I watch all of the games and I must say McNair has laid more turds on the field this year than I have dropped in Greg's backyard since I arrived.
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I watch all of the games and I must say McNair has laid more turds on the field this year than I have dropped in Greg's backyard since I arrived.
No, that is not short sighted for people living in the present time. Focusing on Boller's last game makes sense, since that's the only game in which he has had any significant playing time. And McNair's career stats are not that relevant right now, since he seems to be playing much older than his actual age.
He actually led drives to two FGs, IIRC. I also recall us getting into FG position and running up the gut 3 times in a row. That isn't Boller's fault.Quote:
Or if he had led the Ravens to a TD ( like Palmer did) to give them the lead instead of his usual field goal you could also say he takes us to the playoffs.
Really? That's funny, I haven't noticed the coaches opening up the playbook when McNair is behind center. I haven't noticed any difference in the playcalling with McNair at QB -- in fact, when Boller played on Sunday, the playcalling was less conservative than when McNair was playing.
He hasn't?Quote:
He hasn't had over thirty games like Boller.
I think he is saying Boller has an advantage with his 30+ Ravens games with players like Travis Taylor and Kevin Johnson. McNair's years of experience with Mason are discounted, however.
Regarding McNair learning the playbook and the routes...
USUALLY (and I'm not saying every team), a passing play has 3 numbers, like "941". These correspond to each route the "X", "Y" and "Z" WR runs. So, in a "941", the "X" WR runs a "9" (fly), the "Y" (or slot) WR runs a "4" (a drag) and the "Z" WR runs a "1" (quick out).
All the other terminology is the pass protections, back's pass protection and maybe an audible call.
McNair should be familar with 95% of the playbook by now. If he wasn't, you'd see more hesitation to his decision making.
McNair's passes are sailing high because he's throwing off his back foot, since 9 times out of 10, he can't step up in the pocket because of Flynn and/or Vincent getting bull-rushed backwards.
We should be looking at recent trends. Forgettabout what Kyle did as a raw rookie, who should have carried the clipboard for a few seasons. He's just now approaching his prime, maybe another season to become an effective well rounded NFL QB. Forgettabout McNair's youthful glory years with the Titans glamour teams and his co-MVP award, before he got old & beaten up, and lost his arm strength.Quote:
BTW, Boller's lifetime rating is 70.0 but his numbers have slightly improved year over year. I htink the guy could get into the 80s.
All you need to know is:
In three of his past four games, Boller's QB rating has been 97 or better.
In McNair's last four games, his QB ratings have steadily fallen from 83.8 to 16.7. :laugh:
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