He doesn't have a choice but to get rid of the ball quickly. Anyway, there's no point in discussing this, if you think the O line has done a good job of pass blocking simply because Mallett is getting the ball away and not taking sacks, that's fine with me. You noticed that one of the first things Hoyer did when he got back in was get sacked by the 3rd team....I guess the O line just stopped blocking when the Falcons' reserves got in the game.
Watch the tape. He's had good protection even when not getting rid of the ball quickly. He's hardly ever even hurried. That means, if he is getting the ball out quickly, he's doing so unnecessarily. Get that?
SMH, I don't know why I bother with you. Anyway, let's end this here, I'll discuss this with someone else, but with you there's no point.
PFF grades based on circumstances. If Mallett was getting molested in the pocket and making errant throws, he wouldnt be penalized as much. Yet, that's not the case. Look at how low the percentage of hurries is against the Texans...again...if Mallett is getting rid of the ball quickly, then his actions are not necessary. Like RM95 said, that's probably because he's a proactive kind of guy. Then again, people like RM95 dont know much about the sport of football...thus, they should focus on other sports that they may know something about, like underwater basket weaving.
Yes, I know, you parrot PFF....which is why I'm not going to bother discussing things like this with you. It won't lead to intelligent discussion. There's no question that Mallett has to get better when it comes to his accuracy, but saying the O line has done a good job pass blocking is just inaccurate....but I know you get your opinion from PFF so I'm not going to expect you to look for yourself.
I don't think so, he hasn't been called up that I know of and Polk might still play giving the team 3 healthy-ish RB's.
Yeah but I think if he was going to be out, they'd have already called up Hilliard...which I'd be in favor of anyway, I don't like Polk between the tackles.
Yeah, the pass protection hasn't really been bad at all. You don't really see many breakdowns or a ton of sacks or QB hit. Mallet is just bad at football.
I think there's a difference between a 21 year old rookie who's started 5 games and a 27 year old who's been in the NFL for 4+ years and has 5 starts. No, Mallett probably shouldn't have the same expectations as an established starting QB. But he shouldn't be treated like a rookie either. He shouldn't be going through what a lot of rookies go through. He's essentially been in the same offense for 5 years now. He should know it. He should have enough experience in practice and games to know the speed of the NFL game. He's been working with NFL coaches for 5 years, including O'Brien for 3. Any technique issues he needed to work on coming out of college should've already been thoroughly worked on. And he's not even playing a rookie level. He's playing at bad rookie level. Forget 5 games. He's 27 and in his 5th year in the league. More should be expected out of him if he's ever going to be a legit starting QB in this league. Hoyer only had 1 start before becoming a starter for the Browns and did a hell of a lot more in his first handful of games with them than what Mallett has done for us. He was 28 and in his 5th year in the league and the "he's only started 'X' games" never applied to him. He had the job when he played well and got benched when he stopped playing well (and got injured).
What cannonball said. As an example, Schaub was far more competent his first year. Was very accurate, had a solid y/a and grasped the offense Instead, we've gotten this:
