(09-29-2022, 11:44 AM)Jaguarmeister Wrote:

(09-29-2022, 08:58 AM)SeldomRite Wrote: I saw a pff video the other day where they mentioned Trevor has elite sack avoidance ability. Last year he was excellent in the stat with only 14% of his pressured drop-backs resulting in a sack and this year he's been elite in the stat and only been sacked on 6% of his pressured drop-backs. That means that 1 out of 16 times the defense beats the offensive line they actually manage to get a sack. The rest of the time he's getting rid of the ball.

So, why does the offensive line look like it's decent, now? Because, much the way Peyton Manning and superior offensive scheme made his line look good, Trevor and superior offensive scheme is making our line look good.

That's part of what I saw last year that let me know he was ok.  His pocket awareness is phenomenal.  There can be chaos around him and his eyes are locked down field and he still is able to move when and where he needs to to allow him to get the pass off because he senses where the defender(s) is/are very well.  He hasn't shown that as much this year because there's been such a focus on making quick decisions and getting the ball out quickly and he's excelled at that too.

His first touchdown on Sunday was a great example of his pocket awareness. He realized pressure was going to get through the middle before it did and left the pocket keeping his eyes down field, making a great td throw.

I think it's part of the same skill that lets some QBs read and understand a defense. Some guys watch the receiver and have to see them get separation from their DB, or, even worse, just decide they're throwing to a guy before the snap of the ball (which is why some QBs only look good with great receivers and some look good with mediocre ones) because they have a very limited ability to see and quickly understand the defensive scheme. Other QBs learn to look at the position and direction of a few defenders and understand where the openings down the field will be, then throw to them. I think it's the same with understanding the pass rush and working the pocket. A QB who is great at that sees where his linemen are and what the defensive linemen are trying to do at the start of the play and they then understand where the pocket will be and they make it work, only needing to move when they see in their field of vision that someone is getting beat or will get beat.

All that's really just to say that Trevor has what it takes to be great. As he gains more experience and time with his coaches he'll come to recognize what defenders are doing more and more quickly until he's gotten to the point of being like Brady and Manning.

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