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kyallie said:


Jumbo Package: Could Jalen Hurts Succeed in a Classic Dropback Passing Scheme?-rbr

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I fail to see Jalen Hurts as a problem. He was outstanding last year, even thou no one thought he would play till our other QBs failed to impress, and Jalen came in to save the day. This year they are working with him more, and he will be better. Our other guys are vying for the #2 spot.
While some are quick to blame our loss in the National Championship on Jalen, I disagree. Jalen did enough to win. Our Defense was gassed near the end of the game, and allowed Clemson to score. In my book the blame if there is any was on our fast paced game, and a Defense who run out of gas...
 
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Ole Man Dan said:
I fail to see Jalen Hurts as a problem. He was outstanding last year, even thou no one thought he would play till our other QBs failed to impress, and Jalen came in to save the day. This year they are working with him more, and he will be better. Our other guys are vying for the #2 spot.
While some are quick to blame our loss in the National Championship on Jalen, I disagree. Jalen did enough to win. Our Defense was gassed near the end of the game, and allowed Clemson to score. In my book the blame if there is any was on our fast paced game, and a Defense who run out of gas...
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I absolutely agree, with every point OMD!
 
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Ole Man Dan said:
I fail to see Jalen Hurts as a problem. He was outstanding last year, even thou no one thought he would play till our other QBs failed to impress, and Jalen came in to save the day. This year they are working with him more, and he will be better. Our other guys are vying for the #2 spot.
While some are quick to blame our loss in the National Championship on Jalen, I disagree. Jalen did enough to win. Our Defense was gassed near the end of the game, and allowed Clemson to score. In my book the blame if there is any was on our fast paced game, and a Defense who run out of gas...
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While I wouldn't put all the blame on Jalen - his regression in the passing game was certainly a contributing factor. Complete just a few more passes to convert or just prolong a few more drives to perhaps get another score OR just give the D a chance to rest a bit longer and it's a different game. that said, his composure on the last drive was amazing and he made some crucial plays that put us in the lead again. He was very, very good for us last year, but still has areas he'll need to improve that were exposed once coordinators figured out how to scheme him - it's our coaches job to help him get better in those areas so he's not as easy to scheme for.

I didn't see that as the point of the article though. I don't recall us lining Jalen up under center much last year, if at all. This spring we've already seen drills with the QBs taking under center snaps, and the transition isn't insignificant and with the offenses high schools run now, some QBs have never done it before. It forces the QB to be able to make reads in the secondary while taking his drop, and developing his ability to read coverage was already an area Jalen was going to need to progress on.
 
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gtgilbert said:
While I wouldn't put all the blame on Jalen - his regression in the passing game was certainly a contributing factor. Complete just a few more passes to convert or just prolong a few more drives to perhaps get another score OR just give the D a chance to rest a bit longer and it's a different game. that said, his composure on the last drive was amazing and he made some crucial plays that put us in the lead again. He was very, very good for us last year, but still has areas he'll need to improve that were exposed once coordinators figured out how to scheme him - it's our coaches job to help him get better in those areas so he's not as easy to scheme for.

I didn't see that as the point of the article though. I don't recall us lining Jalen up under center much last year, if at all. This spring we've already seen drills with the QBs taking under center snaps, and the transition isn't insignificant and with the offenses high schools run now, some QBs have never done it before. It forces the QB to be able to make reads in the secondary while taking his drop, and developing his ability to read coverage was already an area Jalen was going to need to progress on.
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Everybody, including Coaches and Jalen himself, knows he needs to improve on reads and accuracy. The problem is recognised and that's half the solution. I have confidence that he will improve!
 
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