Do you think Mertz is playing well?

Mertz isn’t the problem. He’s doing a very admirable job IMO

 

There’s no running game and he is under pressure every time he drops back. The other running back ran for 280 yards. End of story.

 

He missed some wide open receivers yesterday but he's been better than I expected pocket mobility isn't as good as I thought

 

IMO he’s playing high floor/low ceiling.

 

I think he is playing really well. I think if he had an consistent offensive line we are probably sitting at 4-1 despite the play calling.

 

He had been playing well and was getting help from his receivers on poorly thrown balls, like most qbs, but last game he seemed off and were missing open wrs. It's hard to blame any offensive player though because they are working in a terrible designed system.

 

Partially true but when a running back gets 280 yards I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a game that we won

 

Blamed the entire offensive line because they didn’t block shit

 

I was nervous about this game if only because CHARLOTTE put a beating on Mertz.

 

Mertz its who he is, a average college QB, but Mertz isn't the problem, the problem its a way bellow offense system and the people who runs it.

 

their oline bullied our front 7 without doubt, but the offense did not even have the ball for more than 20 secs in the first quarter, hanging the defense out to dry.

But I agree

 

I think he has played better than I expected after hearing his stats prior. He is running for his life half the time. Plodding scheme. I don’t think he’s the problem. At the same time, I hope he isn’t the most talented we have. Caught with a new staff and young qb room. With the season gone, why not play a younger player? Even if we sign a top player, we should have an experienced backup.

 

Reminded me of that LSU game in 2021, didn't much matter what the offense did, the defense was getting gashed every possession.

Mertz had some success going downfield yesterday, but once the 4th quarter started UK was playing deep and our offense seems to be deep or check down. Therefore, down 3 scores with time as a factor we are throwing 4 yards routes to our RB. That or the 7 yard curl to a TE waiting to get blasted by a S or LB. There were guys open, and UK defense was playing more man early than I thought they would. It was almost like we expected one thing, got another, and still never adjusted the gameplan.

 

They bullied our defense from the first play. Tired didn’t even come into the picture. Both sides of Los was complete domination. The most basic element of football is run and stop the run. They 100% did that and there’s nothing else to look at when that happens, game over.

 

He's not a superstar but he's not the problem.

 

Yes you’re wrong. For openers, he doesn’t have enough time in the pocket for the 30+ yard downfield pass plays to develop. That is not his fault. If we could run the ball his options would open up considerably, but the o-line can’t do that either.

 

He also had receivers that missed some and he still completed over 80% of his passes and 2 TDs.

 

He doesn’t make THE plays when we need him to make them. Like he had 5 incompletions yesterday and 3 of those were throws he HAS to hit on.

He’s not THE problem but he doesn’t elevate us either. He’s giving us exactly what we all wanted him to give us prior to the season for better or worse

 

Have you considered that the play calling is limited by the lack of an offensive line? If you can’t establish any running game and the line can’t pass block either, what do you propose the offensive game plan should look like?