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I'm going to take a stand for KOC here. No he did not look good. And he should'nt have thrown that duck to the sideline. But he was fighting his inclination to tuck and run, he stood in there against an aggressive rush and sadly, he cannot yet judge the closing speed of NFL CBs.
That's the mistake QBs make when they haven't played much in the NFL. They don't sense the pocket and they don't sense the speed of CBs. There's only one way to learn and that's why Belichick left him out there. Practice will not teach him the speed of the game.
KOC is not Tom Brady. He's not even Flacco or Ryan. But I wouldn't judge him on this game. Let's remember that Campbell went 1-7 last week and I think everyone agrees he looked okay last night.
He was really poor. But he's signed for 3 more years and he's young. I hope he will improve. His probelm is the mental game. He struggles to just do his job. He's still trying to make something happen. That killed Gutz here.
He was never intended to be the next Brady. He doesn't flat out suck. The truth lies somewhere in bewteen. BB is hoping he develops into the next Matt Cassel. A reliable #2 with intriguing upside you can count on and/or flip if the opportunity presents itself. It will always be tough to do that here since absent an injury BB doesn't tend to spend much time showcasing trade prospects. He's too busy trying to build a winning team and instill discipline and build on execution in the pre season and win games in the regular season.