10-16-2019, 08:57 PM
Titans are on all the time here. I have seen Mariota play several games. I was impressed early in his career but he does not seem to have improved any.
His rookie year he had no talent around him. The 3 win Titans entire offense seemed to be TE Delani Walker. HC got fired in the middle of the season. But Mariota posted a 90+ passer rating and made a lot of plays with his legs.
Next year the team improves dramatically on both sides of the ball. More talent talent and new coaches. Titans inprove to 9-7. Mariota throws 29 tds, runs for 350 yards, and posts a 95+ rating. He is looking like a special talent. The only concern was that he had missed the final game of both seasons due to injury.
In his third season Mariota took a huge step back. He missed some time with a hamstring injury early in the year but had a passer rating in the 70's before the injury. He finished with more interceptions (15) than tds (14) and a 79 passer rating. The fans really turned on him because that team had a lot of talent. They won a playoff game that year. Marcus actually played well in the postseason, but a lot of people felt he was too fragile and was holding them back.
Fourth season (last year) he gets injured in the first game of the year. Mariota plays 14 games but only throws 11 tds. Titans would have made the playoffs again if they had won their final game, but Mariota was out with another injury and they lost.
The people who spin everything to make Dalton look as bad as possible will point out that Mariota had a 90+ passer rating last year, but they don't mention that he only averaged 186 yards per game and only threw 11 tds in 14 games.
And the biggest reason he has fallen out of favor in Nashville is the fact that he can't stay healthy.
His rookie year he had no talent around him. The 3 win Titans entire offense seemed to be TE Delani Walker. HC got fired in the middle of the season. But Mariota posted a 90+ passer rating and made a lot of plays with his legs.
Next year the team improves dramatically on both sides of the ball. More talent talent and new coaches. Titans inprove to 9-7. Mariota throws 29 tds, runs for 350 yards, and posts a 95+ rating. He is looking like a special talent. The only concern was that he had missed the final game of both seasons due to injury.
In his third season Mariota took a huge step back. He missed some time with a hamstring injury early in the year but had a passer rating in the 70's before the injury. He finished with more interceptions (15) than tds (14) and a 79 passer rating. The fans really turned on him because that team had a lot of talent. They won a playoff game that year. Marcus actually played well in the postseason, but a lot of people felt he was too fragile and was holding them back.
Fourth season (last year) he gets injured in the first game of the year. Mariota plays 14 games but only throws 11 tds. Titans would have made the playoffs again if they had won their final game, but Mariota was out with another injury and they lost.
The people who spin everything to make Dalton look as bad as possible will point out that Mariota had a 90+ passer rating last year, but they don't mention that he only averaged 186 yards per game and only threw 11 tds in 14 games.
And the biggest reason he has fallen out of favor in Nashville is the fact that he can't stay healthy.
