(12-18-2020, 10:39 AM)THE PISTONS Wrote: Marcus Mariota.
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8">Mariota went 3-9 in his 12 starts as a rookie. His season ended short with a knee injury.
— Goodberry (@JoeGoodberry) December 18, 2020
But, he played well. Threw for 8 touchdowns (a record) in his first 3 games.
AFC offensive player of the week vs Saints -- 371 yards and 4 TDs pic.twitter.com/uTIkSV347R
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8">Both players sacked a bunch and at a high percentage when pressured.
— Goodberry (@JoeGoodberry) December 18, 2020
Burrow had a deep adjusted completion percentage of just 20.8% -- That's really bad, but a comparison? Mariota had a deep adj percentage of 20.4%
Both were second-worst in their respective years.
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Mariota's pocket presence and management never got better. He continued to take unnecessary negative plays in the form of sacks and it limited the Titans offense. But, a decent athlete and can be accurate without a crazy arm. Was really never terrible.
— Goodberry (@JoeGoodberry) December 18, 2020
If there's a stat for mental processing, it might be time to throw.
— Goodberry (@JoeGoodberry) December 18, 2020
Burrow: 2.44s
Mariota rookie year: 2.54s
2016: 2.61s
2017: 2.55s
2018: 2.51s
Combine that with completion percentage on throws under 2.5 seconds
Burrow: 74%
Mariota's rookie: 69%
Mariota really looked like he had it figured out his first two seasons in the league and then it just collapsed. He looked good last night. I think Burrow displayed a better ability to read defenses right off the bat, and showed more accuracy than MM did but the output is very similar.
