He has this 3/4 release point, super fast release, throwing at an upward angle, what I would call a 100mph fastball.
I can't tell that he learned much having a year + in the system, and I sure can't tell that our coaching staff has done anything to improve his throwing style and accuracy.
It has to be in his head that he is so bad at hitting very open pass catchers somewhere between belt high and their numbers.
All he has between his ears is smoking, rising fastballs.
Hey Coaching Dummies, Make him start by holding the ball 6 or so inches higher, get that elbow up off his side, and make him start his throwing motion from closer to the top of his shoulder.
It will slightly slow his super quick release which causes some eraticism, and should flatten out the arc, bring the ball down. How hard is this?
I preached that we should look back on how he looked the last 1/3 of the season. Those games will give us some truth to what his ceiling Might be.
For me, it's painful to watch him throw the ball 6' feet over someone's head then watch him walk off the field with that dazed look. It gives me this instant hopeless empty feeling.
Please, somebody fix him starting Now!!!
If they had lost this game, then I think his seat would start warming up. And if this team did go 3-14, then yes, I don't think his job is safe. It shouldn't be.
But something like 5-7 wins, I don't see it happening. We are most likely looking at Ballard through 2025, probably a similar timeline for AR too.
This is exactly right. In the offseason, every coach (Steichen, Turner, Cooter, AR's personal QB coach) talked about what he has been working on to refine his throwing motion. And all of the improvements he has made.
And so far, he doesn't look improved at all. If anything, he's gotten a bit worse. He throws those side-arm passes, sails passes, doesn't show much touch, etc.
I know it's his 7th game, but he's had NFL coaching for two years now, so some improvement in this area is a reasonable expectation. So is it coaching OR is is the player?
And if it's the player, then short of a Josh Allen-like transformation, not sure what they can do.
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