Quote:Premature line of reasoning IMO. 

 

Blake is fixable.

 

 We've seen him tighten up his mechanics before. Clearly and plainly -  he improved aspects of his game.

It wasn't all just receivers making him look good.  

He got better. 

Now he's regressed. 

 

 With a proper staff and training regimen  he can play that way more often. 

 

Yup. Its pretty drastic how Blake fluctuates really based on his mechanics. His games at UCF were filled with ducks. This is part of the reason I was not as high on him as some were (including the Jags). Then, his pro day came and his mechanics were spot on. I remember watching that live on Jaguars.com and he was throwing zip. Then rookie camp happened and again...the story was the ducks that he was throwing. Then he left and worked on mechanics with Jordan Palmer, came back in camp and preseason and once again were throwing zingers. As the season went on, his mechanics deteriorated to the point that he was Tebow-like on the final game of the season with his wind-up.

 

We found out he had some injuries that led him to overcompensate with his motion and basically ruined his arm, and that he was going to work with Tom House all off season. For the most part, his mechanics held up year 2 even if he had decision-making issues. I was hoping that the little workout he had with House this off-season (he admitted his focus was on the mental aspect of the game and he didn't do as extensive mechanics training) would be enough, but its clearly not.

 

I think its too early to give up on him. As he gets another year of experience, the mental aspect will catch up. Which means next season, he can drill the mechanics again. That said, one lesson we should learn is to not skip on QBs in the draft if there's a guy we like. Our 3rd and 4th round picks have looked real good in Yannick and Day, but I know our coaching staff was really high on Dak Prescott during the Senior Bowl and he seems to be doing ok.

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