in addition to being seriously dreamy: the man has learned what sticks in Seattle.
witness the "we played with them for 3 and 3/4s of the game" post game comment.
this does one really important, and obvious, thing - it buys him another pass because all the dumbshits will say, "we're really fucking close! We almost beat them with their best QB ever and we're playing with an average QB by UW standards."
that is as much anecdote as it is theory. just yesterday I was talking to two guys and they were, rightfully, marvelling at Mariotta. they were especially focused on how his mobility makes him a very hard guy to prepare for, and how "every time we had his receivers covered and were putting pressure on him, he'd just take off." the implication here, for doogs, is that (1) Mariottas come around once in a very long while, (2) [they said this], he'll be gone to the NFL soon, and (3) but for this once-in-a-lifetime player, we're really just as good as they are. of course, while he had some runs, he beat us throwing out of the fucking pocket and was comfortable all day fucking long.
this same line of garbage thinking is being played out on doogman rivalrly by the resident mensas Oregondawg and Krisvashon (well, she's just echoing in between one liners about class).
one of the guys I talked to yesterday, whom I don't know well, just stared at me clearly thinking, "I don't like this fucker," when I pointed out that, while Mariotta is very good, the real story of that game, which was over before it started, was the line of FUCKING SCRIMMAGE!
i'm telling you, his post-game gem of "3 and 3/4" worked like a fucking charm. he's really not as stupid as a lot of you think he is.
truth is, we lost 59 - 24 (being generous with our 24, because we had the benefit of some good calls/no calls).
truth is, if we're as good on both offensive and defensive line, though I'd still take MM over Price, you have a real ball game.
truth is, absent the Oregon team bus taking a wrong turn into Puget Sound, we lose 10 out of 10 against them even w/o Thomas.
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Every year we'll beat Oregon because skill guy X is the best player on the field, enough said about that.
Every year Oregon plungers is because they dominate on both sides of the line.
Switch QB's and Oregon still wins in a plunger.
Doogs like to think its Price fault and Miled will be the savior. Until we get a HC who values line play we are fucked.
The comedy is worth the price of admission.
I didn't catch that comment, is Armenian math different? With 4 min to go it was 45-24.
Heck, at least Ty/Lockner had it tied up 31-31 at the start of the 4th in 2007.
He went 0-12 the following year.
I'm still struggling with their reasoning that the only reason UW lost is because of Mariotta. Oregon didn't get to 10 in a row with a guy that's only played 2 years.