JJ seems to be more comfortable throwing on the move. Esp. roolouts to the right. I noticed on the drive we scored our first TD on we reverted back to this and had some success...hope they will continue to do this.
<<<<<<<<<<< Has been saying this since early last season...and definitely noticed it last night. He is money on the run. He's more comfortable that way. Some (DantheUSLfan) say it's because he doesn't understand the playbook, and gets confused if he has to scan the whole field. I don't care WHY it is. If it works, do it.
i think he sees better outside the pocket..I don't think he likes to stand still once the ball is snapped..whatever it is we need to continue to do this not every pass but more often than we have been
Only bad thing about rollouts is that it limits your options... basically cuts the field in half. A strong passer can drop straight back and see the whole field.
I think it's fair to say by now that this technique doesn't work for JJ. And it isn't because he isn't a "strong passer". It's because he seems confused by the defense, or maybe even LSU's own offense. If it takes a roll out to make him effective, then so be it. Obviously, you can't do it every time, and maybe you can run a trick play out of it to keep 'em guessing, but he's clearly a more effective passer when he's rolling out than he is from the pocket.
I believe JJ feels more comfortable on the rollouts because he sees it as a two-option play. (1) Clear the pocket, from opposing linemen, and find an open receiver or (2) Find a clear field to make some running yards. I feel he is too worried about the pocket collapsing around him to the point that he makes those costly decisions or takes the sack. On the roll he is at ease.
If I'm not mistaken, in high school, JJ made a career out of rolling out, which he is pretty comfortable doing, as we can see. One thing he didn't do hardly at all in high school... run the option.
Yep. I realized this after I kept saying "set your feet, set your feet" right as he would hit the WR between the numbers. He doesn't really like to set his feet, that's when the trouble starts.
He doesn't make it through his progressions anyway, so he already limits his options. Is it the optimal way to go about things? No. But we have to work with what we have.
