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Id love to sit here and say I see _____ as a potential problem. I honestly cant do it. It may change when they play for real, who knows.
Heres what Im not saying:
1) The guy is Peyton Manning right now
2) The is making all the right reads
3) The guy can carry the team when everyone else fails
4) The guy has been perfect so far
Heres what I am saying:
1) The guy right now, today, is better than Drew was (he made plays when Drew would have been sacked)
2) He has shown so far decent to good presence in the pocket.
1) Only 1 sack so far and I doubt Vick could have gotten out of it.
2) At least 6 plays where he got out of a sack and made a play.
3) This is the BEST assett of what I have seen so far from him.
4) He is playing like a vet and not forcing things.
5) He has shown the internal clock and is getting it out in 3 seconds.
3) The guy is accurate. After watching Drew throw behind and way in front of his WR's. This is a nice change of pace. He has missed his target a few times, but also has threaded the needle more often.
4) He has a cannon for an arm. If anything, he puts too much on the ball. He can absolutely make all the throws. And throwing rockets will decrease the number of picks. Provided that he keeps his accuracy.
5) He has all the scramble we need. In the 2 games weve seen, he has made several plays with his legs.
6) He has the intangibles of a Flutie. I love the play where he fakes a throw to get the DT to jump and throws it when hes in the air. Very Flutie like.
Overall, I feel we are in good hands. Some of the stumbling as an O so far may be due to a vanilla O. But, to me, I havent seen anything where we may say, "ohh boy he is going to have to change that". To me, there hasnt been any big negatives to talk about, and without legit criticisms we should feel pretty good because iot only gets better with experience. Can you argue slow starts, maybe. Drew last year was terrible for many games that way.
I think its important to remember that if JP wins just 1 more game than a Drew lead team did last year, we are in the playoffs.
Furthermore, Drew was average at best last year. Joey Harrington had a better passers rating. JP only needs to play methodical, not make big mistakes, and make solid, drive moving plays. So far thats what Ive seen with glimpses off star level talent. He DOES NOT look like a rookie to me.
Heres what Im not saying:
1) The guy is Peyton Manning right now
2) The is making all the right reads
3) The guy can carry the team when everyone else fails
4) The guy has been perfect so far
Heres what I am saying:
1) The guy right now, today, is better than Drew was (he made plays when Drew would have been sacked)
2) He has shown so far decent to good presence in the pocket.
1) Only 1 sack so far and I doubt Vick could have gotten out of it.
2) At least 6 plays where he got out of a sack and made a play.
3) This is the BEST assett of what I have seen so far from him.
4) He is playing like a vet and not forcing things.
5) He has shown the internal clock and is getting it out in 3 seconds.
3) The guy is accurate. After watching Drew throw behind and way in front of his WR's. This is a nice change of pace. He has missed his target a few times, but also has threaded the needle more often.
4) He has a cannon for an arm. If anything, he puts too much on the ball. He can absolutely make all the throws. And throwing rockets will decrease the number of picks. Provided that he keeps his accuracy.
5) He has all the scramble we need. In the 2 games weve seen, he has made several plays with his legs.
6) He has the intangibles of a Flutie. I love the play where he fakes a throw to get the DT to jump and throws it when hes in the air. Very Flutie like.
Overall, I feel we are in good hands. Some of the stumbling as an O so far may be due to a vanilla O. But, to me, I havent seen anything where we may say, "ohh boy he is going to have to change that". To me, there hasnt been any big negatives to talk about, and without legit criticisms we should feel pretty good because iot only gets better with experience. Can you argue slow starts, maybe. Drew last year was terrible for many games that way.
I think its important to remember that if JP wins just 1 more game than a Drew lead team did last year, we are in the playoffs.
Furthermore, Drew was average at best last year. Joey Harrington had a better passers rating. JP only needs to play methodical, not make big mistakes, and make solid, drive moving plays. So far thats what Ive seen with glimpses off star level talent. He DOES NOT look like a rookie to me.
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