OregonLive.com

Sorry to write a novel on the subject but I think it is time to look at the whole body of work. Mariota was drafted by a terrible team,that's why we had that pick. He came from a very different system. He had to learn a new system, play under center and sustain a mid season coaching change. He played just 11 games. He set a rookie passing record for ten Titans and posted a 2 to 1 TD to int ratio. and did this with no receivers and no running game. In the process setting the longest TD run by a QB . All the while, being a perfect gentlemen and working his tail off each day. This kid has never been anything other than class on and off the field. Always takes responsibility for mistakes and gives all the credit to his teammates. Could anyone have done more in the situation he was thrust into. There is a reason why his teammates and coaches love him. No one works harder. And he stays after practice and signs every autograph, I have seen it with my own eyes. Was great in the preseason and will be great going ahead because that is who he is. Let's give this kid a chance. He will be great . Off course we could always trade him to the 49 ers . They would give their whole team plus a 3rd and. 4th round pick for him. Then maybe we could get a QB with a real strong arm. I hear that Jamarcus Russell is available and will play for free lol.