06-17-2024, 07:57 AM
(06-17-2024, 07:40 AM)JR44 Wrote: I think it depends more on the player and not the coaching philosophy. CJ Stroud was a 21 year old rookie when the season started last year, he threw for 384 yards in his 2nd game and didn't have an interception until game 6, 1 in his first 8 and only had 5 all year. Imagine if his coach had a no QB rookie philosophy, what a waste of a year it would have been. The NFL is not a one size fits all. Stroud is someone who McCarthy has drawn a lot of comparisons to. With the offense he played in and with him mental make up, I think if he looks the part this pre season, then start him. Darnold was signed to be a bridge and not the future and maybe it ends up being a really tiny bridge.
CJ Stroud threw for 8100+ yards his last two years in college and McCarthy threw for 5700.....so although I do agree that one size doesn't fit all, JJM is a more raw product than Stroud and needs the time to sit and learn in that comparison. Its not so much the fans saying it, KOC has said it from Day 1 of drafting him.