I’m glad Darnold admitted how poorly he played. Even with NE putting their safety in the box to stop the run he couldn’t complete half his throws and was basically captain checkdown the second half.
Happy he won, but boy did that game have brutal QB play.
Nicely done covering both QBs and both angles of this game. We'll forever wonder if Maye was severely limited by that injury, or if he just froze up on the big stage. Waited all year for him to look like a 2nd year QB and he never did. Until the Super Bowl. Similar to Dan Marino in 1984 in that regard.
Will say about Darnold, he did not play great, but he repeatedly, constantly avoided letting New England's defense make a big play, and it's not because they weren't trying. Seemed like at least 6-8 times he stepped out of the way under heavy pressure, and at least his off-target throws were not intercepted (do we call that a skill or luck?) Can appreciate a level-headed guy like him winning a Super Bowl.
I’m glad Darnold admitted how poorly he played. Even with NE putting their safety in the box to stop the run he couldn’t complete half his throws and was basically captain checkdown the second half.
Happy he won, but boy did that game have brutal QB play.
Nicely done covering both QBs and both angles of this game. We'll forever wonder if Maye was severely limited by that injury, or if he just froze up on the big stage. Waited all year for him to look like a 2nd year QB and he never did. Until the Super Bowl. Similar to Dan Marino in 1984 in that regard.
Will say about Darnold, he did not play great, but he repeatedly, constantly avoided letting New England's defense make a big play, and it's not because they weren't trying. Seemed like at least 6-8 times he stepped out of the way under heavy pressure, and at least his off-target throws were not intercepted (do we call that a skill or luck?) Can appreciate a level-headed guy like him winning a Super Bowl.
I am glad I’m not the only one saying Witherspoon should have been MVP.