(10-23-2017, 04:27 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(10-23-2017, 06:01 AM)JackCity Wrote: If he has a very good arm then why can't he drive the ball with zip on quick outs, deep outs or into tight with windows?  

Jackson is usually very good at keeping his eyes up and looking to pass before running unless it's a designed play. He's a passing QB who is an elite runner and athlete. Not the other way around. Petrino is notoriously tough on QBs and doesn't run a simple scheme. Lamars passing scheme is closer to the NFLs than many other QBs. His supporting cast is god awful also.

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That's something I think he does well, so I really don't know what you are referring to. Even ESPN analysts have reported all year that he is a big, strong armed QB. I think he has more zip on his slant passes than 90% of the QB's in the NCAA and I believe he throws the best deep ball in college football. I've seen him play 5 full games this season against Tulsa, Pitt, TCU, Texas Tech and Texas, so I really don't know what you're talking about. 

As for Jackson, I can tell a designed run from an improvised one. I'm not doubting that he's an elite athlete, he is, but he is a way better athlete than he is a QB. He relies too much on his running ability and if he does that in the NFL, he's gonna be on I.R. a lot. As for Petrino, if his passing game is so NFL friendly, why hasn't he sent any starting QB's to the NFL yet?

Yeah I've watched him a lot and it's something that shows up over and over again. Well if ESPN said it..............  

He has great touch but doesn't drive the ball well or put enough zip on it.  

He's a more advanced QB mentally than Rudolph is at this point and has to work out more pre snap and post snap while also having a much worse supporting cast. Because his QBs have been bad? Mallet, Wilson are just not good QBs. Its pretty common knowledge that Petrino is very tough on his QBs and asks alot of them.. Lamar as shown noticeable development from last year and looks like one of the more mentally advanced QBs in this class. He's a very good QB with a rocket arm , elite athletiscm, and a good mental process backing it all up while also being a good leader and teammate.

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