Originally posted by OhioNiner:
Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
Originally posted by Joecool:
I don't know, I think we saw a weakness in Mahomes' game and that is the inability to run the offense on time on a consistent basis. He turned into an ad-lib player who has the best outlet player (Kelce) and another great player in Hill to bail him out. Mahomes wasn't looking all that great against us in the SB. If that big blown coverage on the 3rd down play doesn't happen, Mahomes wasn't playing all that well whereas Jimmy was at that point.
It's easy to say player 1 is better than player 2 if player 1's team is the winning team. To me, Jimmy has elite throwing ability but in a different way. He just doesn't have that over the top strong arm that throws 35 yard lasers with ease. However, he has a throwing ability that Mahomes and other QBs don't have and that's the ability to make a throw in an instant with only an inch of space to throw. I think Aaron Rodgers is the only player that can throw like JG and like Mahomes.
Now, JG's only problem has been staying healthy for long enough to master his system. With his throwing ability, just wait until he gets to a point where he can adjust the primary receiver in the offense because he has mastered being able to read what the defense is showing him. IF JG can get to this level, with his throwing ability, it will be like playing catch. And there are not many defensive players that are able to jump on his ball quick enough because his release is so quick.
Really? I thought Jimmy was supposed to have mastered the offense in 2019. Did he forget it in 2020? If he doesn't know the offense after all the time he's spent with Kyle then he never will.
Don't want to reply for some one else, particularly on the internet where typos and auto corrects always happen.
But you guys could be misreading what he said even in highlighting it.
I didn't see where he said a thing about Kyle's offensive system. I read it as Jimmy mastering his system. In other words, for him to grow into whatever he individually would be as a quarterback with his mechanics, throwing style, tendencies, etc.
Now who knows, maybe I'm wrong. I just didn't see or read into any "his" other than Jimmy himself.
Something like that. Mastering an offense isn't about memorizing the playbook and robotically executing it. It is about mastering how your strengths work in that offense along with polishing your weaknesses that stalls the offense.
BUT, the biggest thing of all that takes time is mastering the Defenses so that you can execute any play at any time by simply playing catch with the correct target.
In overall years, JG has had the time to memorize the offense. But game reps, he has not had the time to master the system.
[ Edited by Joecool on Mar 3, 2021 at 2:18 PM ]