McGee got McGame !

[MarionBarberThe4th]

Some people say the "Trade this guy" people are dumb but some of the stuff in this thread is really the dumbest youll ever see

 

[PBJTime]

IMO, the best thing about him was what he didn't do ....

... he didn't turn over the ball, he didn't make stupid mistakes, he didn't lose his poise.

Also, his game winning TD pass (should have been) was a fantastic throw.

He's already as good as Brad Johnson.

I couldn't have said it any better.

 

[theogt]

I don't know if he's "got game," but here's what I like about him:

1. He just absolutely looks the part. He looks like a polished QB. He may not make decisions like one or he may not be as accurate as one, but when he drops back and makes a throw, he's doing it the right way. He's going through the textbook motions.

2. He has confidence. He's willing to take a hit and to make a tough throw. And at times he shows some real decisiveness. He doesn't get frozen. Even when he doesn't make a throw, he quickly commits to going for the run and makes the positive yardage. A QB can't play scared and McGee doesn't.

3. He's mobile and fast. The guy can move around if need be. That's an invaluable resource, even for a traditional pocket passer.

The hardest part of being a QB, of course, is the mental part. And it's too early to tell if he'll get that.

 

[vlad]

Bullcrap..

That was a perfectly placed pass.

HAHAHA have to love Cowboys Fans...our armchair GMs see a kid tossed into his first action and doesn't light up the freaking world like Tom Brady so he needs to be cut and is hopeless.

In reality he played exactly like one should expect but leaning towards to good side imho. He made some incredible throws, and others were horrible. I tend to think the horrrible ones are because he was freaking out back there...

Yet somehow these same ppl aren't having a heart-attack over the o-line because they focus on the glamour positions like our GM, and decide that a 24 year old that led what amount to a game-winning drive (1 second when you get the ball back doesn't mean squaty) from his perspective and what he can control...

I think Jerry is rubbing off on the fan base.

 

[dbair1967]

I don't know if he's "got game," but here's what I like about him:

1. He just absolutely looks the part. He looks like a polished QB. He may not make decisions like one or he may not throw like one, but when he drops back and makes a throw, he's doing it the right way.

2. He has confidence. He's willing to take a hit and to make a tough throw. And at times he shows some real decisiveness. He doesn't get frozen. Even when he doesn't make a throw, he quickly commits to going for the run and makes the positive yardage. A QB can't play scared and McGee doesn't.

3. He's mobile and fast. The guy can move around if need be. That's an invaluable resource, even for a traditional pocket passer.

The hardest part of being a QB, of course, is the mental part. And it's too early to tell if he'll get that.

I agree, he shows alot of positives.

I liked his decision making yesterday. Got thrown into a tough situation and fared pretty well. He needs more coaching and reps, but he's got alot of the stuff necessary to be a good player.

 

[Derinyar]

McGee looked solid for a QB getting his first snaps in the NFL, especially since he was coming out of an option offense in college. He looks like he can be a backup in the league, and if something breaks right he could be more. Keep him around as the 3rd again next year and then make him the backup.

 

[RS12]

I'll say this, McGee looked alot better than Skelton. Switch QBs last night and Dallas loses big. McGee looks like he can be at least servicable in the league. The post who said he managed the game ie: didnt lose it, was correct.

 

[reddyuta]

he did a great job considering the o-line.on some passes he dropped back too much but its understandable when Colombo is making a nice impression of a statue made of marshmellow.

 

[Randy White]

He played like a 3rd string guy who hasn't seen the field since the preseason. He needs a lot of work, .....

Just like Skelton, he looked really bad on a lot of plays and they both made some plays in crunch time. Neither of the defenses on the field were any good, so it will be hard to really evaluate them both.

McGee completed 11 out 17 passes for 111 yards, 1 TDs, 0 ints. 6 incomplete passes ( at least 2 of them were drops ) is " alot of plays " ?

Folks need to restrain themselves from using old cliches and assumption and start paying more attention to what they're seeing and NOT to what they want to see. Skelton was 11/25 for 183 yards and 1 TD, ( which is worse than McGee ) and there were actually people in here arguing that he was " beating us like a drum " and that " we couldn't stop him ". :blind:

McGee had a TERRIFIC performance yesterday, period. Not this " not bad for whatever pick ", or " it could have been alot better ", blah, blah, blah, bull, bull, bull.

He came in an emergency situation, without any prior experience in a regular season game, with the team trailing by 11 points, an offensive line that wasn't pass blocking very effectively, with receivers dropping passes, and, calmly, did every single thing that was asked of him ( play your game, don't make mistakes, throw to who you're supposed to, allow your receivers to make plays, be a leader in the huddle ), and to top it all , he left the field with his team in the lead.

What was he supposed to do that he didn't ? complete 17 out 17, for 400 yards, 8 TD passes, and score 60 points ?

 

[ROUSH8692]

Glad we were able to see what this young man has to offer as a player.

I have been beating the drum that we need to evaluate our young back ups under real game conditions to see if we have any other diamonds in the rough like we found with Free last year.

I would like to see more of McGee next game.
More Sam Young and less Columbo would be nice as well.

He got insanely lucky that his TD to Miles was not intercepted. 9 times out of 10 that pass is picked off. Luck.

Also, he threw atleast four balls into the ground, and almost threw an interception, but the defender dropped the ball.

Romo's first game was similar, and then he got better later. I guess McGee needed to get his jitters out.

I am not saying McGee is not a good quarterback, but I am implying that you are smoking gingerbread infused mary jane if you think he had a good game running the ball 75% and throwing to the ground 24%.

 

[nflandbooze]

Seemed like more of what we saw in the preseason. Some nice throws. Some not so nice ones. Some dinks and dunks. A lack of pocket presence. So far, I'd say you let him fight for that #3 spot on the roster again, because that's how much he's earned.

 

[RCowboyFan]

I don't know if he's "got game," but here's what I like about him:

1. He just absolutely looks the part. He looks like a polished QB. He may not make decisions like one or he may not be as accurate as one, but when he drops back and makes a throw, he's doing it the right way. He's going through the textbook motions.

2. He has confidence. He's willing to take a hit and to make a tough throw. And at times he shows some real decisiveness. He doesn't get frozen. Even when he doesn't make a throw, he quickly commits to going for the run and makes the positive yardage. A QB can't play scared and McGee doesn't.

3. He's mobile and fast. The guy can move around if need be. That's an invaluable resource, even for a traditional pocket passer.

The hardest part of being a QB, of course, is the mental part. And it's too early to tell if he'll get that.

Pretty much agree on every point here. Except which might be expected, he threw few "McNabb" type passes into dirt, probably from rust. Not sure why this is hard to see from what McGee showed yesterday. I guess there alway dumb fandom for every team.

I guess some of them haven't seen how lost and pathetic Kolb Looked when pressed in duty couple of years ago. Heck I guess he looked bad when he played this year and then came back and looked pretty decent/good later.

Who knows if McGee is a legitimate starter in the league in future, which might be doubt full right now. But sure seems like he will at least be a very viable backup.

 

[theogt]

Pretty much agree on every point here. Except which might be expected, he threw few "McNabb" type passes into dirt, probably from rust. Not sure why this is hard to see from what McGee showed yesterday. I guess there alway dumb fandom for every team.

I guess some of them haven't seen how lost and pathetic Kolb Looked when pressed in duty couple of years ago. Heck I guess he looked bad when he played this year and then came back and looked pretty decent/good later.

Who knows if McGee is a legitimate starter in the league in future, which might be doubt full right now. But sure seems like he will at least be a very viable backup.

Ha, I totally thought the same thing on a couple throws into the dirt -- "Hey, that was a McNabb throw."

 

[Angus]

Another frustrated Teasipper speaks? Can't stand A&M success?

 

[Randy White]

but I am implying that you are smoking gingerbread infused mary jane if you think he had a good game running the ball 75% and throwing to the ground 24%.

Stephen McGee:

17 attempts, 11 completions, 111 yards, 1 TD
4 rushing attempts, 19 yards.


I'm not implaying, I'm saying it straight out: That's a MORONIC statement.

 

[Angus]

McGee completed 11 out 17 passes for 111 yards, 1 TDs, 0 ints. 6 incomplete passes ( at least 2 of them were drops ) is " alot of plays " ?

Folks need to restrain themselves from using old cliches and assumption and start paying more attention to what they're seeing and NOT to what they want to see. Skelton was 11/25 for 183 yards and 1 TD, ( which is worse than McGee ) and there were actually people in here arguing that he was " beating us like a drum " and that " we couldn't stop him ". :blind:

McGee had a TERRIFIC performance yesterday, period. Not this " not bad for whatever pick ", or " it could have been alot better ", blah, blah, blah, bull, bull, bull.

He came in an emergency situation, without any prior experience in a regular season game, with the team trailing by 11 points, an offensive line that wasn't pass blocking very effectively, with receivers dropping passes, and, calmly, did every single thing that was asked of him ( play your game, don't make mistakes, throw to who you're supposed to, allow your receivers to make plays, be a leader in the huddle ), and to top it all , he left the field with his team in the lead.

What was he supposed to do that he didn't ? complete 17 out 17, for 400 yards, 8 TD passes, and score 60 points ?

Thanks for a good post. Sometime it's hard to find good sense in this crowd.

 

[DFWJC]

Are you trolling? He came in and threw a game winner on a dime

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Hmmmm. That was nice throw, but the ball went right through the defender's hands. It doesn't rake anything away from the throw, but we got lucky there.

 

[kmd24]

McGee played pretty well. He only had two inaccurate throws: the one in the dirt that was intended for Austin and another that was about a foot or two behind Witten.

His other incompletions were: the broken-up pass intended for Bennett, a pass intended for Witten that was tipped at the line by Dockett, a throwaway in the direction of Bennett, and a drop by Austin.

I thought his throws on the slants (one to Austin, two to Hurd) were excellent throws. He appears to have a really nice arm with a decent throwing motion. I think his release could be a little quicker, but not bad at all.

My biggest complaint would be his reluctance to step up in the pocket. At the first sign of pressure, he had a tendency to drop further back even when there was space in front of him. That's pretty typical for young QB's, so maybe he'll work his way out of it.

I thought he was reasonably poised given the circumstances. All-in-all, I was pleased with the performance.

 

[FLcowboy]

He did not have a good game and in reality he should have thrown another pick six. Miles made the plays and bailed him out

That's what is supposed to happen.

 

[Cowboys2008]

Hmmmm. That was nice throw, but the ball went right through the defender's hands. It doesn't rake anything away from the throw, but we got lucky there.

Isn't that exactly how half of Aikman's passes used to go, "right through the defender's hands"?

I don't care if your name is Aikman or McGee, to beable to throw a high pressure pass like that ON A DIME is impressive and what the qb position is all about. Not only that, in his first NFL action already he's showed HIMSELF what type of throws he's capable of making. The confidence a qb gains when he's young is golden.

I'm just surprised Austin caught the damn thing. Like some QBs couldn't hit the broadside of a barn, some QBs could throw a barn at Miles and he'd still drop it half the time. That ball was pretty much the only place Miles could have caught it. Aside from that play and a couple others, he's the one who had a horrific game. And they seem to be mounting on top of one another. If anyone was in desperate need of his qb to return, we're seeing it first hand with his empty hands after so many plays are complete.