Kevin O'Connel was a big QB with lots of scrambling ability which is so fashionable these days. Most who do it can't be broken of the habit when they turn pro. In the NFL the QBs job is to execute the passing game, first, last and always.
KOC couldn't change; his developed instinct when his first reciever was covered, was to pull it down and run. Despite Mr. Vick and Mr. V Young and Mr. J Russell that doesn't make you a great, very good, or even an acceptable NFL QB.
But it may bring the crowd to their feet for a play or two. But the accompanying losing won't make them happy for long.
Ryan Mallett is a pocket passer, who passes the ball, first, last and always. He couldn't run if he wanted to do so. But he does shuffle and sidestep around in the pocket, and has the instinct to sense the pass rush, something Brady does superbly, and Bledsoe never seemed to develop.
Mallett's footwork and throwing motion are fine and could be fine tuned. What he needs most is to work on his short and intermediate game while developing more "touch" and accuracy. That and try to develop some runningn quickness and explosion.
I kid you not, I recall some QB and WRs going to Ballet school and Boxing footwork training, to gain some athletic body control. That would be a fine thing for Ryan Mallett to do.
