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ItsGonnaBeMaye
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Mayo isn't stupid. Imagine starting an absolute bum at QB over a guy with elite physical skills and the football IQ to go with those skills. The locker room would turn on him instantly. The players know which QB gives them the best chance to win.
Black Mac has one very important trait going for him in Mayo's eyes.
ItsGonnaBeMaye
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Correction, they had no idea about that until Drake Maye walked into their lives. Drake opened their eyes to what it means to be a winner. He is the savior of the franchise.
"Drake didn't completely shit himself on every single play, so he should be the starter!"
ItsGonnaBeMaye
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Drake transcends race, even for a Black Panther like Mayo. Drake unites us all.
Bill Belichick may have Jordan Hudson, but we've got Drake Maye. Drake Maye is our Jordan Hudson.
ItsGonnaBeMaye
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First I heard of him describing the QB depth this way. And then Jacoby saying he still treats himself as the starter is significant news.
Sounds like the kid is really forcing there hand along with Jacoby looking like dogshit in his limited action in the first two pre season games. However it's notable that Maye is still running with the two's. Maybe they're trying to light a fire under Jacoby's ass.
Because at the end of the day I believe Wolf wants to have him sit for most if not the whole season.
I’d honestly be fine with an underwhelming season with Brissett if it gave us a shot of drafting a legit LT. The upside is the kid can ball. The downside is David Carr.
Yeah... Every time I hear someone insisting that the kid's got to play, my brain hits the obvious question tree:
- Is Maye going to make this team a SB contender?
- Is Maye going to get this team to the playoffs?
- Will Maye be hurt by not playing this year, or by only playing later on in the year?
- Can a young QB fall into career-long bad habits, or even be basically damaged beyond repair, if they get destroyed early in their career?
Since the answer to the first 3 questions is no, and the answer to the 4th question is yes, I see no reason, at all, to rush this kid onto the field. He's still just 21 years old, and the team blows, so there should be absolutely no sense of urgency about this.
For me it still comes down to the O-line. Can they protect well enough for Maye to have a chance to succeed? If not then start Brissett until he get's hurt or the line gels.
I get the mindset. But the majority of the league has O-line issues. As Kontra referenced I don't think our line is David Carr in Houston bad. Obviously LT is a glaring need. But Oline is one of those things that typically gets better with time barring injuries.
Denver, Washington, Houston, Tennessee, Carolina etc . All have pretty bad lines. Hell even Baltimore and SF lines are not great. I mean SF doesn't have the LT problem that a lot do. It hasn't stopped the for mentioned teams from playing their youngsters at QB.
I think a combination of playing together for the oline and Maye being able to read and react fast enough to not get killed and help his line out is really what it will come down to. Unless Jacoby continues to choke on the suck train.
And all we have now is one more TC practice open to the media, I think, and next week's game vs the Skins to give us any insight. It will be essentially three weeks without the daily "Drake Report". It's going to seem like an eternity.
This IS the correct and mature answer.
I just don't want to watch Black Mac this year, and I want Christmas morning now. Play Maye!
