Mariota's Ceiling Heading Into the Season

Davis did turn a page 2017 to 2018, and Walker was gone all year.

I think the roster is good enough to support a game manager like Mary. I expect 20ish TDs in 15 games. Thats gonna get him an extension

 

We did have a solid defense. I totally get it, but we have a good enough surrounding crew. Especially now

 

We shall see. I hope so man. I want to win and have fun, but that means we have to see Mary from years ago. I’m snake bit until I see that.

 

It doesn’t take 5 years to build chemistry. No doubt he has had some changes etc, but he also had a healthy team 2 years ago and couldn’t push the ball downfield more than 13 TD’s. Can’t always point the finger at everyone else. He’s the captain and they pay him to bring out the best on offense. He has had plenty of help sent his way. I’m over those excuses.

 

Lewan, Conklin, Murray, Lewis, Davis, Jonnu, Taylor, Henry, Matthews, defensive help, and this year Saffold, Davis, Brown, Humphries. Just to name a few. It’s now or never man. End of story. None of us have to like it, but the front office has him on notice...and this team is fully prepared to move on if need be.

 

Most the blame will always go to the highest paid player. And if that player is highly unproductive it only makes the blame more valid.

I’ve never heard more excuses made for one player. We have to basically put together an all star cast on offense to get Josh Rosen rookie numbers out of Mary, and that’s unacceptable.

Would you pay 25mil per for Alex Smith? Because that’s best case scenario with Mary.

 

Now, hopefully...

Last season we had a 2nd year Davis who we still weren't sure who he was. We had a run game that didn't really show up until the last quarter of the season. We lost Walker from game one... that left Davis annnnd... um, a bunch of guys that might make other teams as 3rd or 4th WRs.

Honestly, you can make the argument that without confidence in your pass catchers, you will not make confident throws.

However, he is also under the microscope.

 

5 years?

Last year was a new system, And the only players he had chemistry with (Walker and Matthews) were taken away. He hasn’t really been given an opportunity to build chemistry with anyone yet.

Now, hopefully he can hit the ground running with Davis and Walker this year and have some chemistry built up. But he wasn’t afforded that last year.

 

We basically have to spend premium dollars on every position around Mariota to get him to put up mediocre stats. What does that tell you? Possibly that he doesn’t elevate the players around him as much as he should?

Look what Brady, Rodgers, Luck, Mahomes does with no names playing WR. Mary needs 4 All Pros to be mediocre. And 2 all pro Tackles. Hmmmm