ghz in pittsburgh
08-15-2006, 05:56 AM
I don't know why everyone is so jacked up about Losman because he's a long way to go yet.
The biggest problem I saw was the fact that he telegraphs his passes too often. With a more seasoned secondary defense, it could be harder for him to spot those wide open receivers. I could almost guarantee that his completion percentage will drop in real game situations.
Having said that, I do know that he's the best options the Bills have and he indeed looked the best among the Bills QBs. If that's what Jauron and Co. wanted to achieve, they reached their goal.
The marked improvement I saw from JP first time this year as compared to last year is the composure in the pocket. Like Steve Tasker commented, Losman no longer just threw it up for grabs when he got into trouble and his eye focused a lot more down field when pressured.
He's seeing open guys and trying to get the ball to them. But I didn't see the anticipation of open guys from him.
It's a progress, but we have a long road ahead. Bill Walsh once said the average games to determine a QB has it or not is around 32 games. Losman needs 32 games, if not more.
The Steelers gave Losman an extended look prior to the now famous Roethlisberger draft. The talk around him during his visit to Pittsburgh was that he has probably the best physical raw talent among all college QBs that time, but he may need a lot of growing up in NFL. He only started 2 seasons at Tulane where most successfuly QBs in NFL started at least 3 years in college (save for Vick). That one year difference at 20 year-old age is huge in terms of maturity, experience, and fighting what teams game plan against you. Now in NFL, for all 3 years, he has played a grand total of 8 games! I can see teams hesitate on picking him because not a lot of franchises can wait on him to develop. At his current pace, he may finally gets it - able to play up to his potential late 2007.
The biggest problem I saw was the fact that he telegraphs his passes too often. With a more seasoned secondary defense, it could be harder for him to spot those wide open receivers. I could almost guarantee that his completion percentage will drop in real game situations.
Having said that, I do know that he's the best options the Bills have and he indeed looked the best among the Bills QBs. If that's what Jauron and Co. wanted to achieve, they reached their goal.
The marked improvement I saw from JP first time this year as compared to last year is the composure in the pocket. Like Steve Tasker commented, Losman no longer just threw it up for grabs when he got into trouble and his eye focused a lot more down field when pressured.
He's seeing open guys and trying to get the ball to them. But I didn't see the anticipation of open guys from him.
It's a progress, but we have a long road ahead. Bill Walsh once said the average games to determine a QB has it or not is around 32 games. Losman needs 32 games, if not more.
The Steelers gave Losman an extended look prior to the now famous Roethlisberger draft. The talk around him during his visit to Pittsburgh was that he has probably the best physical raw talent among all college QBs that time, but he may need a lot of growing up in NFL. He only started 2 seasons at Tulane where most successfuly QBs in NFL started at least 3 years in college (save for Vick). That one year difference at 20 year-old age is huge in terms of maturity, experience, and fighting what teams game plan against you. Now in NFL, for all 3 years, he has played a grand total of 8 games! I can see teams hesitate on picking him because not a lot of franchises can wait on him to develop. At his current pace, he may finally gets it - able to play up to his potential late 2007.