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What do I expect? A lot of quick hitches, and high percentage passes early on to build confidence/rhythm.
I also expect Max to grab ahold of the opportunity to differentiate himself from JJM's issues. If he's making reads faster, hitting touch passes, and avoiding the same problems plaguing his teammate...he would be very likely to get another start, and a whole different career trajectory.
The rest of the team can, hopefully, capitalize on familiarity with Darnold more than the reverse. If the defense AND offense are both productive and complementing, the team is dangerous again.
BUT, this will be real games with real starters, so we'll see what Max has. I think a flash of positivity can work some wonders, just as more disappointment could really kill the fading hopes for the season.
OK, KOC, time for that miracle....
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(5 hours ago)JR44 Wrote: I think we will see the ball coming out faster, more accuracy and the offense will be sparked and the WRs will be energized. While I think we will see an improvement and better QB play, I also think we will see rookie mistakes. Think a big part of his success will ride on defense keeping it close, so we can keep the offense balanced.
You beat me to it.
I think his game has shown a quick read, quicker release and that fits better into a pro game than what weve seen from JJM, but i also think his lack of high level competition will show some flaws to his game. I expect a better performance, but likely a similar ultimate result.
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