fansince62
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so....a question poped into mind last night. I'm not claiming I have arrived at a conclusion - yet (it's only been two games afterall).
so...let's have at it.
Question: does RGIII's whole game/effectiveness depend upon his mobility? What if it is the case that as a conventional, drop-back passer he is very average - no better, say, than Gabbert or Tannehill? This is another way of claiming that he is not a passer of Brady or Manning (or Luck?) skills if he is forced to play from the pocket. Not sure. But not enthused by what I have seen so far: he doesn't seem to have pocket presence that senses the rush; he doesn't seem to always make good reads (some will argue this, but I have seen too many throws into double and triple coverage); he seems less accurate; he seems more tentative. this, of course, gets into all the politics he and his Dad created during the preseason. we know before he was drafted that the system at Baylor was built to minimize progression type read responsibilities. extenuating circumstances:
- he is recovering from surgery
- his O-line is not built for conventional pocket pass pro (i.e., he is not being given enough time)
- the middle of the line cannot handle the bigger NTs and blitzes consistently
- the play calls (or Robert's execution) are not giving him space & time (i.e., not many roll-outs)
- the lack of read option playcalls allows the defense to zero in on the QB (i.e., reduces a lot of the uncertainty)
- his receivers (as a group) have been very sporadic in terms of performance
Is RG an average pocket passer? If so, this forces a lot of other difficult decisions.
It's early, though I suspect this year we are now suddenly in a situation where 8-8 is a good outcome (given the problems on defense). This offense is going to have to score close to 30 pts/game for us to win...IMO. right now....we're not even close (lot of scoring has been in situations where the opponent's defense has already gone into a conservative posture).
so...let's have at it.
Question: does RGIII's whole game/effectiveness depend upon his mobility? What if it is the case that as a conventional, drop-back passer he is very average - no better, say, than Gabbert or Tannehill? This is another way of claiming that he is not a passer of Brady or Manning (or Luck?) skills if he is forced to play from the pocket. Not sure. But not enthused by what I have seen so far: he doesn't seem to have pocket presence that senses the rush; he doesn't seem to always make good reads (some will argue this, but I have seen too many throws into double and triple coverage); he seems less accurate; he seems more tentative. this, of course, gets into all the politics he and his Dad created during the preseason. we know before he was drafted that the system at Baylor was built to minimize progression type read responsibilities. extenuating circumstances:
- he is recovering from surgery
- his O-line is not built for conventional pocket pass pro (i.e., he is not being given enough time)
- the middle of the line cannot handle the bigger NTs and blitzes consistently
- the play calls (or Robert's execution) are not giving him space & time (i.e., not many roll-outs)
- the lack of read option playcalls allows the defense to zero in on the QB (i.e., reduces a lot of the uncertainty)
- his receivers (as a group) have been very sporadic in terms of performance
Is RG an average pocket passer? If so, this forces a lot of other difficult decisions.
It's early, though I suspect this year we are now suddenly in a situation where 8-8 is a good outcome (given the problems on defense). This offense is going to have to score close to 30 pts/game for us to win...IMO. right now....we're not even close (lot of scoring has been in situations where the opponent's defense has already gone into a conservative posture).