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I was watching some highlights on YouTube. It's kind of hard to judge a QB when he has a clean pocket on nearly every throw but what I noticed was his kind of odd delivery is very compact and gets out quickly. That's certainly a positive.
I noticed that too and put more importance on his release and accuracy. Eliminating the clean pocket, I also looked for those times in which there was pressure and was surprised to note how nimble he was. Dude is definitely not a runner but if I had to describe what he does under pressure, I would say that he moves pretty well in order to create space and time for himself.
At first I thought his mobility was fine, like Cousins he appears to have enough speed to escape the pocket and get the first down. But then I saw a designed run off a play fake at the goal line and although he did score his first few steps were painfully slow. But I'm OK with that. If he can just make the right reads and hit what he is throwing at I'm good
I noticed that too and put more importance on his release and accuracy. Eliminating the clean pocket, I also looked for those times in which there was pressure and was surprised to note how nimble he was. Dude is definitely not a runner but if I had to describe what he does under pressure, I would say that he moves pretty well in order to create space and time for himself.
You're right saying Haskins isn't a runner. In 22 career games (14 starts) he only averaged 1.9 ypc.
My only issue w/ him is his limited total games in college. No question he can play. But I'm not sure he's ready for the speed of the NFL. But then again alotta rookies aren't used to it at first.
And w/ 2 former Buckeyes now in Washington I hope both have successful rookie years.