Charles Fischer Administrator No. 1 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Some may love this, but to me--Belichick will not utilize Marcus to his potential and I don't think it is a good match-up at all. Pass please! Marcus Mariota Drawing 'Legitimate and Real' Trade Interest per Reports by 247 Sports Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck No. 2 Share Posted February 10, 2021 I don't know. I think that if Belichick got Marcus to New England than he would scheme the offense to suit Marcus's strengths. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haywarduck Moderator No. 3 Share Posted February 11, 2021 If Marcus was the missing piece then maybe. Seems like NE is missing too many pieces for Marcus not to become another attempt to stop a death spiral for a once storied franchise. I am not sure what happened to the franchise and their cap room, but they didn't have the players last year. If Belichick is able to put together a formidable roster then I could see a Marcus trade. I just don't want to see him become another guy expected to save a franchise. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marsh No. 4 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Mariota is a unique talent and he is not a plug and play player (unless your offense is the Kelly-Helfrich offense). In the Raiders-Chargers game this year the offense was molded to fit Mariota better and Mariota was able to keep some drives alive with his legs. Mariota played pretty good in that game on the whole and looked like a real force out there to deal with. He was, however, let down by the Raiders defense that was destroyed by Herbert (good on Herbert). If New England was willing to build their program around Mariota, and New England is looking at a bit of a rebuild, then it would be a good trade. If they are looking for a savior that they can just plug into the quarterback position and solve their problems... Mariota is not the player for that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
