11-21-2016, 02:04 PM
(11-21-2016, 01:37 PM)OrlandoBengal Wrote: The 160 is an unfair number. If you start with the Pittsburgh game, when he played meaningful minutes, he averaged 209 per game. Not setting the world on fire, but much better than 160. His rating during the regular season was almost 100 and he did have a couple good drives in that terrible weather of the playoff game.
If Brock Osweiler could get $72 million, McCarron on a rookie deal could have garnered a second round pick.
I don't include the Pittsburgh game because they had no time nor tape to prepare for him. That's why I only include his 4 starts. In those starts he...
averaged 191 yards (I was mistaken on the 160 number)
an abysmal 6.16 yards per attempt
89.6 passer rating (helped greatly by his 5 to 1 TD/INT ratio
4 fumbles
9.9 yards per completion
Keep in mind that he posted these numbers against some of the worst teams and pass defenses in the league.
The stats reflect what I've been saying. He was heavily managed, threw mostly short stuff, and did not put anything on tape that would lead one to believe he can lead a prolific passing attack. He looked like a backup.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
