10-03-2012, 01:52 PM
It's tough to compare the two QBs. They are working with totally different circumstances.
Two big differences between Maynard and Nunes:
1) Who they're throwing the ball to. Do you think Keenan Allen would have dropped those deep balls in Seattle? Even the one that was batted away by the DB, I bet KA has a 50% chance to bring down. And Treggs and Harper don't look too bad either; Maynard has a lot of great targets. Sure, JN has Ertz as a reliable safety valve, but if you're trying to improve the passing game, I'll take a top-5 receiver over a top-5 TE.
2) Who's protecting their blind sides. Nunes has had all kinds of time to sit in the pocket and dither over where to ground the ball. Maynard, OTOH, is running for his life and getting killed. I've been impressed with Maynard's ability to escape pressure and make something happen with his legs and arms.
Honestly, if you put a gun to my head, I think if you put ZM behind the Stanford offensive line throwing to Ertz, Toilolo, Montgomery and Co., you're going to have better stats than what Nunes has put up so far.
Two big differences between Maynard and Nunes:
1) Who they're throwing the ball to. Do you think Keenan Allen would have dropped those deep balls in Seattle? Even the one that was batted away by the DB, I bet KA has a 50% chance to bring down. And Treggs and Harper don't look too bad either; Maynard has a lot of great targets. Sure, JN has Ertz as a reliable safety valve, but if you're trying to improve the passing game, I'll take a top-5 receiver over a top-5 TE.
2) Who's protecting their blind sides. Nunes has had all kinds of time to sit in the pocket and dither over where to ground the ball. Maynard, OTOH, is running for his life and getting killed. I've been impressed with Maynard's ability to escape pressure and make something happen with his legs and arms.
Honestly, if you put a gun to my head, I think if you put ZM behind the Stanford offensive line throwing to Ertz, Toilolo, Montgomery and Co., you're going to have better stats than what Nunes has put up so far.