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Derek Carr (7th Year) 6’3″ 218
The Raiders have continued to stick with Carr as
their QB largely because he showed such promise early in his career & due to how much money the club has allocated to him. The team has given him every opportunity to regain his early high potential form. He was a more productive player in 2019 from both a statistical & performance standpoint yet is still in a make or break year in 2020. The organization needs to see him win games consistently & put the team in position to compete for an AFC title in order to extend the relationship with Carr beyond this season.
2019 Production
4,054 Yards 70.4 CMP% 21 TD 8 INT. 361 completions 513 attempts.
Note
Carr has started 94 games for the Raiders since entering the league in 2014. After going 12-3 in 2016 he has not produced a winning season since. 6-9 (2017) 4-12 (2018) 7-9 (2019)
Marcus Mariota (6th Year) 6’4″ 224
Mariota signed a two year deal with Las Vegas this offseason as a prized free agent & will receive 7.5 million in guaranteed money. Mariota showed flashes during his time in Tennessee, particularly early on (2015-17) Mariota fell out of favor with the team in 2019 & was benched for Ryan Tannehill. His time in Nashville was not a failure however. He showed elements of becoming an elite quarterback at times & the Raiders hope he can re-build himself in their program.
2019 Production
1.203 Yards 59.4 CMP % 7 TD 2 INT. 95 completions 160 attempts.
Note
Mariota started 61 games for Tennessee (2015-19) and has played in five playoff games. He has thrown for over 13,000 yards 76 TD’s & 44 INT.
Nathan Peterman (4th Year) 6’2″ 225
Peterman is a favorite of Jon Gruden. He will be the third quarterback again in 2020 for the team. He has the athletic instincts, mobility & toughness that Gruden loves at the position. In his two career starts, Peterman has underwhelmed but still is considered a player with potential to develop into a solid backup player.
2019 Production
Preseason
Note
Peterman performed well during 2019 preseason action & will most likely make the 53 man roster again in 2020.
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Player – #17 Philip Rivers (QB)
1st Quarter
1st Chargers Possession
On the first play of the game Rivers was late throwing a wheel route into the right side hole (Cover 2) as he took multiple extra hitches resulting in pass being batted down.
Two plays later on 3rd & 8 Rivers made an excellent touch throw on a deep corner route to Hunter Henry out of trips bunch vs man to man coverage.
On 2nd & 12 from just inside the fifty, Rivers was high on a deep over to Keenan Allen. Play-Action to his right with a pre-snap two high shell but SS rolled down into box post snap & Rivers quickly ID’d where to go with the ball (away from SS rotation to deep over, but his release point was low & ball sailed on him.
On 4th & 2 from the -31 Chargers elect to go for it & Rivers pass falls short in left flat as pressure negatively impacted play result.
Drive Result – Turnover on downs.
2nd Chargers Possession
Rivers erratic with his throw and late with eyes on under route from shotgun.
He takes Melvin Gordon on check-down over the ball vs Tampa 2 sink.
Great throw to Keenan Allen using his eyes to fold FS hard to right and fire a bullet to Allen running a seam from the slot (Trips) 1st & 10
Screen play sniffed out by Titans D.
Big time throw against a single high look on 3rd and long. Rivers stood firm in pocket & delivered with anticipation & quick release to Allen over the Middle from -28 to -12.
1st & 10 Rivers late to skinny post to his left from -12 out of 10 2×2 pers look. Incompletion.
3rd & 10 throw to Melvin Gordon to left flat (field) almost intercepted but Gordon was the only option for Rivers.
Drive Result – FG
3rd Chargers Possession (2nd Quarter)
1st & 10 2×2 back shoulder throw (slot fade) vs man to man. Pinpoint placement & timing on throw.
2 & 9 from +31 corner route completed to Mike Williams from 2 x 2 formation vs two high safety pure cover 2 zone. Rivers sped up release & setup against outside pressure. Great catch by Williams to drag 2nd foot.
2nd & 7 takes Ekeler on the check down as Titans play coverage and zone underneath .
3rd & 2 on time & accurate (shotgun) to quick out to left (3×1) from -25
2nd & 9 Big time throw to Keenan Allen (3×1) backside out (11-15 yards) Great timing & anticipation by Rivers. Single coverage.
Chargers attempt to run ball inside the five multiple times from shotgun with wr motion window dressing.
3rd & 1 from -1 (23 pers, motion double TE over RT) play action right, flair Tailback out to left for easy Swing Pass TD)
Drive Result – Touchdown (Pass)
First Half Summary (Rivers)
-Really got into a groove when facing man coverage. Regularly made throws with anticipation vs this type of look (in breaking seams, deep corner.
-Pressure affected Rivers negatively when it came to him fast. Made him throw quicker than he would like resulted in passes falling short of the intended target.
– Showed the ability in the first half to diagnose coverages very quickly (single high off man, pure cover 2 & even rolling SS down into box post snap.
-Each Chargers first half drive was sustainable.
3rd Quarter
4th Chargers possession (3rd Quarter)
1st & 10 – Sacked. Titans four deep defenders, zone under. No where to go with ball.
3rd and long – Rivers forces a ball to deep over in congested coverage. Under was open but pressure made him guess.
Drive Result – Punt
5th Chargers possession (3rd Quarter)
2nd & 8 Pressure immediate & coverage tight forces Rivers to throw early and high and outside.
3rd & 8 tight coverage pass interference throws out to boundary.
1st & 10 shot play under center play action, Rivers throws over to Allen, id’s man coverage on outside. Anticipates window, dropped.
3rd & 8 out and up from shotgun to Keenan Allen (single coverage, single high safety) pressure gets to rivers, has to reset and throw to spot. Ball wobbles, incomplete.
Drive Result – Punt
6th Chargers possession (4th Quarter)
1st & 10 under center, corner – post Rivers slides left and throws with touch to Henry on corner route for big gain.
1st & 10 under center 21 pers play action, hits Henry on dig route over ball for 23 yards.
2nd & 8 from -27 12 pers boot right send Allen on comeback and go for shot play off play action. Rivers over shoots, good coverage.
3rd & 8 3×1 shotgun looks to hit Henry on deep over out of trips bunch (arena style play vs man to man) pressure is there quickly, overshoots, tight coverage.
Drive Result – FG
7th Chargers possession (4th Quarter)
1st & 10 Rivers hits underneath option vs coverage
2nd & 7 empty gun Rivers finds Henry underneath against tampa 2 deep zone under
1st & 10 – midfield Rivers finds Henry underneath against dropping coverage.
1st & 10 -41 5 wide empty gun again, vs single high safety, Ekeler split out wide, Rivers finds him deep for score holding FS with eyes hitting ekeler on deep hitch and go fade for TD.
Drive Result – TD
8th Chargers possession (4th Quarter, 2:35 left in game, down 23-20)
1st & 10 from +48. 5 wide gun, slant to Ekeler wide right was open, ball at targets feet & without great zip.
2nd & 10 5 wide gun underneath throw against two high sink.
3rd & 4 5 wide trips hits under route for conversion (man beater trips)
1st & 10 5 wide, hits ekeler on slant (trips side) vs two high coverage. Completion
1st & 10 from -16 5 wide, inside release fade to Allen, incomplete, good coverage. Good ball. Back shoulder
2nd & 10 gun trips bunch right, Rivers hits Ekeler on texas route for big gain to -1 (2 high safety LB’s affected by trips routes vertical.
1st & goal from -1 shotgun motion wr run stuffed. False start penalty brings it back to -6.
1st & goal from -6. Picks right side to go with back shoulder fade to left, pass broken up. Good read. (defensive PI)
Ist & goal from -1 run shotgun to Gordon, -1 run to Gordon (right, stuffed, fumbled)
Drive Result – Fumble (Turnover)
2nd Half Summary (Rivers)
Rivers started off rather slow as pressure continually affected his placement & timing when Chargers threw out of run heavy looks or 10 personnel.
In 4th Quarter, Chargers went shotgun five wide almost exclusively allowing Rivers to distribute the football and he consistently made good pre snap reads and was careful with his throws. Also was able to isolate deep options out of the five wide sets & give his receivers a chance. Moved ball on two minute drill effectively as well but drive stalled inside the -1 as team tried to run it in for win.
Player Stats (Rivers) 24 of 38 for 329 Yards 2 TD 0 INT
Drive Results (8 Total)
Player #17 Ryan Tannehill (QB)
1st Titans possession (1st Quarter)
1st & 10 Tannehill starts off firing a strike out of 21 pers to his TE on an over, placing ball behind trailing LB. great throw, under center play action.
Tannehill then made a pair of underneath throws, taking what the defensive was giving him underneath.
3rd & 5, incomplete on outside release hitch to right. Tight coverage.
Drive Result – FG
2nd Titans possession (2nd Quarter)
2nd & 5 play action half roll finds Corey Davis coming back to ball from opposite side of half roll. Great catch.
2nd & 8 12 pers play action, Tannehill moves left off script and makes a throw on the move to his left, first down.
3rd & 5 from shotgun 3×1 10 pers undercoverage good rolls right, throwaway.
Drive Result – Punt
3rd Titans possession (2nd Quarter)
1st & 10 under center play action throws to outside wr in twins right on slant. Completion
Under center 7 step drop drops ball down MOF to TE putting ball in a great spot for target to catch. Result- completion
Play action screen
2nd & 6 from -19 comeback to left from shotgun – completion
1st & 8 from -8 shotgun trips bunch right Tannehill makes anticipation window throw for TD between two defenders down middle of field.
Drive Result (TD Pass)
1st Half Summary (Tannehill)
Operated under center often with both pure drop back & play action. Showed great comfort in functioning in this manner, throwing on time with accuracy & timing. Making good throws. Forced to move at times and found targets off script. All in all a very efficient half of football from Tannehill.
4th Titans possession (3rd Quarter)
Sack (shotgun, coverage sack)
Hit underneath route.
Misfires on deep out to left vs single coverage.
Sack (shotgun) LA played zone under-coverage locking up all options.
Drive Result – Punt
5th Titans possession (3rd Quarter)
1st & 10 from -40 21 pers trips. Play action under center, RT beat and Tannehill arm hit on throw ball flies up in air, intercepted.
Drive Result – Interception
6th Titans possession (3rd Quarter)
Play action under center (Screen to right, incomplete)
2nd & 10 from shotgun Tannehill hits out to left against single coverage, result completion.
Finds underneath pivot route for completion underneath from shotgun.
3rd & 2 QB Sneak for 2 yards , first down.
1st & 10 play action boot from under center, hits WR on throw, may have been throwing to TE on weak-side over nonetheless a completion for first down.
Tannehill arm action impacted by DE, resulting in incompletion over the middle.
3rd & 11 Tannehill is patient and hits underneath option vs 2 high zone under for completion resulting in first down.
Tight window throw to TE on quick out of bunch trips, getting into a groove.
3rd & 5 (3×1) shotgun Tannehill takes backside hang slant vs 4 across look from -5. Trips receiver side ran slow under routes with backside hang slant open in which Tannehill found. Good read, resulting in TD.
7th Titans possession (4th Quarter)
Takes speed out for completion from under center, safe throw.
3rd & 5 Makes big time throw down the middle (shotgun) trips bunch 10 pers throwing with anticipation to in breaking dig route into tight window allowing for YAC for TE.
1st & 10 -28 Drop back from under center, play breaks down gains 6 yards on the ground.
Next three plays are runs as offense rides Derrick Henry to EZ.
Drive Result – TD (Run)
8th Titans possession (4th Quarter)
1st & 10 +25 Play Action boot (21 pers) finds underneath route for 9 yards rolling right.
3rd & 4 +30 Shotgun (5 wide) Hits underneath slant (pick) route to left for first down.
3rd & 7 +44 Shotgun (10 pers Trips bunch left) Hits in breaking route vs man coverage falls a yard short of first down. Stands tall in pocket.
Drive Result – Punt
2nd Half Summary (Tannehill)
Opening 2nd half drive for him resulted in a punt as he took two sacks & misfired on a deep out.
Second drive resulted in an interception as his arm was hit due to his RT being beat.
Tannehill responded from the adversity on the next drive as he orchestrated a 14 play 85 yard masterpiece relying on his right arm. He consistently beat the Charger defense with sound decision making, timing, anticipation & placement while also taking underneath options when there. TD pass was pinpoint as he fit the ball between two defenders over the middle giving the Titans a 6 point lead.
On the 7th Titans drive, Tannehill made a key 3rd & 5 throw over the middle (dig route) as he remained poised in the pocket while delivering a strike. The play kept the drive alive and allowed the team to ride Derrick Henry to the end-zone to go up by 10 points in the 4th quarter.
Player stats (Tannehill) 23 of 29 for 312 Yards 2 TD 1 INT
Drive Results (8 Total)
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#14 Ryan Fitzpatrick 6’2” 224 13th Year, Harvard
Overview
After putting together the best season of his career in 2015 and setting the Jets single season TD pass record (4,905 Yards, 31 TD, 15 INT 60%) Ryan Fitzpatrick stonewalled the Jets as they stood pat in declining to offer him a long term contract. Fitzpatrick ended up signing a one year deal and would like to forget the abysmal year he had as starter minus one game against the Bills early in the year. For his career, Fitzpatrick has thrown for nearly 26,000 yards with 166 touchdowns against 133 interceptions for a career 79.7 rating while strategically capitalizing on his best years as he has been paid out in 2011, 2012 and 2016 for a combined total of 34 million dollars in those three years combined.
Analysis
Fitzpatrick is a cerebral, tough and athletic quarterback who has thrown with good arm strength as well as anticipation throughout his career. When he gets hot he can be as good of a pure
passer as there is in the league the problem is that when is not playing extremely well he ends up compounding his poor play with multiple mistakes in succession and gets himself into a rut of poor decision making, accuracy issues etc. This was a recurring theme in 2016 and turning over the football is something that has accompanied him throughout his entire career. Fitzpatrick relied upon both Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker during his time in New York and was able to develop great chemistry with both of them. When Decker went down early in the year Fitzpatrick was never the same. Fitzpatrick signed with Tampa Bay in May and will be called upon to be a resource for starter Jameis Winston. If forced into action Fitzpatrick should be able to right the ship due to his vast experience and high football IQ.
2017 Projection
Fitzpatrick is under no illusions in Tampa. He understands he is no longer competing for a starting job and is there to be a valuable resource for Winston. Fitzpatrick needs just 401 passing yards to surpass Jim Harbaugh for 65th best in the all time rankings. Our bet is that Fitzmagic plays some in 2017 passes Harbaugh on the all time yardage list.
2018 Update – Fitzpatrick has changed the plot just a little bit. After passing for over 400 yards & 4 TD’s in each of the Buccaneers first two games he has proven he is still can play at a high level in the NFL & is the clear cut starter at QB until proven otherwise.
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Davis Webb, California 6’5” 229
Overview
Davis Webb enjoyed one of the best seasons statistically in Cal history in 2016 as he threw for nearly 4,300 yards and 37 touchdowns. Webb played early at Texas Tech as well throwing for over 5,000 yards and 44 touchdowns combined as a freshman and sophomore. Webb is a classic pocket passer with touch ingrained into his DNA as a passer. Webb clearly is one of the better deep ball throwers in the class with an easy, natural throwing motion. Webb will get a system label due to his lack of pliability in terms of reacting to pressure and making things work outside the structure of the Air-Raid system.
Analysis (2016) Stanford, UCLA, Oregon, USC, Utah, (2013) WVU
Davis Webb is an easy thrower who innately puts touch on the ball no matter the type of pass he is throwing. By doing this, he consistently is able to throw a catchable football, making life easy for his receivers. Webb is a refined passer who understand eye manipulation and throwing receiving targets open. Confident thrower. Cover 2 hole shot in the rain against UCLA was a prime example of Webb at work. He first changed the play at the LOS, manipulated the SS with his eyes while putting himself in a position to deliver the ball in the window between the SS and CB with pro level velocity and trajectory. A pure thrower of the football with movement limitations. Not tremendously gifted yet still adequate at throwing on the move in a dead sprint. Also good at throwing off platform or fading away. Throws a great deep ball. May throw the best deep ball/ fade in the entire class, although Deshaun Watson may have something to say about that. Consistently drops the ball into the bucket on fades. Webb is a long strider which can lead to a lack of immediacy in getting himself ready to throw on the move. Will be forced to adjust to more of a pro-style offense after playing in the Sonny Dykes air raid at Texas Tech and Cal. This may prove to be an issue but he is a slightly more talented prospect than Jared Goff was coming out. He is an anticipation thrower by nature who does not have to exert much energy when getting rid of the ball. His release hovers in the 3/4 range and this is something that is not ideal for him even at 6’5”.
Does not show particularly good feet dropping back with his drops becoming lazy and undisciplined. Will need to be worked with on the elements of his drop because often at Cal and Texas Tech Webb would take a hitch in the pocket as opposed to just planting his back foot and firing the ball. Raw from an overall feet perspective but still possesses high end balance and mechanics while transferring weight during throws. Might throw with best touch in class. His deep balls do lose energy on the end. Can be a push thrower at times. Not a natural full throwing motion. Tendency to drop his arm slot on intermediate to deep level touch throws.
Has tendency to bounce in the pocket which makes him less efficient in throwing on time. He does have high end arm talent in the sense that he can get rid of the ball in very smooth order while making a variety of throws. Timing and rhythm thrower who has a place in the league as a backup.
Weaknesses
Webb does not consistently drive off his back leg which affects his overall velocity on certain throws. Sloppy, freelance type feet in the pocket. Un-disciplined from a footwork standpoint. Is going to need a re-tool of drop back mechanics at next level. Not crisp with his feet. Lazy Feet (at times), not a great mover. Would prefer to throw with touch rather than anticipating windows although he still can do that.
Played in a very quarterback friendly system. Not the most graceful of movers.
Not nearly as quick twitched or athletic as you would like, comes across as raw from a pure footwork perspective. In shotgun 100 percent of time, somewhat lackadaisical from the time he catches snap until ball comes out of hand. Very in control as thrower just does not generate adequate torque which causes passes to lose steam on back end. Has a tendency to not get his lower half involved in his throws ie throwing without a solid base mechanically and often fades away off his back foot.
Projection
Davis Webb has excited during the pre draft process with his football intelligence, character and off the field polish. This coupled with his senior season tape has generated a decent amount buzz surrounding him. We feel though based on where he is at currently as a player that he has a decent road ahead in terms of developing into a starting quarterback. Webb has flashed his arm talent but needs mechanical work as he transitions to the pro level. Look for Webb to stick in the league as a developmental backup for some time with the potential to
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#5 A.J McCarron 6’3” 215 4th Year, Alabama
Overview
After a record setting college career where McCarron threw for over 9,000 yards with 77 touchdowns to only 15 interceptions while leading the Crimson to two BCS national titles he was selected in the 5th round by the Bengals. The book on McCarron coming out of college was filled with a certain degree of skepticism in terms of just how he would transition to pro game. In just three short years McCarron has proven his doubters wrong by performing at a high level when given the opportunity to play as a pro. McCarron is entering his 4th year in the league and is viewed throughout the league as a starting caliber quarterback.
Analysis
A.J McCarron is a refined thrower of the football. What stands out from his 2015 tape is his ability to be decisive as a decision maker on a variety of throws as well as his somewhat rare ability to anticipate windows with the needed ball trajectory - Meaning he has an intuitive almost instinctive ability to manipulate ball trajectory to ensure completion and he is able to do this while throwing with anticipation. McCarron is very sound mechanically and throws with a very clean delivery. There is a smoothness to his release and at times his motion can become a bit elongated. He shows solid ball placement and touch and is able to push the ball down the field. His average arm strength can be an issue during times of duress but often is mitigated due to his ability to make quick decisions and get the ball out of his hand. His career path up until this
point has been similar to Jimmy Garoppolo as they are both viewed as young quarterbacks with starter potential. We consider McCarron to be a notch below Garoppolo.
2017 Prediction
McCarron’s role is already set heading into the year as he will be the backup to Dalton once again. He has a bright future whether that ends up being with the Bengals or elsewhere. If things get shaky with Dalton this year the team may turn to McCarron at some point.
#9 Bryce Petty 6’3” 230 3rd Year, Baylor
Overview
Bryce Petty was a 4th round selection of the Jets in 2015. Petty did not see any game action as a rookie but made four starts in 2016 as he threw for 809 yards 3 touchdowns and 7 interceptions while completing 56% of his throws. His 2016 tape shows a quarterback who’s best attribute is throwing deep and getting rid of the ball quickly. Petty is a below average athlete and when forced to improvise his poise diminishes within the pocket. Look for Petty to give everything he has during Pre-Season play in order to secure a spot on the 53 man roster.
Analysis
Petty is an able deep ball thrower who understands how to throw his receivers open down the field. He does an adequate job of making quick decisions post snap but the 2016 tape often showed a mix bag of him making the correct decisions with the football. Petty does not have great feet and often times he looks awkward while dropping back and lacks a smooth and crisp manner in doing so something that is a bi-product of playing in the Baylor spread system while in college. When his feet are not right he has a tendency to double clutch and panic in the pocket which gets him into trouble. Petty does have a fairly quick delivery and setup but at times becomes robotic and overly mechanical which can lead to bouts of inaccuracy. Lastly, Petty is not nuanced in terms of manipulating defenders with his eyes and has a tendency to lock onto his targets especially in the intermediate passing game.
2017 Projection
Bryce Petty showed enough in 2016 to extend his NFL life as a backup quarterback. There are legitimate holes in his game however and his place on the Jets roster is not secure in 2017. The noise out of Jets land is that Petty is more comfortable than ever so look for Petty to try and maximize the month of August to perhaps challenge for the starting gig. That being said he is in a very precarious situation as his stock is one that will be evaluated very carefully and thoroughly throughout training camp. Our prediction is that Petty makes the Jets roster as the #3 quarterback.
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Analysis
Ben’s improvisational ability to navigate the pocket is only matched by Aaron Rodgers and because he has such great size he is able to fend off defenders with ease & complete passes down the field even with defenders hanging onto him. Ben has worked very hard at developing his pure passing ability over the years and truly is a precise thrower at this stage of his career. A former three sport star in High School, Ben has elite feet for being so big and is equipped with pure passing instincts. Roethlisberger has always thrown with excellent touch and timing but his…
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#5 Tyrod Taylor 6’0” 1⁄2 215 7th Year, Virginia Tech
Overview
Tyrod Taylor was a 5th round selection of the Ravens in the 2011 draft. He served as Joe Flaaco’s primary backup from 2012-2014 and was brought to Buffalo as Rex Ryan’s guy in 2015. Taylor has made the most of his opportunity to start the past two years while displaying a powerful arm, rare running ability and has taken care of the football very well throwing for 37 touchdowns to only 12 interceptions.
Analysis
Tyrod Taylor has most everything you would want from your starter. Taylor possesses high end arm strength, is generally accurate to all three levels and puts great touch on the deep ball, not to mention he might be the most electric signal caller in the league from an athletic standpoint. Taylor’s biggest weaknesses is his inability to throw with anticipation on a regular basis and prevents him from a being a top shelf passer. Lets dig a bit deeper - Taylor is by most accounts an accurate passer but the 2015 and 2016 tape show a quarterback who relies on being a “see it throw it” guy as opposed to a true anticipation and timing passer ___ To Read the entire Taylor Report purchase our 2017 Pro QB Almanac
#5 Drew Stanton 6’2” 242 10th Year, Michigan State
Drew Stanton is capable, gun-slinging minded backup quarterback who has developed a close relationship with Cardinal coach Bruce Arians as he and Arians came to Arizona together from Indianapolis in 2013. Stanton is a guy who possesses certain intangibles required for the position such as grit, willingness to take chances with ball and high level leadership traits. He is a respected veteran member of the Arizona locker room because of this. When Stanton has played he has performed well at times much of which can be attributed to the intangible traits___ To read the entire Stanton Report as well as Reports on every other league QB purchase a copy of our 2017 Pro QB Almanac
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#9 David Fales 6’1 1⁄2 215 4th Year, San Jose State Overview
David Fales was signed by the team in April of 2017. A bit of a backdrop on Mr. Fales - He was a sixth round pick of the Chicago Bears in 2014 who was handpicked by then Bears coach Marc Trestman to be the team’s developmental quarterback. Trestman was then fired after Fales’ rookie year and Adam Gase was then brought in by the new staff to be the offensive coordinator in 2015. Fales has almost zero regular season game experience on his resume but it seems he was brought to Miami for a reason as he did spend 2015 with Gase in Chicago. Out of high school, Fales originally signed with Nevada, transferred to a Junior College for a year because Colin Kaepernick was the starter and ultimately found his way to San Jose State where he started for two years and was considered one of the best quarterbacks in all of college football.
Analysis
Rhythm, touch and eye manipulation are staples of Fales game as a thrower. From a pure physical perspective he is just average. Average arm, average mobility, average size etc. Fales does seem to have a way with the football and throws a very good deep ball. He invariably throws a catchable football away from defenders and keeps his targets safe when he throws into tight windows. During extended Pre-Season action in 2014 Fales made a couple of big time on the move throws where he effortlessly connected with precision to his targets with defenders
breathing down his neck. He for the most part is mechanically sound as a passer and could be classified a natural thrower.
As a processor of information he lags behind a bit. Fales at times has frozen up when forced to move to secondary options post snap and due to his lack of ideal size has trouble manipulating the pocket with regularity.
2017 Projection
Fales is going to have to perform well this August in order to beat out Brandon Doughty for a spot on the 53 man roster. This is going to be a battle to watch as Doughty was also hand picked by the organization as a late round pick from a year ago. Fales has one year of practice squad eligibility left but at this point it should be considered a toss up on which one of these quarterbacks the Dolphins carry this year.
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