(10-26-2020, 07:56 AM)rpr52121 Wrote:

(10-26-2020, 07:45 AM)NoShoes Wrote: You sure there was a place to go with the ball?  A few of those “self sacks” no one was open down field when they panned around.   You want him to just force the rock?

I’m thinking he doesn’t have the arm strength to fit it in and limits his reads appropriately. I had no problem with losing this game.

But this is precisely what we are saying.

In today's NFL, you cannot pass to "only the open guy" every time. There are lot of play with super tight windows or where you have to throw the guy open. Those throws often require more arm strength, or least more trust in your arm, than Minshew is showing.

Additionally, if QB cannot make those kinds of plays when he doesn't have the time or space to use perfect mechanics, it generally becomes a lot harder to win games consistently. The exceptions are HOF QBs with great and quick understanding of coverages. While Minshew is good at this, he has is not elite at it on Sunday's yet.

The problems he's having aren't related to specifically to arm strength. The problems he's having is consistently missing open receivers and not reading the plays well which is remarkable because he had been doing pretty well with that earlier on. Also there's a sense that he's feeling the pass rush a lot more than he was last year and the first couple of games this year. Guess it's understandable considering our crappy OL.

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