Big Blue View on J.J. McCarthy
From the article
J.J. McCarthy has played five excellent quarters of football since replacing Jameis Winston in the fourth quarter of a Week 6 loss to the New Orleans Saints... McCarthy is actually 7-4 as a starting quarterback with five consecutive victories... Only twice in his career has McCarthy been asked to throw 30 or more passes. In those two games, both losses, he has gone 36 of 74 (48.6% completions) with 2 touchdown passes and 4 interceptions.
STACKED’s take
McCarthy's 7-4 record built on limited volume; struggles when forced to throw 30+ passes.
McCarthy has played five excellent quarters since replacing Jameis Winston in Week 6 and is 7-4 as a starting quarterback with five consecutive victories. However, his success has been predicated on limited passing volume; in his most pass-heavy game (Week 7 vs. Houston with 20 completions, 252 yards), he threw a career-high attempts. In his only two games asked to throw 30+ passes, both losses, he went 36 of 74 (48.6% completions) with 2 TDs and 4 INTs. NextGen Stats show McCarthy avoids the middle of the field—27 of 28 passes vs. Houston were outside the hash marks. The source questions whether McCarthy can sustain success when NFL teams adjust by squeezing the passing attack into the middle or jamming the box to force 35+ pass attempts.
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