Cam working on rebuilding his throwing fundamentals

[Captain Cliche]

Cam's a mess.
Crosses his feet. Nearly overthrows a receiver 15 yards out.
I want to be on board, but...
We're kinda screwed.

 

[Deus Irae]

 

[catent]

Cam's a mess.
Crosses his feet. Nearly overthrows a receiver 15 yards out.
I want to be on board, but...
We're kinda screwed.

I didn't see any obvious mechanical issues on that short clip.

 

[PScottman]

Do the mediots watching practice have a vested interest in pumping up jones and trashing newton?

I'll be Capt Obvious - the media has one mission = create controversy, division, and highlight differences. Views and clicks are their business model and human nature dictates that discussion and argument require those differing viewpoints (true or not). So they're created through vastly different narratives whether truth or not to help accentuate differences to force additional discussion and argument (you know kind've like....here).

 

[PScottman]

Cam's a mess.
Crosses his feet. Nearly overthrows a receiver 15 yards out.
I want to be on board, but...
We're kinda screwed.

These are the throws last year that when there was a rush or he was having to slide at all in the pocket he'd either throw at 100mph over the receiver's head or straight into the ground.

 

[captain stone]

Don't we always give our players time to see what they can do on the field first......

We've already seen what he can do on the field; so...

 

[captain stone]

I wonder how we can be such better evaluators of quarterbacks than Belichick.

It's a fact that many of us here are better evaluators of WRs & TEs than Bill is.

 

[rochrist]

I'll be Capt Obvious - the media has one mission = create controversy, division, and highlight differences. Views and clicks are their business model and human nature dictates that discussion and argument require those differing viewpoints (true or not). So they're created through vastly different narratives whether truth or not to help accentuate differences to force additional discussion and argument (you know kind've like....here).

The video spoke for itself. Mac's throws were all consistent and on target. Cam was all over the place.

 

[BobDigital]

So all he has to do to be a good QB is learn how to throw properly? WE CRACKED THE CODE BOYS!

 

[BobDigital]

Insightful deep commentary like this keeps me coming to Patsfans

Keep coming. I have something I'm going to post in a few weeks. Might find it interesting if you're at all into college football.

 

[Midship]

These are the throws last year that when there was a rush or he was having to slide at all in the pocket he'd either throw at 100mph over the receiver's head or straight into the ground.

I remember some blaming White or Michele for an incomplete pass in the slot that was a 100mph fastball behind their stride when they were wide effing wide open. No touch or accuracy. Can't imagine watching another full season of that.

 

[Captain Cliche]

I obviously don't get out much, but I thought, "Whose #4? Drops his arm down a little, and has a bit of a rounded motion, but he has a really snappy delivery."

"As it was also worth noting that Stidham continues to be in possession of an arm that would be voted “Most Likely To Succeed."

A look back at first impressions left by Patriots quarterbacks

Mac Jones left his first impression at Patriots OTAs on Thursday. Our Tom E. Curran shares his initial impression of Jones while looking back on the first impressions left by past New England QBs.

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[One-If-By-Sea]

So all he has to do to be a good QB is learn how to throw properly? WE CRACKED THE CODE BOYS!

Next week the articles will tell us Cam is spending 18 hours a day in the film room he built in his apartment and he can read defenses now.

 

[Ochmed Jones]

Next week the articles will tell us Cam is spending 18 hours a day in the film room he built in his apartment and he can read defenses now.

he needs way more than 18 hours a day!

 

[PScottman]

The video spoke for itself. Mac's throws were all consistent and on target. Cam was all over the place.

I don't disagree. The comment was in regards to creation of disparate narratives to drive viewership not on whether or not those narratives are true or false. Even if the differences did NOT exist you know the stories would claim they did.

 

[stephens44]

I obviously don't get out much, but I thought, "Whose #4? Drops his arm down a little, and has a bit of a rounded motion, but he has a really snappy delivery."

"As it was also worth noting that Stidham continues to be in possession of an arm that would be voted “Most Likely To Succeed."

A look back at first impressions left by Patriots quarterbacks

Mac Jones left his first impression at Patriots OTAs on Thursday. Our Tom E. Curran shares his initial impression of Jones while looking back on the first impressions left by past New England QBs.

sports.yahoo.com

I figure this will be the talk of camp, Stidham's arm.... We know going in that he has the best arm, what that means in the grand scheme is probably not much.

 

[WinstonSmith]

I figure this will be the talk of camp, Stidham's arm.... We know going in that he has the best arm, what that means in the grand scheme is probably not much.

While I don't doubt that Stidham has the best arm of the group, after watching a few of Mac's throws and hearing the descriptions of how practice was run, my take away was that Stid prefers to put a little more mustard on the ball than Mac does on short uncontested throws. I'm not sure how anyone could watch that practice and make definitive statements about arm strength. I think it will be more telling when the practices open up a bit more.

 

[captain stone]

A look back at first impressions left by Patriots quarterbacks

Mac Jones left his first impression at Patriots OTAs on Thursday. Our Tom E. Curran shares his initial impression of Jones while looking back on the first impressions left by past New England QBs.

sports.yahoo.com

Same limitations to Mac's ceiling - height & arm strength - that were noted in another thread.

 

[RobertWeathers]

The video spoke for itself. Mac's throws were all consistent and on target. Cam was all over the place.

...which is why I think Mac starting by Week 9 is more probable than not.

 

[Deus Irae]

I obviously don't get out much, but I thought, "Whose #4? Drops his arm down a little, and has a bit of a rounded motion, but he has a really snappy delivery."

"As it was also worth noting that Stidham continues to be in possession of an arm that would be voted “Most Likely To Succeed."

A look back at first impressions left by Patriots quarterbacks

Mac Jones left his first impression at Patriots OTAs on Thursday. Our Tom E. Curran shares his initial impression of Jones while looking back on the first impressions left by past New England QBs.

sports.yahoo.com

The good news about arm strength is that Jones looks as if he can improve his, at least a little bit, with some targeted workouts. And, while arm strength is definitely important to a QB, it's more about having the minimum required than it is about having the best in the league. Jones will need to be excellent with his timing on the longest throws, and he'll have to be judicious with his deep outs, but he's shown the ability to get the ball where he wants it.