Marcus Mariota? (1 Viewer)

[Bespoke]

I would imagine so if you get sacked every damn time the ball gets hiked. Tennessee Online played like trash when Mariota was still the starter.

Tannehill did fine behind that same O-line?

This notion that the Saints should go after Mariota because he had one game where he torched the 32nd ranked Defense is really illogical thinking.

That's the type of logic that made the Saints go after such coaches and players such as
Rex Ryan
Steven Spagnuolo
James Laurinaitis
Brandon Browner

Just because they had career games against the Saints in the past, not a sound way of bringing in Free agents..

 

[dutar76]

I though I’d ask those who know more than me. Thanks.

First of all, nobody on here "knows" more than you. We all just think we do.

Mariota is 3 things you cannot be if you're an NFL quarterback.
Inconsistent, inacurate, and indecisive.

Other than that he's great.
In my mind he and the Bears' Trubisky are very similar.

But who knows. Maybe the right coach and the right system would turn him into a winner.
That hardly ever actually happens... but there's precedent. Ryan Tannehill for example.

 

[SunshinePumper]

And that was when the Saints set NFL records for their "historically" bad defenses.

Mariota was never Joe Burrow. Whatever he had in college never translated to the NFL.

You can't just simply coach skills into a player that they don't have and to the eye Mariota doesn't have what it takes to be an NFL QB.

Everything you just said could be said about Taysom.

 

[FatCitySaint]

Being here in Nashville, his rookie year I was a big believer in Mariota. He has lost all his confidence though and is just lost at this point... plus he can't stay healthy.

I think Taysom does everything Mariota can do and Taysom does it better.

 

[BoNcHiE]

You just described Garappolo, Derek Carr, Matthew Stafford, Jared Goff etc and they all make 25+ lol

Those guys are all much bigger gun slingers than Bridgewater.

Totally different styles of play.

 

[Surviving Saint]

Dude save the Mariota hate. He barely had a line that blocked for him with the exception of Taylor Lewan. And he's had how many different coaches? ? Exactly! MM8 had a perfect passer rating 4 TDs and left the game early in his rookie debut against Tampa. Y'all are so quick to judge from the outside looking in, a few of y'all were P'Oed about us giving up a pick for bridgewater. So just chill tf out.

What's his excuse now with Tannehill running the show? MM is an average at best QB.

 

[Nashville Saint]

What's his excuse now with Tannehill running the show? MM is an average at best QB.

Excuse? Gtfoh

 

[Surviving Saint]

Excuse? Gtfoh

Mariota was benched. Good QBs don't get benched. Your love for him is blind.

 

[SaintsFanatic]

I trust Payton to evaluate a QB over anyone in this board, so I see little reason to speculate. Payton will pick up who he thinks gives us the best chance to win

 

[UFCSaint]

Yes. Been saying that a while now.

 

[Nashville Saint]

Mariota was benched. Good QBs don't get benched. Your love for him is blind.

Numbers don't lie that's all I'm saying and before we got TB people had counted him out I'm almost certain he'll thrive elsewhere in another system.

 

[Nolaboy1970]

If Teddy Bridgewater leaves in free agency, who could replace him?

[jwplayer HAiSBwQu-ThvAeFxT] What are the New Orleans Saints going to do at quarterback this year? It’s an easy question to ask, and almost too simple to try and answer. They should re-sign D…

saintswire.usatoday.com

Interesting read about potential free agent qbs, (Mariota included).

 

[All The Way]

Mariota was benched. Good QBs don't get benched. Your love for him is blind.

Pfft... I know of a future HOF that has been lighting it up since 2006 after being benched by his former team for Doug Flutie.

 

[Snakehead]

I'd sign Mariota in a heartbeat to be coached by SP and learn from Brees. SP's MO is to resurrect or develop raw QBs. There's something to be said about Mariota's calm demeanor. If he can realize that talent/potential he came in the league with, he is that athletic/mobile QB that everyone is looking for.

 

[Surviving Saint]

Pfft... I know of a future HOF that has been lighting it up since 2006 after being benched by his former team for Doug Flutie.

You are insulting Brees by comparing him to Mariota. You are blind if you think he can come here and light it up. Posters making excuses about his line and coaching changes etc. He sucked this year and Tannehill is a much better QB.

Let's bring in Cam Newton, Jamis Winston and any other garbage to kick the tires on.