(09-18-2023, 01:22 PM)AnOldBrownie Wrote: If you get beat up by the opposing Dline and you're going to start missing throws that you'd make if you had a consistently good pocket to throw from.

Garrard referenced this today on the 1010XL show. It starts to throw you off as a QB. It takes a toll on you. This is why two things have to give with the offense this week. 

Either, he adapts to getting beat up consistently and has to play above the X's and O's week in and week out. Or, the coaching staff starts scheming him away from the weakest area on the offensive line. His best pass play yesterday came off a designed rollout where he hit Kirk deep in the 2nd half.

His best throws in general throughout his early career have mostly came off his ability to get outside the pocket while rolling away from problem areas on the line. He can obviously hit some big time passes from the pocket. He's shown that as well. But he's just a natural thrower on the run and they should be exploring that more.

Hopefully the first 10, 15 plays they script up for this Sunday involve at least 5 - 6 designed rollouts or sprints. Roll right with a receiver or tight end running a drag route from left to right. Go back and do a sprint to the left with a designed flood involving short, mid and long tiered routes to give him a field of three reads all at once to pick and choose from.

Go back to a run play there in between that involving the TE's pulling inside to aid the interior. Go back to another run, this time, run a sweep off Little's side with a lead blocker already in the backfield to clean up the sloppiness on the backside if the interior collapses.

Mix in an RPO, etc.

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