WolverineFan
Hall of Fame
First off, great post, I just want to add a couple of thoughts.
I'm not judging him based off just last night. Mallett is a 27-year old, 5-year NFL vet who got zero offers on the FA market (aside from ours). There is a window at work here and he's about to miss it. The "upside" stuff only works for so long. But that's just my own personal opinion.
Off topic, but Jones isn't likely to be the starter this year. Most indications are that Barrett will start or they will split time. He also wasn't great in those games last year. His RB and defense were great while he put up worse numbers than the guy he was replacing.
My post wasn't about Hoyer. It was about Mallett. Hoyer is who he is. We all know that already. We can crap all over Hoyer on this board but I don't see how him being bad absolves Mallett. Quite the opposite in fact. JMO.
I'm not sure how you can judge a qb with such limited reps. It's like giving two guys 5 three point attempts to see who's the better shooter and then saying omg I can't believe one of you couldn't distinguish yourself from the other. Neither guy is able to get into a groove. Peyton wasn't good either in his limited reps and just going off that he'd be failing to beat out "Brian freaking Hoyer" either.
I'm not judging him based off just last night. Mallett is a 27-year old, 5-year NFL vet who got zero offers on the FA market (aside from ours). There is a window at work here and he's about to miss it. The "upside" stuff only works for so long. But that's just my own personal opinion.
Ohio State isn't starting their qb this year who was third on the depth chart last season because he was great in practice. They are starting him because he was great in games that mattered.
Off topic, but Jones isn't likely to be the starter this year. Most indications are that Barrett will start or they will split time. He also wasn't great in those games last year. His RB and defense were great while he put up worse numbers than the guy he was replacing.
Honestly, I'd say that it's bad on Hoyer who has more actual game reps that he's not been able to show himself superior to mallett. He has more experience. If he's truly better than the guy that should be shining through everywhere.
I'd be more worried that Hoyer hasn't been able to clearly show he's better than mallett at this point. He's the one with the most experience which means at this point mallett is keeping up with sheer ability. If he got some actual game experience it might not be close. Or he could show he doesn't belong.
My post wasn't about Hoyer. It was about Mallett. Hoyer is who he is. We all know that already. We can crap all over Hoyer on this board but I don't see how him being bad absolves Mallett. Quite the opposite in fact. JMO.