04-14-2017, 01:01 PM
(04-14-2017, 09:58 AM)BenZoo2 Wrote: I think palmers numbers since the trade show he was worth it
They do, and Palmer had the pedigree and numbers to justify that trade at the time. He was a proven QB still in his prime.
McCarron is a guy who was drafted in the 5th round with 5 games worth of experience. Some of it was surprisingly good. Some of it was eh. Some bad.
Positives:
The game didn't look too big for him. He came in and didn't look lost. He managed a couple wins.
He limited turnovers for the most part.
He showed solid accuracy outside of a few head scratchers.
Was equally adept under center or from shotgun.
Negatives:
Over his last 3 games, he averaged 5.71, 5.93 and 5.17 yards per attempt. This means he was completing short throws almost exclusively.
He was sacked 15 times in only 160 attempts, fumbling 4 times
Despite holding on to the ball so much, he didn't complete many deep passes. His 3 longest gains went for 66, 47 and 37 yards. Nothing else went over 23 yards. Including the playoff game.
After averaging 376.3 yards per game with Dalton, we averaged a meager 276.8 yards of offense with McCarron. A figure that would've had us ranked dead last in 2015, or 31st in 2016.
Was the performance in this tiny sample size enough to justify coughing up a 1st or 2nd round pick for a guy that every team passed on for 4 or 5 rounds just 3 years ago? Did he really raise his value THAT much after averaging 191 yards and just over 1 TD in his 4 starts? While leading such a weak offensive performance?
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