(03-15-2018, 05:04 PM)Bullseye Wrote:

(03-15-2018, 04:13 PM)I am Yoda Wrote: Mobility is one thing. Relying on your legs as a major part of your game is another thing. Success with NFL quarterbacks comes in the pocket. Also, one of the major knocks on him is his lack of accuracy. Rudolph is superior on both counts while still being mobile. 

 As I recall, early in their careers McNair and McNabb had issues with accuracy. Young and more recently Wilson have not. I suppose it’s what you see in the individual quarterback. I just think that Jackson is too much of a project and not an upgrade in the near term over what we have already.

In other words, irrespective of level of mobility, a QBs primary function is to be able to operate effectively within the pocket (presnap reads, pass drops, reading the defense, sensing the rush, mechanics, quick and good decision making, accuracy, etc).  A QB can have mobility, but without the ability to function effectively within the pocket, a "dual threat" QB is nothing of the sort.

I disagree with that definition (and I suspect you do, too).  If you cannot operate within the pocket at all, you're not in the league.  It is a matter of operating there with competence.   Blake has sometimes struggled with it, but has been improving.  I don't think he has ever been considered a running qb.  RG3 relied too much on his legs, didn't have adequate pocket skills, and then through misuse was injured and never had the opportunity to develop as he might have.  Steve Young had the label of a running qb back in the day (when he was coming out of college).  But his pocket skills were ok AND he had time to develop them.  Mike Vick was the exception, I think.  While he never developed his accuracy to my liking, he had most of the other pocket skills.  He was a transcendent talent! And he was never a champion.

All that being said, I think you're objecting to my use of "dual threat".  I'd love to see you plainly articulate why.

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