Falcons' Twitter reacts to Eagles' Marcus Mariota "on target" tweet
Marcus Mariota was one of the least accurate quarterbacks in the NFL last season. He routinely skipped passes or overthrew the Atlanta Falcons' receiver. It ultimately resulted in his benching following Atlanta's loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Desmond Ridder took his spot and Mariota basically said "peace out" to his team. This offseason he was picked up by the Philadelphia Eagles who then tweeted about Mariota being an accurate QB.
Falcons' Twitter has hilarious replies to Eagles' tweet about Marcus Mariota
We all know that social media teams are not going to criticize their own team's moves, that would be a conflict of interest, but seeing the Philadelphia Eagles tweet about Marcus Mariota being an accurate quarterback with the Atlanta Falcons last year is, well, interesting.
Many of us have a different perspective on the former second-overall pick, which is apparent in the replies. You would think there would be a way to be positive while also avoiding his lack of accuracy, instead of taking it head-on.
On target#FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/uHAEqiaRIG
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) March 26, 2023
It's funny that 50% of those highlights were runs, not passes.
Now queue the funny replies:
"Hey dad watch this" pic.twitter.com/FXjY5XHwws
— Elder Micah of the Lamarmon faith (@MicahLangston_) March 27, 2023
— Tręÿ (@TreyyFromGA) March 26, 2023
Explain this then ? pic.twitter.com/D8bjTLQoza
— falcons plz get a real QB (@KjEvadeSusd) March 26, 2023
You cannot deny this stat, Marcus Mariota put Kyle Pitts and Drake London—two of the biggest targets the league has—on a list of the highest percentage of off-target passes their way. Pitts is six-foot-six while Drake London is six-foot-five, if you were offered $1 million to throw an on-target pass, wouldn't you pick one of those two to throw to?
“On target” is quite literally the worst possible way to describe Marcus Mariota
— Jerry (@Narb69) March 26, 2023
Wouldn’t complain about a couple Mariota package trick/gadget plays to run when leading by 10+
— AC (@ayecee17) March 26, 2023
Translation: I don't want to put Mariota in a crucial situation.
on target and Marcus Mariota are 2 things I've never seen on a screen together
— Elder Micah of the Lamarmon faith (@MicahLangston_) March 26, 2023
Oh, and then the funniest tweet of all:
For more highlights, visit https://t.co/Sgw2lqUrdm
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) March 26, 2023
Whatever, sometimes one man's trash is another man's treasure. Or, more likely, one man's trash is another man's trash.
There is good news for the Eagles, they have an MVP-caliber quarterback who will need to try his best to stay on the field for all 17 games, plus the playoffs. The Eagles may want to reevaluate running Hurts a million times during the year.
Anyways, I don't think any of us are too sad about Mariota joining a new team.
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