Enh. Fair enough, but I think we already knew he was a faster-processor than Foles.
I’m all for playing Mannion more as the season goes along. I would actually watch
the offense if Mannion was playing during a non-garbage time.
He needs the experience. Lets see if he can survive.
Well first, me personally…I’m not calling for him to start.
But either way it’s not just that he’s faster than Foles, which would not be saying much. He’s just pretty fast in his own right. Not Bulger/Bradford level with a quick release (he actually has a kind of quirky release) but mentally sharp. He just processes fairly fast. In fact with Mannion in there you actually get a better idea of what the passing offense is SUPPOSED to look like. Mannion was executing that offense, Foles isn’t yet (and whether he ever will is an open question).
BUT none of what he did tells us how he throws under pressure, in the face of a rush or in clutch time etc. Which are big in my own qb eval criteria.
So, I am not waving the Mannion flag just yet. I will say though that what praise he is earning so far, even granting the circumstances, is warranted.
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