Falcons Fan MVP Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 My favorite thing about Marcus Mariota is he's cheap. We will be able to improve our o line, rushing attack, receiving attack and defense a lot next year with Mariota's cap hit. Even though Mariota isn't a very good passer we are still playing 500 ball with his legs and leadership all while in cap trouble. So let's say next year we keep Mariota and just take our money and build a solid team around him how far do you think we could go with Mariota? Could we go far with a mediocre cheap QB like the 49ers did with Jimmy G? Your thoughts? . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconBlood23 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 7-9 Killing Floor, PokerSteve, midas_whale and 1 other 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lornoth Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Depends how good the rest of the roster gets. You can win SB's with mediocre QB's easy if you build the best roster in the league otherwise. But you know who's cheaper than Mariota? Falcon fan 4 ever, tbhawksfan, Falcons_Frenzy and 6 others 4 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sui_Generis Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 5 minutes ago, Lornoth said: Depends how good the rest of the roster gets. You can win SB's with mediocre QB's easy if you build the best roster in the league otherwise. But you know who's cheaper than Mariota? RIdder Falcons Fan MVP, Falcon fan 4 ever, Lionzblade and 5 others 4 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sui_Generis Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 6 minutes ago, FalconBlood23 said: 7-9 We play 17 games now. Lionzblade, ATL Fan in the DMV, Killing Floor and 3 others 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconBlood23 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 1 minute ago, Sui_Generis said: We play 17 games now. 7-10* lol still cant get used to that Killing Floor, Sui_Generis, midas_whale and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Don™ Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 You basically have to have a top 5 defense to make noise in the playoffs if Mariota is your guy next year. Jimmy G is a better QB with a great defense and still couldn't get it done. That tells you how important QB is in the NFL. I'm good with Mariota at about 4-6 million next year (his cap is 14.5 for next year for now) and letting him compete (actual competition) with Ridder or whoever and at least being a good backup. Theoretically, we'll have money to add some pieces to the D and improve the team but QB remains biggest sore point. FalconJim, gazoo, Diesel_Bird and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sui_Generis Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 3 minutes ago, FalconBlood23 said: 7-10* lol still cant get used to that Same. I finally got to point it out as everyone is always correcting me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcons Fan MVP Posted November 8, 2022 Author Share Posted November 8, 2022 14 minutes ago, FalconBlood23 said: 7-9 We are already that good with the roster we have now. Vandy, FalconJim, UnrealfalcoN and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister pudding Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 If we had a defense where a game manager would be enough, pretty far. Hard2BaBirdWachr, Vandy and Doctor Kildare 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
175_Ranger_Falcon Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Great…Another Mariota thread The Don™, Lionzblade, FalconJim and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon app Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Mariotta already had a really good team in Tennessee, so not far.. oSI7ENT, Falconus Prime and Jimsmusic™ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazoo Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 11 minutes ago, The Don™ said: You basically have to have a top 5 defense to make noise in the playoffs if Mariota is your guy next year. Jimmy G is a better QB with a great defense and still couldn't get it done. That tells you how important QB is in the NFL. I'm good with Mariota at about 4-6 million next year (his cap is 14.5 for next year for now) and letting him compete (actual competition) with Ridder or whoever and at least being a good backup. Theoretically, we'll have money to add some pieces to the D and improve the team but QB remains biggest sore point. We would need to move Pitts and possibly London if we kept Mariota. I don’t see how that level of talent can continue to be used primarily as blockers before it starts splitting the team apart. As Pitts and London see their peers flying by them in production, making bowl honors and bonuses, then their peers sign massive contracts, it is an untenable situation over the long term. Falconus Prime, raysnill1, RookieBird and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Don™ Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 4 minutes ago, gazoo said: We would need to move Pitts and possibly London if we kept Mariota. I don’t see how that level of talent can continue to be used primarily as blockers before it starts splitting the team apart. As Pitts and London see their peers flying by them in production, making bowl honors and bonuses, then their peers sign massive contracts, it is an untenable situation over the long term. Yeah that's why I don't think Mariota will be the starter next year. I could see him being extended to lower the cap hit and just backing up. He's in an ideal situation right now with AS and can't see him getting many calls from teams to start. gazoo and FalconJim 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Blitz28179 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 6 minutes ago, gazoo said: We would need to move Pitts and possibly London if we kept Mariota. I don’t see how that level of talent can continue to be used primarily as blockers before it starts splitting the team apart. As Pitts and London see their peers flying by them in production, making bowl honors and bonuses, then their peers sign massive contracts, it is an untenable situation over the long term. I'm beginning to believe pitts is a little overrated.. he hasn't showed me much. natod12, Lionzblade and RetroRoq 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazoo Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 3 minutes ago, The Don™ said: Yeah that's why I don't think Mariota will be the starter next year. I could see him being extended to lower the cap hit and just backing up. He's in an ideal situation right now with AS and can't see him getting many calls from teams to start. I really hope he is willing to stay as our backup. He’s be indispensable as a backup and as insurance policy of Ridder is their long term plan. The Don™ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 2 minutes ago, Blitz28179 said: I'm beginning to believe pitts is a little overrated.. he hasn't showed me much. He showed me plenty last year as a rookie. raysnill1, ltstorm2, Lionzblade and 4 others 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Don™ Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Just now, gazoo said: I really hope he is willing to stay as our backup. He’s be indispensable as a backup and as insurance policy of Ridder is their long term plan. Just can't see him starting anywhere after us. This was it for him IMO. Him and AS are like PB and J. gazoo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazoo Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 9 minutes ago, Blitz28179 said: I'm beginning to believe pitts is a little overrated.. he hasn't showed me much. Did you miss he was 2nd in NFL history his rookie season in receiving yards for a TE when he had a QB who could throw a football accurately ? 2nd in NFL history. Better than Gronk, Gonzeloz, Ertz,Gates, Newsome, Whitten, Sharpe, Kelce, Graham, Kittle, Waller, Andrew’s…..need I continue? raysnill1, ltstorm2, Slickwillie757 and 3 others 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImElPresidente Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 4 minutes ago, Blitz28179 said: I'm beginning to believe pitts is a little overrated.. he hasn't showed me much. Kinda hard to be overrated when you went to a pro bowl last year when you had a more accurate QB but yeah ok… not much Lionzblade, raysnill1, gazoo and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconJim Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 4 minutes ago, Blitz28179 said: I'm beginning to believe pitts is a little overrated.. he hasn't showed me much. If Pitts actually had a QB who could hit him in stride, we wouldn't be having this conversation --- just sayin'.... I can almost guarantee he'll be a great player for us, for a LONG time! ATL Fan in the DMV, RookieBird, ImElPresidente and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconJim Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 2 minutes ago, ImElPresidente said: Kinda hard to be overrated when you went to a pro bowl last year when you had a more accurate QB but yeah ok… not much And he was a Rook, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killing Floor Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 32 minutes ago, Sui_Generis said: We play 17 games now. Boger makes us forfeit one. New rule. Falcons_Frenzy, octoslash and Lionzblade 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killing Floor Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 If we built the best O line we could buy and the best running backs and best D line and best secondary and we don’t still throw to our best receivers 7 wins is probably an accurate guess for the ceiling with Mariota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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