Grahamburn
Footballguy
Several is several. It's not an exact number. He missed on a couple outs, a deep ball or two, and threw an in cut down and away from the WR. At least one of his completions was behind the WR and would have been batted away or intercepted in a real game. That's just what I saw as an unbiased observer who went into the process wanting to be impressed by MM.That's all fine and dandy.I went into the Rose Bowl, the National Championship, and the combine wanting to fall in love with Mariota because Winston scares the crap out of me as a Bucs' fan. I felt disappointed every time. He threw behind a couple guys, lost one low and away, and missed at least two of his deep balls at the combine.
I noticed the happy feet and lack of pocket awareness in the two biggest games of his career. FSU wasn't prepared for Oregon's offense as a whole. He ended up having good numbers, but Mariota still didn't look great. Urban Myer had Ohio State ready for the Ducks. It was almost like a preview of what an NFL defensive scheme could do to Marcus.
I still think MM could be great because he has what it takes athletically and upstairs, but Winston is clearly the better player right now for an NFL franchise.
Earlier you said, "Not that it matters, but Mariota missed several, and a few of his completions were nice plays by the WR."
Here you can watch the majority of Mariota's throws. http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-combine-featured-participants/0ap3000000472877/2015-NFL-Scouting-Combine-Marcus-Mariota-full-workout
It's not all of them, because there was one missed pass on out throws to the right I remember Mariota missing, but please explain to me where he "missed several"? That's basically all of his throws at the combine with the exception of the out routes to the right, which include two great throws and the other one I mention which he missed. Which other "several" misses are you referring to?
Let's be honest, you didn't watch him at the combine and you're a huge Winston fan/unapologetic supporter?
Edit: It's cute how you change the topic from combine performance to the Rose Bowl and National Championship without addressing my questions.
You haven't been following this thread very long if you think I'm a Winston apologist. I'm an objective Buc fan and want my team to draft the best player. All I was saying is before the Rose Bowl, the National Championship, and the combine I preferred Mariota. Now I don't.