(09-16-2020, 11:05 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: On Minshew - He's a student of the game - soaking up knowledge - exciting to watch guys who prepare well -  new plays coming in this week -  what he's accomplished is impressive

on Minshew's intangibles  --  there's some pocket stuff we can clean up - maybe escaped too early a couple of times rather than looking downfield  -  took an unnecessary sack  -  but we're learning together  - very impressed by first game together

On Robinson  -  He was great, man.  He ran good, great catch out of the backfield on the "ho-ho screen." 
He protected the ball well. Great start. 

on Viska play design:  These are plays that stem from what he's good at. He can stress a defense.  Moving him around will be important. Will use him in different ways. 

How will JR's role change vs Titans :  If we want to succeed it will start with the run even against a different defensive scheme. 

TE more opportunity?  -   Yeah I hope so. It didn't present itself in the 46 plays Sunday, biut we'll get to it. Feel good about our TEs. 

Vrabel defense challenges vs pass?  
Vrabel is a great defensive coach. Mixed up pass rush. Will vary coverage widely. Lots of blitz patterns. 
Tough on 3rd down.

I will say this about Minshew:  He is shattering some preconceived notions about QBs.

One commonly held belief is that young QBs will suffer when they are given different schemes one year after another.  

For the most part, that seems to be true.

But Minshew has had seven different OCs's/schemes in the last seven years without much adverse impact on his performance thus far.

Now this isn't to say that I don't care about continuity.  I do, and if we were to keep Gruden around another year or two, assuming Minshew stays, I would still presume Minshew's performance would get better, whether we as fans would realize it or not.  I would think Gruden would be more pleased in post game or practice film review in regard to his reads and mechanics, etc.-something to which we as fans would not be privy.

But I'm left to wonder exactly how much of the position is intrinsic and intangible?

Do good/great QBs simply have a knack at playing the position?  Can that knack be developed, or is it that proverbial "it" factor that you either have or don't?  Do you think Minshew has the knack or "it?"

It's kinda hard for me to argue against that "it" or knack, bth as a general necessity or specifically in Minshew's instance.

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