AJ McCarron is a future star

[*PhilHos*]

(08-28-2015, 12:36 AM)BigSeph Wrote: I watched the game, DVR'd it, and watched AJ's 2nd half a few times.

I thought his throws were accurate, he did throw a wounded duck as his lone deep throw that could easily have been picked off, but I saw a guy come in with a lot of rust and he shook it off rather quickly.

I don't buy the whole "prevent defense" argument either, TB wasn't dropping CBs in a quarters or prevent D, they were staying in the Tampa 2.  The reason the TEs and RBs were open was because the CBs were playing soft at the line and playing back a few yards, that's why Kroft had a couple grabs and the RBs were open in the flats.  AJ took what the defense gave him, and his deep throw was a good idea because that's the soft spot of the Tampa 2, but he floated it instead of throwing it as hard as he could to fit it in the space between CB and S.

I think it'll be a lot like his practice performances so far, rusty at the start and then quickly adapting and getting comfortable.  The more playing time he gets, the better he'll get.

I saw a lot of reason for optimism.

And I saw a lot of reason for pessimism when it comes to Andy Dalton.  I don't hate the guy, but I don't like it when he lays an egg on the football field.

Don't forget that while AJ was playing with 2nd and 3rd stringers, he was also playing AGAINST 3rd and 4th stringers, regardless if they were playing prevent or not.