(03-08-2022, 09:40 PM)OzJohnnie Wrote:

(03-08-2022, 08:19 PM)Upper Wrote: Another major difference is that a large part, if not majority, of Cam's improvement can be attributed to Trevor's already advanced pocket skills. Jawaan got the Trevor bump last year too, yet he stayed extremely subpar.

Ha!  No one else mentioned it so I will.  TL’s pocket skills are one of his main development areas.  He takes off far too often, throwing on the fly.  This is a symptom of his poor field reading skills which force him to wait for developments rather than better anticipating his chances (and staying in the pocket to execute).  Pat Mahomes he ain’t.  TL needs to learn pocket skills something fierce and I’m hoping this QB coach they hired, who has an impressive resume for a QB coach, is just the guy to teach him.

This is not what I recall watching his season last year.  The one thing that made me confident we had the right guy was the fact that he did stand tall in the pocket and go through his progressions and keep his eyes down field even under significant pressure at times.  I've seen QBs that bolt from the pocket consistently way too early or roll out way too much which minimizes where they can throw the ball.  That's not what I remember about Trevor last year.  Did he have some accuracy issues?  Sure.  Did he have some timing issues with the receivers?  Sure.  Did his receivers let him down with drops more than they should have as well?  Absolutely.  His pocket awareness was not an issue from what I could see though.

He's got legs when he needs them. I would argue that we might've had more immediate team success had he been quicker to take off, but I'm fine with the fact that he didn't and generally stayed in the pocket so that he doesn't rely on that ability too much as a crutch which stunts his development as a pocket passer.

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