The Doctor Of Style wrote:
I agree that the line and the coaching sucks too, but I was told that the "great ones" are able to overcome this. I admit you have been more reasonable in your analysis but on some of it I just can't remember if you were in with the herd or not actually.
Whats your opinion on this, do you think the great ones can?
My personal take is that it depends, I've seen Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady fold in games where their O-line fell apart while I've also seen cats like Aaron Rodgers light the league up behind poor line play. I think its circumstantial.
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I do seem to remember you discounting some of the obvious red flags like size and performance against better college teams though. As we as low he performed in training camp and the preseason too. He has consistently struggled against Frontline quality defenses going back to his college days.
That has to be a cause for concern whether someone likes the kid or not.
Ok, thats fair but I did also provide details on why I felt that way. For example, Caleb is the same size as Mahomes. I also pointed out that batted down passes aren't mutually exclusive with being 'short' and there are metrics that prove that. As for his performance against ranked opponents? It certainly wasn't a deciding factor for Mahomes at the next level when he struggled just as much against certain competition.
Keep in mind there are those who will also discredit players that come from successful programs too saying that they were only good because they were surrounded by so much talent. Fields fell into this category and I defended him when people brought it up.
I could go on, but the point is I don't typically make generalized or sweeping statements (unless live in a game thread where emotions are running high lol).
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And I suspect that is why Moore was exacerbated last week. I suspect that it wasn't just due to that one pass. It probably was a reaction to what he has witnessed in the kid's play overall going back to training camp or mini camp.
By all accounts he didn't light it up there either.
I have a different opinion of this -I dont think his outburst was as personal as you may think. I think its more that he's tired of being in this situation, with Carolina, with the Bears last year.. and yet again in another developmental year with the same team. After all he was quick to sign this off season without trying to tie things up and reset the WR market like most other players of his caliber do. I dont think he has a personal problem with Caleb, I think he wants to win already and is frustrated that he continues to wind up in these developmental windows with teams.
I think more often than good or even great QBs will not be able to overcome terrible line play. The best QBs in history typically played behind good to great lines.
As far as Caleb goes it's not about his record against good college teams. It was about his performance. He played bad