mattb78
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Watching him thru 3 games now, and no doubt he has struggled, I see 2 big things:
1). Making a huge effort to not leave the pocket and scramble. Mitch averaged nearly 5 rushes per game last year (7 per year in college) and this season about 1.5. This is a large difference in mentality and I think this has contributed to his difficulties. I think its a change he certainly needed to try and make to be a better QB and we are seeing the growing pains. Our poor O-line play has made this task even harder because we consistently have breakdowns and its just too much for him to process.
His sack rate has risen 50%, partly due to worse O-line and also partly him trying to not leave and work within the pocket. But that throw he made to Gabriel wasn't something he would have done last year. He would have tucked it and ran. Some food for thought.
2). Mitch is still incredibly nervous overwhelmed on the mental side. I see a QB who is playing extremely tight right now and the game is still too fast for him. I saw for a little while on Sunday, when he had a decent lead and he had already threw some TDs, the ball started coming out more on target, hitting some guys in stride and you could just see him more relaxed. He did throw that bad late pick in the redzone but I understand that was a misread on the WR adjustment. He is still overwhelmed with the volume of information. This offense may be more complex than we realize and thats a tough combo with a QB who is still learning the position.
Yes, we should not be having these problems with a 3rd year QB. He may just never pick up the mental side of the game nor may he ever get comfortable enough to play consistently. Some guys have all the tools but just never get it upstairs.
I still see someone working on their game, trying to become better and trying to get things to slow down. There is still plenty of room for improvement.
1). Making a huge effort to not leave the pocket and scramble. Mitch averaged nearly 5 rushes per game last year (7 per year in college) and this season about 1.5. This is a large difference in mentality and I think this has contributed to his difficulties. I think its a change he certainly needed to try and make to be a better QB and we are seeing the growing pains. Our poor O-line play has made this task even harder because we consistently have breakdowns and its just too much for him to process.
His sack rate has risen 50%, partly due to worse O-line and also partly him trying to not leave and work within the pocket. But that throw he made to Gabriel wasn't something he would have done last year. He would have tucked it and ran. Some food for thought.
2). Mitch is still incredibly nervous overwhelmed on the mental side. I see a QB who is playing extremely tight right now and the game is still too fast for him. I saw for a little while on Sunday, when he had a decent lead and he had already threw some TDs, the ball started coming out more on target, hitting some guys in stride and you could just see him more relaxed. He did throw that bad late pick in the redzone but I understand that was a misread on the WR adjustment. He is still overwhelmed with the volume of information. This offense may be more complex than we realize and thats a tough combo with a QB who is still learning the position.
Yes, we should not be having these problems with a 3rd year QB. He may just never pick up the mental side of the game nor may he ever get comfortable enough to play consistently. Some guys have all the tools but just never get it upstairs.
I still see someone working on their game, trying to become better and trying to get things to slow down. There is still plenty of room for improvement.
