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Originally Posted by Mattyk72
#1) I really find it hard to believe he's going against the play design in his dropbacks. With his level of inexperience I think they are having him drop back further so he has more time to go through his reads. He simply doesn't have the experience level yet in this offense to take a short drop, make a quick read and get the ball out.
#2) Yes he stares down his WRs and so does pretty much any QB with the limited experience level he has.
#3) I don't think he was rattled after the 2 picks at all, in fact he played a great second half going 7 of 12 for 100 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT.
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#1 - Believe it. A buddy of mine rooms with one of the Redskin scouts. So, we have a few beers last night and I asked him about this stuff. I was thrilled to find out that I hit this one dead on the head. He said they have been working with him every week to break the habit of taking two many steps on the drop. They want him to set up in the pocket, and he works it in practice, but reverts during the games.
#2 - Well, not all of them do it, but I certainly agree that this does not make him unique. But, this was a critique, and you can't leave that out, even if it is a common flaw against young qb's.
#3 - He made some good plays in the second half, but he made even more slow reads. You can't mistake good plays as an excuse for poor ones. My buddy also confirmed this point. The thing you love is that he does have the potential to make some nice plays. He just doesn't have the confidence to deliver the ball on time, every time. That is his toughest challenge I think.