Originally posted by brodiebluebanaszak:
Originally posted by Luckycharms:
I don't see how people could be mad at this signing? Darnold is an ideal backup and he's young still. If for some reason Darnold had to play the whole season I think we can win atleast 10 games with him. I don't see the reason to bash every other QB on our roster. Let's hope they are all healthy come week 1 and remain that way the whole season and let the best QB win
Lol no. Not unless he cuts his turnover to game ratio by about 65%.
Heres the thing though. We know by now shanny HATES superstar qbs who go for the big play. He wants game manager qbs who can execute the safe play, take time off the clock, and get at least 3 points after 4 to 6 minutes.
Darnold is a young guy with athletic talent who wants to prove he can do it all, make the big play, get the big contract he rightfully deserves (now that hes not playing for bottom feeders).
So, I see two trains coming at each other. Not sure Darnold is mature enough to switch tracks. We shall see.
We definitely
don't know that, because he straight up said last year when Brock was taking those very chances that he likes a QB who takes the deep shot like Brock does (he said this specifically talking about Brock).
He wants his QBs to be aggressive when there is an aggressive play to be made. Case in point:
Question: Is that what you liked in the preseason, that aggressive way that he operates, runs the offense?
"I like when a play is there that guys aren't scared to make it. They don't hesitate. They don't take a second look at it. They let it rip and they worry about it after. A lot of guys who guess do that too, so you have to find out whether they're being aggressive or just if they're deciding then to do it or if they're deciding on Wednesday and then that's a big difference, but Brock has been very good with it. He can explain what he sees and that's why we got a lot of confidence in him."
[...]
"Nate [Sudfeld] and [QB] Trey [Lance] got the majority of them, and Brock would get about two-to-four a day, whatever that was at the time. And when he went in, he was just so aggressive in all his decisions. He didn't know a lot at first, but whatever he knew, he applied it and did it aggressively and never hesitated. And whenever you can see that clear, aggressive type of play in a quarterback, early on it was impressive and the more he has learned, I still feel like it hasn't taken away from him."
[...]
"I love the attitude. You'd always take the longer one, chicks dig the long ball and there's a reason for that. It's a lot more fun and easier and that's why I like the mentality of Brock, but if you go out there looking for that every single time, you're going to learn the hard way, so you have to be aggressive, attack what they give you, never hesitate to go if they give you that one, but you can ride with a guy with that type of mentality, that type of attitude, but you don't want people being stupid and decided on Wednesday where they're going with that ball"
So yeah, no, Shanahan is not into short passes to run out that clock as a strategy. That was about
GAROPPOLO'S strengths and weaknesses, and this was one of the most common Jimmyxcuses for why he didn't throw the ball down the field as much as Trey, or Brock, or even CJ Beathard. Shanahan's strategy is to punish the defense, and take whatever they are giving. If the deep ball is there, he wants the QB to take it. If it's not, he doesn't want the QB to force it. It's not that complicated. He doesn't want conservative play until it's time to run out the clock.
What he wants is to punish the defense precisely in the theoretical weakness that that defense presents on a play to play basis.
(edited to put Shanahan quotes in a quotebox for readability)
[ Edited by 5_Golden_Rings on Apr 2, 2023 at 10:11 AM ]
