Player Analysis, Colin Kaepernick (2015)

Bryan Trulen of QB Film Room takes a look at a handful of Colin Kaepernick throws that speak to the type of player he is inside the Pocket. Outside of the pocket he remains an electric talent and at times looks the part of a solid pocket player. He will be seeking consistency when he returns to the league.

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Brian Hoyer, 2017 Version of Matt Ryan?

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#2 Brian Hoyer 6’2 215 9th Year, Michigan State

Hoyer, who is entering his 9th year in the league has clearly made his stake as the 2nd best quarterback behind Matt Stafford to come out of the 2009 draft class. Hoyer is about as refined of a natural passer as there is in the league in terms of how he blends elements such as touch, throwing in rhythm, anticipation and is a very decisive thrower to all areas of the field. Simply put, Hoyer plays the position like a point guard who sees the entire court clearly and knows his physical limitations. At his core, Hoyer is a distributor who is essentially a less pliable version __ For the entire report on Hoyer and the rest of the Quarterback Landscape, be sure to purchase the 2017 Pro QB Almanac

Blake Bortles Isolation Series, Red Zone Anticipation (2017)

Blake Bortles fired back at his ever present critics with a solid Week 3 preseason performance against Carolina. We take a look at his touchdown pass.

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Carolina is showing cover 0 pure man pre snap as Bortles has an empty backfield.

 

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Bortles quickly takes a three step drop and has his eyes keyed on the corner immediately. Keep in mind the ball must come out fast in this condensed area of the field. 

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Bortles gets the ball out even with his elongated throwing motion as his slot receiver is getting into his break. This is the kind of timing and anticipation that he must display to give himself a chance to complete passes on a consistent basis. 

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The pass is complete and Bortles can breath a sigh of relief. 

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Deshaun Watson – Recognition and Instincts (2017)

Watson showed us some things during his first pro action against Carolina. We go frame by frame on his touchdown run. (All Video Content courtesy of NFL Game Pass)

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Carolina is playing a two high safety look in the red area. Watson recognizes the inherent weakness in this alignment pre snap.

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Early stages of post snap – Watson is feeling out the route concept while “feeling” middle linebacker Luke Kuechly. Watson knows Kuechly has pass game responsibility.

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Watson feels the void created by the rush and from this point on it is all instincts coming into play.  By now we can clearly see Kuechly turn his back and run with the seam route.

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Watson takes off and his (X) receiver has an under route against man coverage further creating a running lane for him.

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Watson shows off his quickness and ability to accelerate quickly as he takes off in the alley.

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The definition of dual-threat on this play as Watson heads toward pay dirt.

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Too little too late.

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Isolation Series, Jimmy Garoppolo Injury (2016)

Coaches generally do not want their quarterbacks to freelance and would much rather have them operate from the pocket by working within the confines of the system. The main reason for this is due to the inury risk of straying from the pocket and taking a shot while on the move. We examine the play against Miami from 2016 where Jimmy Garoppolo was injured which speaks to the reason coaches demand that their quarterbacks play the game from the pocket.  We look at how leaving the pocket can turn ugly.

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Garoppolo initially sets up to throw to the left but feels some pressure in his face. His vision is obstructed by pressure but he has Amendola open.

 

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Garoppolo responds to pressure by looking to escape the pocket as opposed to sliding to his right and stepping up to create a throwing window to get the ball to Amendola.

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By now he is looking to create and find an open target down the field.

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Garoppolo ends up throwing on the move while taking a vicious shot from a linebacker who reacted to Garoppolo moving off-script. The pass is complete but Jimmy ended up getting injured on the play due to not protecting himself.

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Kiko Alonso is gaining steam and reacting to a moving target (Garoppolo)

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The blow is delivered

Sean Mannion Evaluation (2016)

With Rams HC Sean McVay stating that the best player will ultimately play at the Quarterback Position we wanted to put some Sean Mannion content up as he is often overlooked at the position. Here are some notes we had on Mannion from August of 2016.