displays a bounty of positive traits on the football field. Perhaps the best attribute the rookie quarterback deploys is poise under dure s. The unflappable rookie dealt not only with a fierce pa s rush in Sunday night's 27-14 Pj Jules Jersey victory, he also had his coach-to-quarterback communication device malfunction two plays into the game. The i sue didn't ruffle the rookie. "After the first two plays, I kind of went out and had to revert to Pop Warner, just running over to the coach, getting the play and running back to the huddle," Mariota said, . His coach was even more impre sed."Most guys would panic at that point, but (Mariota) handled himself like a pro. He was calm," Ken Whisenhunt said. "If we make two catches, he's got a touchdown and a big first down on that opening drive, so he played well." Mariota went 5-of-8 pa sing for 59 yards, for a pa ser rating of 84.9 in three series Sunday. He should have added a touchdown were it not for an easy drop by . As impre sive as his handling of the headset malfunction might seem, more noteworthy was his pocket presence and maneuvering. Facing what defensive coordinator Gregg Williams told NFL Media's Tiffany Blackmon is the , Mariota didn't blink. The rookie signal-caller showed great pocket awarene s, an ability to escape pre sure when nece sary and an understanding of where the defense was bringing pre sure. On the McCluster drop, Mariota shuffled nicely in the pocket as he went through his reads to find the open target. That was a pro play.Throughout training camp the praise for the ' quarterback was effusive. Now we all are experiencing why for ourselves. The latest Podcast by talking undervalued and overvalued QBs and everyone's draft philosophies. Lance Robinson Jersey