12-01-2023, 05:37 PM
(12-01-2023, 04:44 PM)Nately120 Wrote: Bellichick made the playoffs with Mac Jones as his QB in 2021, let's see if ZT can get there with Jake Browning. I'd say if you want to look at Bill and ZT on fairly equal footing, look at BB with Cam Newton and Mac Jones compared to ZT with Dalton and Browning. That seems reasonably fair...Bill sure is bordering on a 2-win season right now, though. Of course when ZT won 2 games it was ok because we got Burrow and we were rebuilding and all.
I get that it's a nice time to kick the Patriots and ol' Bill while they're down but the guy did lose Brady in week 1 and then win 11 games with the backup QB, and he's only been BAD once Mac Jones imploded. They've shown they can compete with passable talent, Brady wins it all and was the Hall to Bill's Oates, but still, I wouldn't discount that they managed to compete in situations that we have deemed hopeless.
I'm just saying, for ZT's sake if all it takes is two losing seasons to undo 6 SB wins he may want to retire as soon as Burrow hangs 'em up.
As bad as Mac Jones has been this year, he wasn't terrible before this and he was a 1st round pick.
A little different than an UDFA like Jake Browning is. But I get your point, Burrow is Zac's salvation. If he didn't have Burrow or Lou
coaching up the Defense (and even he hasn't been good at it this year) Zac probably wouldn't have very many winning seasons.
I always have to go back to Zac being young and being able to learn from his mistakes. He has a lot to learn from this year, not
preparing for a hurt Burrow with no running game was just bad coaching. We need a running game to succeed in the NFL, even
now in this passing league.
