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I'd like to congratulate Jackson for being more aggressive than expected. He stuck came up and stuck his hat in there bette than film would have you believe and his coverages were just as good. Our safeties turned from a weakness into a strength in one year with his play and (rookie!) calls in center field plus allowing Amos into his natural position at SS.
A tip of the cap to Trubisky for being able to handle starting a bit too early for what the O staff wanted him to do and showing steady growth while doing so. The unimaginative nature of the O and insistence that he stay in it didn't always look great but may actually have helped him develop into a real NFL QB sooner. That he managed to recover from the mechanical breakdowns, which seemed to occur in weeks the OL was shit, by coming out the next week back on top of the ball is encouraging for his long term success. An offseason of reps and Nagy will do him right.
I know most wanted the rook to start day one but if you watch Mahomes game at the end of the year. He was miles better at his reads and mechanics than college. He still needs work with quicker decisions and throwing earlier but it was impressive for a 1st outing considering where he started and the associated cast he was playing with. Nagy deserves a lot of the credit here. Awesome audition for developing a QB.
Like everyone, I was impressed with Cohen and his ability to assimilate a lot of responsibilities in a relatively short time. That said, it was mostly him doing his thing. If he gets better coaching, he could be just that much better. He still doesn't trust his holes enough and while I'm not complaining, I think he could be that much better breaking an arm tackle to take and upfield tact and not allowing the pursuit to fill his side while he dances. Here's where or ST coach may help. Toub had his returners break the 1st wave before picking a side. Hopefully his disciple does the same though I honestly don't know. Who watches the browns? Gunners with that much momentum have a hard time squaring a nifty guy up if he makes that window smaller. That an getting better about when to field a punt would make him even more special than he is. Not a bad rap on him but a critique for a special talent.
A tip of the cap to Trubisky for being able to handle starting a bit too early for what the O staff wanted him to do and showing steady growth while doing so. The unimaginative nature of the O and insistence that he stay in it didn't always look great but may actually have helped him develop into a real NFL QB sooner. That he managed to recover from the mechanical breakdowns, which seemed to occur in weeks the OL was shit, by coming out the next week back on top of the ball is encouraging for his long term success. An offseason of reps and Nagy will do him right.
I know most wanted the rook to start day one but if you watch Mahomes game at the end of the year. He was miles better at his reads and mechanics than college. He still needs work with quicker decisions and throwing earlier but it was impressive for a 1st outing considering where he started and the associated cast he was playing with. Nagy deserves a lot of the credit here. Awesome audition for developing a QB.
Like everyone, I was impressed with Cohen and his ability to assimilate a lot of responsibilities in a relatively short time. That said, it was mostly him doing his thing. If he gets better coaching, he could be just that much better. He still doesn't trust his holes enough and while I'm not complaining, I think he could be that much better breaking an arm tackle to take and upfield tact and not allowing the pursuit to fill his side while he dances. Here's where or ST coach may help. Toub had his returners break the 1st wave before picking a side. Hopefully his disciple does the same though I honestly don't know. Who watches the browns? Gunners with that much momentum have a hard time squaring a nifty guy up if he makes that window smaller. That an getting better about when to field a punt would make him even more special than he is. Not a bad rap on him but a critique for a special talent.
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