What games are you watching... his head swivels with the reciever as he runs his routes. Dude is almost constantly staring down where he's gonna throw. And I haven't seen any quick passes yet... he takes forever to wind his throws.
That's JJ's biggest problem IMO FanZone - winding up. It was more apparent against Uulala than in the first two games. Perhaps that is what Miles was referring to early last season when saying that JJ "wasn't ready yet". He has had almost the same number of 'christening' games as Lee did last year but not against the likes of Georgia, Florida, Auburn, Alabama, and Ole Miss. Too many youngsters are allowed to grow up developing as QBs with a hitch; that's a coaches' mistake. Knowing the playbook better has to put JJ into a better position for short/intermediate plays. One thing he definitely needs to learn is when to "put air under the ball" and when to "zip it in". Air is best when the receiver/defender are one-on-one without other defenders in the area. JJ overthrew Chris Mitchell against Vandy as well as ULL after he had already beaten the defender. The 'zip ball' has to be thrown when there is another DB in the area capable of giving help. I don't know if JJ has the time or confidence to develop into a Div-I QB passer this year without giving up the pocket (his friend). It's hard to take his school-boy mentality out of what should have been his red-shirt freshman year. Let's all hope Crowton and crew realize his shortcomings and present a solution pronto. BTW, if Lee needs to start a few series it could take some pressure off JJ. :geauxtige
many times it looks like he is intentionally looking at option 1 and passes to option 2. it doesnt appear to be a natural progression but i suppose its hard to tell. my "quick" referred to all the passes to wr on (or behind) the los, not his delivery. i think its hard to complain about jj on staring down receivers so far because he has thrown few picks, has great receivers that are usually open (because he hasnt played top oppts yet?), and because so many short routes are called.
