Quote:He has looked bad this year. Really bad. But I'm not giving up on a guy who threw 35 TDS last season. He's in a really bad slump right now, and hopefully this coaching staff can pull him out of it. We know he's got the talent... I just think the pressure of having to carry this team every week is starting to effect his psyche. Gotta give this man a running game, and then he has to adjust his mindset that he doesn't have to make the big play every play.

 

I understand where you're coming from, I'm not ready to give up on Blake either, but a guy like Ryan Fitzpatrick threw 30+TD's last year too. To be honest I don't care about the # of TD's Blake threw last year, they threw the ball a lot because of a bad defense and a non existent running game. When I'm watching a QB I'm looking for specific things, mechanics (particularly how fast the ball comes out), anticipation, ball placement, accuracy, movement in the pocket, 3rd down efficiency, red-zone efficiency etc..., it's ridiculous to expect a young QB to perform at a high level in all these areas, but there are certain attributes (like his mechanics/throwing motion that effect his accuracy/ball placement) that are difficult to "fix". Its painfully clear that defenses have adjusted to this "big play" offense by keeping their safeties back, shading coverage over to A-Robs side of the field, subsequently "funneling" Blake's reads & throws to short/intermediate/middle of the field, where he's uncomfortable. A quick release, accuracy/ball placement are crucial to be successful in attacking that part of the field, that's just the physical, he also struggles in the mental part of the game in terms of anticipation, reading coverage, and situational football. He's a 3rd year QB that looks like a "raw" rookie, that's alarming.

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