There was particularly good post over at Patriots Planet by a QB coach about Mallett. It included snippets and photos, showing what he was saying. I searched for it, but couldn't readily find it. If posters there can find it and post the reference link, I would be grateful.
The QB coach said that Mallett has already developed the pocket slide and move that a pocket QB must have, particularly a relatively immobile one, like Brady or Mallett. Mallett throws very well from it.
He said it was exasperating that Mallett loses his form in an an empty pocket when he has room to set up, with no pressure. He diagnosed it as he lifts his rear foot and over strides, putting too much of his weight on his forward foot, on occasion. This causes him to be unbalanced at times, and ruins his accuracy.
He showed examples, and when reviewing the Saints game it was true. The high sailing misses, were in those cases. Yet he was very accurate with good touch on throws when he had to slide around in the pocket and avoid the rush.
It would appear from the analysis, that Mallett could and should be able to rectify this loss of form, pretty easily with some proper coaching, and the recognition as to the cause.
