Yeah, in the context of "Drake outplayed Jacoby" I think this is correct.
Hopefully he learns that he can be pleasant/respectful yet give them nothing if that suits the team best. Sure, the reporters won’t be happy with that, but they probably won’t hate his guts if he isn’t a prick about it. Look at Andy Reid, he’s mild-mannered and pleasant in pressers while feeding the media shit day after day where he deems it appropriate.
Feels reasonable and I’m good with that plan, if this is decided. They’re not winning many games the first month no matter who is at QB.
I don't know where this keeps coming from. Brissett has been the #1 every single practice all camp, that tells the team he is the starter, and that says that they think he is better right now. The OC has said Brissett is ahead of Maye publicly. Brissett also was the clear starter in every preseason game, Maye didn't get a single shot at the starting gig. The only thing that says Maye has outperformed is one dumb quote from Mayo, who it's pretty clear at this point is the opposite of Bill in that he is constantly just talking out his ass at all times then figure out what he meant later and correct it.
Mayo saying it was a competition was not really wrong. The reality was that Maye would have to look really, really good in camp to be trusted with the reins. Unlike 2021, the incumbent starter did what he needed to do to keep his starting job (likely).
I’d love to hear that a HC had a deal with his locker room where he’s like, “Don’t listen to any of the noise with the media, it doesn’t mean anything… Literally. See, I’m actively lying to them.” And then he can sprinkle in all sorts of insane shit and see what happens. Yeah, there’s a QB competition, sure. Also, we’re scripting all the plays for the first three quarters on both sides of the ball. We’ve got the linemen on a paleo vegan diet with an emphasis on seeds. All the linebackers do a group forgiveness meditation before each game. The secondary wears tactical underwear developed by DARPA. Think Belichick pissed all over the media? Next level. Just destroy the possibility of meaningful news coverage altogether.
This is all true, particularly because we haven't seen enough of Mayo to parse his comments. He comes across as either confused, not on the same page as his OC, or just a loose talker who doesn't put enough thought into what he says and what the fans/media will try to make of that.
I think it’s been pretty clear since day 1 that he’s just a loose talker who doesn’t put enough thought into how fans and talk radio will parse his comments.
I'd play for that team.
Should he care about what anyone other than his boss and the players think?
To be clear, I'm not necessarily casting judgement, nor denying other problems. It's just been kind of obvious that he speaks his mind in the moment, which leads to some inconsistencies and therefore confusion. Obviously BB didn't give a shit what anyone thought of what he said either, he just went in the opposite direction of not saying anything.
I think it comes down to gameplanning and practice reps. They do have very different strengths as QBs (Maye's physical gifts vs. Brissett's league tenure), so you're not gonna dial up a bunch of intermediate to long throws with JB at the helm. A few commenters have mentioned the limits on practice time, and whenever we hear of a young QB being thrust into the starting lineup due to injury, there's always a ton of catchup to be played because there just isn't time to sync him with the other starters. I do think if JB shows up with weak performances early on that we'll see Maye get subbed in, even outside of a blowout. Let's say 17-7 late in the 3rd, with JB under 50% passing with a couple of turnovers. I think they'll give Maye the chance.
If he comes into the 3rd quarter of a tie game an puts together two scoring drives to win it, good luck going back to Brissett the following week.
That's certainly a corner you back yourself into when you talk about how the position will be decided based on Jacoby's performance, when it's very clear to everyone, including Brissett, that it hinges on Maye's development.
For players, The priority should always be winning games. 30% of them may not even be on the team next year. I think if you aren’t focused on winning games your going to lose the team real quick
Out of those Minnesota feels like the only one that would make sense in a trade, Levis would have to be really awful. Cleveland has too much money tied up in Watson to bench him at this point, Pittsburgh has another decent backup QB, and Las Vegas isn't good enough to warrant trading for a new QB
I pretty much agree with cshea's list above. And that list gets longer if a team's starter gets hurt, because Jacoby's better than most of the league's current backups.
Cleveland certainly would not bench Watson, but they'd probably be better with Brissett. Ditto the Steelers, the Raiders, and the Giants, and possibly the Titans and the Vikings. Whether or not they'd trade for him in season is a different question than whether or not they'd be better with him as their starter now.
Perfect use of resources as well. Turn Jacoby into future picks once Maye is somewhat comfortable. Probably need to add a backup at that point because Milton.
In-season QB trades are so very rare. It's not like you can just plug him in and away you go. I don't expect Brissett to get traded. But this team will have a fire-sale.
I don't agree. If there were several options for him that were better, I don't think he would have signed here.
Pretty much all of their pieces who could gather some interest have signed recent extensions here.
Wise and J. Jones are their only semi-attractive expiring deals, then you’ve got Bourne, who signed an extension but could be a target for a contender (eg, 49ers) who find themselves in a bind by Halloween or so. Not exactly the kindling for a ‘fire sale,’ I agree.
If you look at all those situations, there were reasons why he didn't. For instance, he would be in a better situation in Cleveland or with the Giants, but they wouldn't sign him because for now they are committed to Watson and Jones. Also, back in March when he signed with the Pats, it was far from clear that the Giants would be a better situation than any team, or the Pats situation would be as bad as it is. In fact, a number of people here and in the media thought the Pats might be a better team than they're likely to be now, with a defense capable of keeping them in games and an offense that just had to be semi-competent to add enough victories to perhaps allow them to sneak into contention for a playoff berth. But then came the draft, injuries (Barmore, chiefly), and the dealing away of Judon, which was a clear sign that the management of the team has a much more realistic view of this team's prospects for the coming season.
They will be trading off any pieces they can at the deadline. Candidates that we don't think of currently may pop up as well.
Ah, I see now you were saying "could" as in "could be in the future". I took it as there are several teams he could be starting for now. Yes, in the future there very well could be a better situation.
This shouldn't be undersold. By the math, the average NFL game is around 5 times as important as an NBA/NHL game and 10 times as important as an MLB game. And with 53 players and non-guaranteed contracts (for the most part), it is a cut-throat business. Which is why I think the Maye era will be sooner rather than later. I could easily see an 0-3 start after the Jets game with pedestrian performances by Jacoby and despite playing the Niners next any idiot will see that, hey, the rookie will have 10 days of preparation and this is as good a time as any to transition the offense.
