Hawks46":3fs8cpvq said:
perhaps but it is debatable at best.
I don't know how debatable it is . . . there was no cause to break the pocket on this particular play. Breaking the pocket can stress defenses -- when there is cause to do so -- but ultimately fails not only the play design but also the open receivers, i.e. Miller and Tate. In other words, breaking the pocket when it is unnecessary to do so leads to randomness rather than reliable, consistent success. This is definitely something Russell continues to improve on. He is not yet a finished product. By the end of this season, he will have developed into a much better QB than he was two seasons ago.[/quote]
problem is when he breaks no one is open. and given how spread out the oline man is there is not much of a pocket. Did it occur to you he broke the pocket because no one is open and he was thinking him breaking might help? I mean I agree there has been times he left the pocket what appeared to be early, however I do not believe this is a good example. Of course when you are the most hit, hurried and sacked QB in the league 3 straight years, while at the same time having the most wins, and one of the highest QB ratings every in your first 3 years you should get some room. Well at least anyone with any common sense would.[/quote]
Miller couldn't be more open. What are you looking at? The pocket is huge, and if he steps up into it instead of backtracking back and left he can hit Miller for +25 instead of taking a -5.[/quote]
Obviously he was gazing with adoration at Wilson and not watching the receivers.
Without being a smartass, you are totally right...Miller is open and continues to be open as he breaks towards the sidelines. Wilson could've taken 2 steps up into the pocket, and LED the receiver (I know, shocker) and thrown the ball towards the sidelines where only Miller could've gotten to it. It's a very safe pass, and it shows some of Wilson's hesitation that is inexplicable at times. There was room to throw, no real pressure, and the play is breaking towards the side he was fading to. He could've thrown this ball from several different places and still completed the pass.
Not ripping on Wilson, but it's a good example of what he needs to work on. The good thing is that Wilson has probably seen this and is currently working on it. I theorize that he looked bad in the preseason because he's concentrating on staying in the pocket and hitting intermediate throws in the middle that he's been historically uncomfortable or hesitant to make.[/quote]
actually it is debatable, look at it the pocket was all over the place, it was near impossible to keep track of all the defenders to his left to his right , behind him etc,. Sure he could have stayed and been blind sided and maybe knocked out or fumbles. When he started movi9ng there were 2 guys being pushed back into him so he went left, he could not go up because there was someone there as well. You want exampled of him leaving a good pocket early there are some but this is not one of the better ones at all. As to him working on stuff every player in the league needs to work on things, however it is the way we hear about it all the time for but only Wilson. I never hear about the thing Lynch needs to work on, or Sherman or Et etc. Only Wilson.