If they are using the EXCUSE of spygate that’s ridiculous…many teams (including ourselves) tried it..Howard Mudd at Kansas City who later coached for Bill Polian and Tony Dungy gave us the idea..he was the best..we didn’t get anything and stopped but many teams gave it a try
My only issue with the Drake Maye takes are people are acting like this playoff run is indicative of his overall season and skill set lol
Even in these wins he’s made timely plays vs elite defense to win games, it hasn’t been pretty but the overall talent of his offense is lacking in general , going against top 5 defenses in 3 straight games and the Houston Texans unit was historically great , it was never going to be easy
Outside of Mahomes, Burrow, Allen, Lamar and Stafford you can’t confidently say another QB is better
Excited to watch this offense play in Santa Clara without winter elements 😅
Credit to the defense, they stepped up big time throughout this playoff run.
1. Orlovsky literally went on the Pat McAfee show and compared the differences in schedule to the gap between playing in the NFL vs. high school — an absurd, borderline malicious exaggeration. Yet he completely ignores that Maye’s record, statistics, and film against common opponents are better than Stafford’s. Additionally, the difference between Maye and Stafford’s opposing schedule is 0.0008 EPA/play — an infinitesimal difference. He also talks endlessly about schedule difficulty while conveniently ignoring supporting cast. One QB is throwing to Davante Adams and Puka Nacua, playing with a better defense, a stronger run game, and Sean McVay. Why is that context suddenly irrelevant but the schedule isn’t?
2. He’s also been cherry-picking random, largely meaningless stats to justify voting Stafford over Maye — arguments that completely contradict his own recent logic. Just weeks ago, he was prepared to vote for Josh Allen. Allen has played 12 of the same 15 common opponents, yet has a worse record and worse stats than Drake Maye in those games. Orlovsky also dinged Drake for a lack of TDs against 11-win teams — despite voting for Josh Allen in 2024, when Allen had one passing TD total against 11-win teams. Also how outrageously obscure is that stat in the first place? He didn’t have any TDs against Buffalo in week 5. Yet if you actually watched the game, you would know that it was one of the most impressive QB performances of the year. He put the team on his back and made ridiculous throw after ridiculous throw in a high-stakes game. Orlovsky claims to be a “film-watcher” yet completely disregards it for his convenience.
Drake Maye and Matthew Stafford vs. common opponents this season (CAR, NO, TEN, TB, BAL, ATL):
Maye:
6-0 record
117/170 (69%)
1,495 passing yards
13 TD
3 INT
259 rushing yards, 1 TD
Stafford:
4-2 record
129/182 (71%)
1,544 yards
14 TD
6 INT
-10 rushing yards, 0 TD
@JoshNorris I would love to see the behind the scenes workflow of you, Hayden and the production crew. I don’t know how yall pump out the Sunday recap and stats vs film in such short turn around times! It’s insane keep up the great work it’s really appreciated!
Raheem Morris on clapgate:
"They were clapping, simulated our snap. Got us to snap the ball and that’s why the ball was snapped early."
Mike Vrabel today:
"Certainly that wasn’t anybody’s intent and we’ve never coached that or talked about it."