For those that question Jalen's deep ball ability,
here's video the boy can throw.
I don't think anyone questions his arm strength. You can watch his HS highlights and see some deep throws. The questions (for me anyway) are about lack of accuracy beyond the LOS and the unwillingness to throw the ball to open WR's/TE's.
The lack of accuracy (I think and hope) is technical which can be corrected. Even when he stands in the pocket he does this little 'hop' move and seems to have indecisive body language causing throws to really miss the mark. Yet on some of his better plays... it's like he's maybe determined to throw to a certain guy (if open) and he plants and fires a rocket laser on the mark. But he rarely if ever 'throws a guy open' or trusts the timing of the route. He's waiting....waiting....waiting...
The unwillingness to throw part I'm really not sure. I get than CNS and/or CLK may have drilled into him to be cautious. But CNS has taken that approach with every starting QB. Right now Jalen seems a little TOO cautious. I lost count of how many times last year we had a WR or TE not just open but WIDE OPEN flailing their hands begging to be thrown the ball..... and Jalen just would not throw the ball. He either pulled it and ran for yards or tried to get towards the sideline and throw it away.
Remember that series earlier in the year where this was 1st happening and CNS went BALLISTIC on the sideline. It was a MAJOR 'chewing' towards Jalen. Then 1-2 plays later Stewart was open and Jalen made the throw to him. But CNS never went off like this again the rest of the year that I remember.
Maybe CNS needs to yell some more and more often. *not sure if should be blue*
Anyway it's obvious Jalen has a talented arm. But he also definitely needs some private QB coaching on Technique and Reading defenses and Trusting route timing. He's gotta find some Moxie too. I love that he's calm and cool but he needs to sprinkle in a little bit of QB Gunslinger confidence. Not recklessness or throwing into double/triple coverage.....but if you have a guy in man coverage and your guy (WR or TE) has beat his man or flat whipped him to get open.....Throw it.
