10-21-2015, 01:00 PM
(10-21-2015, 12:56 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: But he regressed last year?
Just so we're clear, here is the definition of "progression":a movement or development toward a destination or a more advanced state, especially gradually or in stages.
He didn't move forward, towards being a better QB last season. He didn't continue to improve. In fact, he moved backwards, both statistically and level of play.
Now you can argue to till the cows come home about the reasons for this. And we can all agree or disagree about whether that regression was ok or not, or whether it was to be expected, should be forgiven, is now forgotten because of his current play. None of it changes the fact he did NOT progress in each of his first 4 years. Not positively at least.
Saying that you were able to take into account a positive progression is not accurate. It didn't happen. Maybe you were deservedly more forgiving. Maybe you can see the future. But you can't change the past. There was no progression last season. End of story.
It was an anomaly given his progression the first 3 years. Some of us wrongly attributed it to his "ceiling" being reached because it fit their narrative of him being an "average" or "less than average" talent. Some of us realized he lost a lot of playmakers and got a new coach.
