Quote:You can always make improvements in footwork. He's only in a game for 2-3 hours a week. All week in practice I'm sure they are making sure he's footwork is correct. I'm not too concerned there.


I think the biggest jump for year 2 qbs is a better understanding of defensive schemes. Recognizing blitzers, reading coverages, etc.


Bortles already does a decent job of that, can look off the safety, pump fake, sell a good PA. The kid is going to be a monster next year.

 

Correct. There are simple routines and exercises that can be done to work on ingraining proper footwork. He likely does them every day even when he's away from the facility if he's really as dedicated to being a great QB as he seems to be. His biggest growth will come from repeatedly seeing defensive fronts and alignments until he can see where every player on the field should be in his mind the way guys like Peyton and Tom do.

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