Quote:http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdo...27052.html
Pretty good read, and it goes to show what happens when a rookie QB throws to rookie WRs. Mistakes will happen, and will happen often, to the blame of both sides
That was a great read...as were the other associated articles.
Thanks for posting.
I like that the writer throws in disclaimers and clarifies statements to avoid bias. It makes it much easier to get to the analysis when you know the information is laid out to inform.
Good read. Also one that brought back a lot of bad memories from last season.
Quote:http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdo...27052.html
Pretty good read, and it goes to show what happens when a rookie QB throws to rookie WRs. Mistakes will happen, and will happen often, to the blame of both sides
Good article. I know I never thought the Vontae Davis INT was Bortles' fault. He made the right read and the right throw but Robinson fell down and made a 50-50 pass into an INT. I'm hoping this year we see Robinson come alive and start making that play. If that happens the defense will be forced to open up and let the Jaguars run the ball.
Quote:Good article. I know I never thought the Vontae Davis INT was Bortles' fault. He made the right read and the right throw but Robinson fell down and made a 50-50 pass into an INT. I'm hoping this year we see Robinson come alive and start making that play. If that happens the defense will be forced to open up and let the Jaguars run the ball.
Oh, I have no doubt the Robinson of this year will be hauling in that pass. Experience often breeds confidence.
Cosell is pretty good and seems to know what he's talking about.
That really didn't bring back any good memories... Great break down showing good coverage vs misreads.
Updated it with Part 2 of Cosell's analysis
Fisch wasn't doing Bortles any favors. I expect Bortles to improve on his decisionmaking, Olson to call better plays, and the rest of the offense to step up
So from his first 10 INTs, it's clear that a couple were good throws where a rookie WR is to blame for one reason or another, but most are on Bortles despite explanations of how they were understandle. The most prevelant reason I'm seeing here has to do with defenses not doing what Blake expects. In other words, Bortles was a rookie and it showed. Hopefully he's learned from these mistakes.
Cosell also points out two issues that hopefully get corrected... 1) The WRs lack speed, and it's no secret that ARob and Hurns aren't exactly blazers. Maybe Lee, who wasn't on the field much for these first 10 INTs, will get his act together and help them out here. 2) Bortles' throwing motion needs to be tighter in order to achieve a quicker release. Hopefully Olsen, considered a qb guru, will help him out here.
Really well written and unbias article. I agree with Jags02 it points out that most of the ones on bortles were just rookie errors. Eg the interception where it's described he threw the ball before he left the huddle.
That will leave his game with experience
On part 2, I found the analysis on the Louis Delmas INT to be particularly interesting. Cosell asserts there was not enough space between the receivers to keep Delmas from covering both receivers.
How did that happen? Was it a matter of poor play design? Was it a case of that play that should have been called on the far side of the field as opposed to the short side?
Were the receivers misaligned pre-snap, or were their routes incorrectly run?
Quote:So from his first 10 INTs, it's clear that a couple were good throws where a rookie WR is to blame for one reason or another, but most are on Bortles despite explanations of how they were understandle. The most prevelant reason I'm seeing here has to do with defenses not doing what Blake expects. In other words, Bortles was a rookie and it showed. Hopefully he's learned from these mistakes.
Did you mean understandable? I agree, Bortles saw looks that were familiar but which turned out to be something else or were disguised coverage. Hopefully experience will help that. Of course that was only a small part of his INTs, he also had a lot of INTs where the play design was bad or the WRs failed to play the ball such as the INT around CSIII standing flatfooted, the INT where Allen Robinson fell going deep, and the INT against tennessee when the WR fell. Way too many cases of the WR falling down or failing to play the ball last season.
It's a bit encouraging to see this really. A good amount were on the receivers (seemed like Hurns was the biggest offender) and the ones on Bortles can be coached.
Quote:On part 2, I found the analysis on the Louis Delmas INT to be particularly interesting. Cosell asserts there was not enough space between the receivers to keep Delmas from covering both receivers.
How did that happen? Was it a matter of poor play design? Was it a case of that play that should have been called on the far side of the field as opposed to the short side?
Were the receivers misaligned pre-snap, or were their routes incorrectly run?
I don't know that it was really any of them, maybe poor play design? I just don't think the play was given quite enough time to develop. Bortles needed another second for Delmas to fully commit to the underneath receiver, giving him an open throw over the top of Delmas to the tight end. As it was, Delmas was in perfect position at that point in time to be able to react to both players.
I think if the play had been designed to go to Bortles right, where he has a more natural running/throwing ability, he would have been able to buy that extra time and get a little more on his throw. But you can't always roll out to the QBs natural side.
Quote:On part 2, I found the analysis on the Louis Delmas INT to be particularly interesting. Cosell asserts there was not enough space between the receivers to keep Delmas from covering both receivers.
How did that happen? Was it a matter of poor play design? Was it a case of that play that should have been called on the far side of the field as opposed to the short side?
Were the receivers misaligned pre-snap, or were their routes incorrectly run?
Given the inexperience at WR I'd put my money on a poor route being run by one of the receivers causing them to be too near one another.
Quote: I just don't think the play was given quite enough time to develop. Bortles needed another second for Delmas to fully commit to the underneath receiver, giving him an open throw over the top of Delmas to the tight end
That's how I interpreted it as well.