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Here a few notable " takeaways " ( See what I did there )
1. Bruce Arians system without adequate protection is quite literally the dumbest thing I've ever seen. He wants to take deep shots , those kinds of routes take time to develop , if the QB isn't given that time he will likely make a poor throw into coverage where the defense has time to adjust to the ball. Just not good football honestly. Then there is often no checkdowns in their system ( Because they are using a back to help in protection ) It's actually impressive a guy can throw 33 TDs in this hair on fire scenario. When they fail to give their QB time , well you see how horrible Brady looked against us. The thought process is eventually you'll have a guy break open , which why if you can get enough protection , it looks pretty.
2.No high percentage looks. I liken this to basketball players taking half court shots with the defense right in their face. Even the Steph Curry's of the world won't have a favorable percentage doing that. Jameis doesn't get many high percentage looks or throws in this system. It's all boom or bust. There's no patented Alvin Kamara checkdowns , No Michael Thomas Slant , or even a half decent run game in these offenses.
3. 11 of those picks flat out weren't his fault. Receivers running wrong routes ( afraid to get popped ) balls being tipped , etc. In that system all receivers have multiple route combinations they can run. How the hell are you supposed to know where anyone will be with the defense barrelling down on you ? It's chaos .
4. When he gets time , and communication is clear between he and the receivers , He is up there with the very best of them in terms of ball placement , velocity , arm strength , pocket mobility etc ...
TD pass to Godwin in Atlanta , Only other guy that can make that throw is Mahomes. He even has a few Aaron Rodgers esque plays. I believe this is the guy we are getting here.
After breaking down the film here is how I think Payton is going to use him.
1. Eliminate the trivia out of where everyone is going to be. Clear concise routes.
2. Provide adequate protection.
3. Leave explosive checkdowns for him ( Kamara , Harris )
4. Run the leather off the ball , which creates high percentage looks for him in the playaction game. I'd even go as far as to say , 50 percent of his throws need to come from playaction.
5. Live to fight another down when something isn't there.
6. Utilize the screen game to nullify the defensive front.
7. Having to deal with all of that , a defense will almost always let someone get behind their coverage , which Jameis can most certainly take advantage of.
What killed him in Tampa is stuff Payton would never ask anyone to do.So I think he's going to be great here.
It sounds asinine to say , but I wholeheartedly think we've got our guy.
1. Bruce Arians system without adequate protection is quite literally the dumbest thing I've ever seen. He wants to take deep shots , those kinds of routes take time to develop , if the QB isn't given that time he will likely make a poor throw into coverage where the defense has time to adjust to the ball. Just not good football honestly. Then there is often no checkdowns in their system ( Because they are using a back to help in protection ) It's actually impressive a guy can throw 33 TDs in this hair on fire scenario. When they fail to give their QB time , well you see how horrible Brady looked against us. The thought process is eventually you'll have a guy break open , which why if you can get enough protection , it looks pretty.
2.No high percentage looks. I liken this to basketball players taking half court shots with the defense right in their face. Even the Steph Curry's of the world won't have a favorable percentage doing that. Jameis doesn't get many high percentage looks or throws in this system. It's all boom or bust. There's no patented Alvin Kamara checkdowns , No Michael Thomas Slant , or even a half decent run game in these offenses.
3. 11 of those picks flat out weren't his fault. Receivers running wrong routes ( afraid to get popped ) balls being tipped , etc. In that system all receivers have multiple route combinations they can run. How the hell are you supposed to know where anyone will be with the defense barrelling down on you ? It's chaos .
4. When he gets time , and communication is clear between he and the receivers , He is up there with the very best of them in terms of ball placement , velocity , arm strength , pocket mobility etc ...
TD pass to Godwin in Atlanta , Only other guy that can make that throw is Mahomes. He even has a few Aaron Rodgers esque plays. I believe this is the guy we are getting here.
After breaking down the film here is how I think Payton is going to use him.
1. Eliminate the trivia out of where everyone is going to be. Clear concise routes.
2. Provide adequate protection.
3. Leave explosive checkdowns for him ( Kamara , Harris )
4. Run the leather off the ball , which creates high percentage looks for him in the playaction game. I'd even go as far as to say , 50 percent of his throws need to come from playaction.
5. Live to fight another down when something isn't there.
6. Utilize the screen game to nullify the defensive front.
7. Having to deal with all of that , a defense will almost always let someone get behind their coverage , which Jameis can most certainly take advantage of.
What killed him in Tampa is stuff Payton would never ask anyone to do.So I think he's going to be great here.
It sounds asinine to say , but I wholeheartedly think we've got our guy.