Marcus Mariota

Las Vegas Raiders QB Preview

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NFL: Oakland Raiders at Tennessee Titans

 Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

 

Derek Carr (7th Year) 6’3″ 218

The Raiders have continued to stick with Carr as
their QB largely because he showed such promise early in his career & due to how much money the club has allocated to him. The team has given him every opportunity to regain his early high potential form. He was a more productive player in 2019 from both a statistical & performance standpoint yet is still in a make or break year in 2020. The organization needs to see him win games consistently & put the team in position to compete for an AFC title in order to extend the relationship with Carr beyond this season.

2019 Production

4,054 Yards 70.4 CMP% 21 TD 8 INT.  361 completions 513 attempts.

Note

Carr has started 94 games for the Raiders since entering the league in 2014. After going 12-3 in 2016 he has not produced a winning season since.  6-9 (2017) 4-12 (2018) 7-9 (2019)

 

Marcus Mariota (6th Year) 6’4″ 224

Mariota signed a two year deal with Las Vegas this offseason as a prized free agent & will receive 7.5 million in guaranteed money. Mariota showed flashes during his time in Tennessee, particularly early on (2015-17) Mariota fell out of favor with the team in 2019 & was benched for Ryan Tannehill. His time in Nashville was not a failure however. He showed elements of becoming an elite quarterback at times & the Raiders hope he can re-build himself in their program.

2019 Production

1.203 Yards 59.4 CMP % 7 TD 2 INT. 95 completions 160 attempts.

Note

Mariota started 61 games  for Tennessee (2015-19) and has played in five playoff games. He has thrown for over 13,000 yards 76 TD’s & 44 INT.

 

Nathan Peterman (4th Year) 6’2″ 225

Peterman is a favorite of Jon Gruden. He will be the third quarterback again in 2020 for the team. He has the athletic instincts, mobility & toughness that Gruden loves at the position. In his two career starts, Peterman has underwhelmed but still is considered a player with potential to develop into a solid backup player.

2019 Production 

Preseason

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Note

Peterman performed well during 2019 preseason action & will most likely make the 53 man roster again in 2020.

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Inside the Design – Marcus Mariota to Delanie Walker

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Author- Bryan Trulen

Mike Mularkey may be one of the more underrated offensive designers and play callers in the league. Mularkey has a history of success in developing quarterbacks and utilizing his Tight Ends in a highly creative fashion.  Lets take a look a look at the Titans 2nd play of the game against the Jaguars as we go inside the design. (All screen shots courtesy of NFL Game Pass)

Tennessee comes out in TE dominated version of “Base” personnel. Their X Receiver is in a Tight Split and the strong side of the formation is condensed “trips” which forces the Jaguars to play an 8 man box with a single high safety.screen-shot-2016-10-28-at-11-53-45-pm

With the Jaguars only rushing four this is an ideal situation for a drop back pass. Mariota turns and sells play action to Demarco Murray, which does just enough to influence the Jaguar linebacking corps to at least think about a run possibility. screen-shot-2016-10-28-at-11-53-55-pm

Mariota quickly gets his head around after selling play action as the Jaguars remain true to their pre snap coverage look playing cover 3 zone. screen-shot-2016-10-28-at-11-54-17-pm

As the play develops the Tennessee receiving threats are really pushing vertical down the field in a hurry. This is made possible by the tight alignment which allows the receivers to press the cushion of the defensive backs in true straight line fashion. Mariota has ample time to survey and with Demarco Murray releasing into the flat puts extra stress on the SS who is forced to cover him. screen-shot-2016-10-28-at-11-54-35-pm

We can now clearly see the Mularkey play design coming to fruition as Mariota releases the ball into a defined window that was created by stretching the defense both horizontally and vertically. The (X) WR runs a deep 30 yard corner route which essentially opens the window for the “Over” route ran by Delanie Walker underneath at 20 yards. Demarco Murray is the last piece of the puzzle as he continues on his route trajectory to the sideline at 5 yards maximizing even further the window for Mariota to throw the football into. 

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The pass is complete to Walker for a chunk play on 2nd and long and proved to be the first of many explosive plays in the passing game for Tennessee, many of which came out of “Base” personnel packages.screen-shot-2016-10-28-at-11-55-04-pm