I watched the GB game yesterday and AR was bad- really bad. He missed many wide open guys, rushed plays, looked nervous the whole game. To me this about AR always relying on his crazy great athleticism to play the QB position. He’s never been a student of the game. He’s not methodical, patient with defenses. He rolls out and drops dimes. His arena style has been exciting in the NFL. But outside of that he’s not impressive. He’s a crap leader and by many accounts a crap teammate.
What is see this season is that ARs legs are going and going quick! All great QBs of the past will tell you, it’s rarely the arm or the mind that go first, it’s usually the legs that go first and when you rely on your legs like AR does... well you get this result! The decline in AR started way before 2018. Remember the 2016 season for AR? He’s been on the decline people. His best days are behind him.
Bottom line is AR, like all of us, gets older every year and he can’t run around with the speed and agility he used to- that he NEEDS TO! The guys lining up across from him are 23-25 years old and 300 lbs with more speed that he is having trouble navigating through. AR is not built to be a pocket passer - he’s a gun slinger. What you can say is that unlike Farve, AR seems to be less durable and it’s catching up to him a lot faster that Farve.
So no more blaming his coach week after week let’s place the issue firmly where it starts. AR will not magically be better with another coach. His legs are failing him. I honestly don’t think he has much more left. 2 maybe 3 seasons...?
