Dheev, Atlanta Falcons Quarterback Marcus Mariota zoo li tsis tau them nyiaj

Nqa nws los ntawm Forbes. Nyob rau sab saum toj ntawm cov nyiaj txiag spectrum rau NFL quarterbacks, koj muaj Tom Brady ntawm Tampa Bay Buccaneers nrog nws cov nyiaj tau los tag nrho ntawm $ 75 lab, thiab ze rau hauv qab, koj muaj Marcus Mariota ntawm Atlanta Falcons.

Ntawm no los txog Mariota tus lej, tab sis kaw koj lub qhov muag yog tias koj squeamish: Falcons muab tus txiv neej kev cog lus ob xyoos Ua ntej lub caij no muaj nqis txog $ 18.75 lab, uas yog qhov hloov pauv rau Brady, nrog rau Matthew Stafford ($ 61.5 lab), Aaron Rodgers ($ 53 lab), Patrick Mahomes ($ 51.5 lab) thiab Josh Allen ($ 51 lab), lwm lub quarterbacks hauv Forbes'top tsib.

Tom qab ntawd ib zaug ntxiv, Mariota tsuas yog zoo siab rau qee tus neeg xav tau nws cov lus nug sab caj npab tsis tshua muaj siab ntseeg ob txhais ceg. Nws tau kos npe nrog Falcons ua ntej lub caij no los ua tus pib hauv NFL thawj zaug hauv peb xyoos. Nws yog Raiders thaub qab thaum ob lub caij dhau los, thiab ua ntej, uas nws tau siv tsib xyoos ua tus pib rau Tennessee Titans, tab sis qhov ntawd tsuas yog technically.

Vim yog kev raug mob los yog lub rooj zaum, Mariota yeej tsis ua tiav ib qho ntawm nws lub caij nrog Titans li lawv pib.

Tam sim no, nrog Mariota thawb lub Falcons (4-4) mus rau sab saum toj ntawm NFC South lub caij ntuj no lig rau ib lub caij rau thawj zaug txij li xyoo 2016, thaum lawv mus rau Super Bowl. . .

Muab tus txiv neej ntawd tsa.

“Yog, zoo. Tus txiv neej tau dhau los ntau heev, puas yog? Tus kws qhia Falcons Arthur Smith tau hais rau hnub Sunday yav tav su hauv Atlanta ntawm Mercedes-Benz chaw ntau pob, qhov chaw nws tau xav txog nws pab neeg yeej ib qho kev ua si uas npau taws tshaj plaws hauv NFL keeb kwm tom qab Mariota tau txaus los pab Falcons muaj sia nyob ntawm Carolina Panthers thiab lawv tus kheej rau 37-34. yeej nyob rau hauv overtime.

Yog tias koj muab lub quarter thib plaub nrog lub sijhawm ua haujlwm dhau sijhawm, ob pawg tau qhab nia rau lub sijhawm, thiab koj kuj muaj tag nrho cov kev vwm ntawd.

“Kuv yuav tsum ua kom zoo dua. Kuv yuav tsum tau huv dua. Kuv tsis tau ua. Kuv tuaj yeem nqa lub hnab phem, lossis kuv tuaj yeem pov pob pov tseg, "Mariota tau hais tom qab nws tau ua rau qee qhov kev vwm ntawd thaum nws cuam tshuam rau hauv sijhawm ua haujlwm ntxiv yuav tsum tau coj mus rau lub hom phiaj mus tom ntej rau Panthers, tab sis nws tsis tau. 't.

Feem ntau infamously, muaj Panthers wide receiver DJ Moore (ahem) yeej qhov kev ua si nrog vib nas this nyob rau hauv kev cai ua si tom qab nws ntes tau ib tug 62-yard pass nyob rau hauv lub kawg cheeb tsam los ntawm PJ Walker, tab sis tom qab ntawd Moore yanked tawm nws lub kaus mom hlau, uas yog lub txim txhaum. .

Uas ua rau Panthers yuav tsum tau ua txhaum 34-34 khi nyob rau hauv cov vib nas this kawg nrog qhov tseem ceeb ntawm lub hom phiaj tsis yog qhov ntxiv, uas Eddy Pineiro plam, uas xa qhov kev ua si mus ua haujlwm dhau sijhawm, qhov twg Pineiro botched lub hom phiaj tiag tiag tom qab Panthers. tau txais pob los ntawm Mariota lub sijhawm cuam tshuam ua ntej.

Hloov chaw, lub sijhawm tom qab, Mariota tau nthuav tawm nws ob txhais ceg nrog 3-yard khiav los teeb tsa Younghoe Koo qhov kev ncaws pob yeej rau Falcons los ntawm 41 yards.

Qhov no yog Mariota txoj kev yeej, txawm li cas los xij, thiab Smith tau tawm tsam vim li cas nws lub quarterback tau dhau los tshwj xeeb rau hnub no: "Koj yeej Heisman (trophy). Koj yog tus thib 2 xaiv (tag nrho los ntawm Titans hauv thawj puag ncig ntawm 2015 NFL cov qauv). Koj xaiv los ntawm ib lab tus neeg ua haujlwm hloov pauv ntawm Tennessee, thiab tom qab ntawd mus dhau xyoo daim ntawv cog lus (ntawm 2019) tau txais lub rooj zaum. Tsis muaj peev xwm hais txaus nws ua li cas rau qhov xwm txheej ntawd.

"Koj rov qab los, thiab nws tawm mus rau Vegas (nrog rau Raiders) thiab zaum thiab saib. Tsis xav tias nws yuav tau txais lwm lub sijhawm. "

Tom qab ntawd Mariota tau ua, thiab nws yog vim Smith, nyob rau hauv nruab nrab ntawm nws lub xyoo thib ob uas yog Falcons 'tus thawj coj qhia tom qab nws tau ua tus Titans 'tus neeg saib xyuas kev tawm tsam thaum lub sijhawm Mariota lub rooj zaum. Smith tau ua rau muaj kev hloov pauv nrog Falcons. Thaum lawv pauv yav tom ntej Pro Football Hall of Famer Matt Ryan mus rau Indianapolis Colts ua ntej lub caij no rau qhov kev xaiv thib peb, Smith xav tau ib tus neeg los pab nws pab pawg hauv kev hloov pauv tam sim no mus txog qhov twg los.

Nkag mus rau Mariota, uas tau nrhiav los ntawm Smith los tswj Falcons 'kev ua txhaum nyob rau hauv lub sijhawm no, thiab yog tias koj nyob rau hauv NFL niaj hnub no, qhov ntawd txhais tau tias Smith xav tau lub tsev kawm ntawv qub qub xws li khiav, khiav thiab khiav qee qhov ntxiv. Thaum txhua qhov ntawm ob qhov kev ua si ua ntej Panthers tuaj rau hauv nroog, Mariota pov 13 zaug hauv 35-17 poob rau Cincinnati Bengals thiab 14 zaug hauv 28-14 yeej dhau San Francisco 49ers.

Qhov ntawd tsis yog cov khoom ntawm Brady lossis lwm tus.

Yog li, nws yog ib qho kev poob siab rau cov kab ke ntawm cov neeg nyob hauv Falcons Nation thaum Mariota ua rau lub foob pob poob rau ntawm qhov kev ua si thib ob ntawm nws txoj kab 25-yard mus rau qhov tob tshaj plaws ntawm Panthers thaj chaw.

Nws yog interception.

Nyob nruab nrab ntawm qhov kev hloov pauv thiab Koo qhov kev ncaws pob yeej, muaj ntau pawg ntawm cov khoom txawv txawv los ntawm ob pawg, tab sis feem ntau yog qhov zoo los ntawm Mariota. Nrog kev pab los ntawm Smith lub playcalling, Mariota rov tshawb pom qhov dhau mus. Nws ua tiav 20 ntawm nws 28 ntu rau 253 yards thiab peb touchdowns. Nws kuj pom tias nws ob txhais taw tseem nrawm nrog 43 yards ntawm rau lub tsheb.

Tsis muaj ib qho ntawm cov haujlwm no suav nrog ob peb zaug Mariota scrambled tawm ntawm lub hnab rau clutch thib peb-down tiav. Nws tseem muaj hnub nyoog 29 xyoos, uas ua rau qhov khoom plig hnub yug no: Hloov kev yeej rau hauv kev poob thiab tom qab ntawd rov qab los yeej.

Koj paub, ua cas.