Observations on Heinicke

[Mr. Scot]

First impressions...

Probably worth noting that he's playing behind a backup starting left tackle. Chris Clark is available but Marshall Newhouse is starting. Gotta say though, having Christian McCaffrey as a weapon has got to be a nice thing for a young guy starting his first NFL game.

Fumbling the first snap was almost stereotypical. That's just how you'd write the story if this were a cheesy TV movie. The defensive penalty giving him another shot at the end zone was almost theatrical too.

Overall, that first drive was a thing of beauty. Loved the run for a first down. Pretty sure nobody saw that coming. He may physically look like a high school kid, but he looked like an NFL quarterback with his actions and his command of the field.

Storybook first touchdown as well, thrown in the middle of a bunch of  defenders to a backup tight end. Not necessarily surprising there. Backups sometimes have better chemistry with backups because they tend to practice together.

Honestly though, I think Heinicke showed good chemistry with everybody. He's very good at getting the ball out fast, but maybe sometimes a little too fast. He's missed an opportunity or two because he took his first read quickly.

Don't want to make too much off of a first drive, but I would say that touchdown throw tells me he's got a little bit of Jake Delhomme in him. A lot of Jake's best plays were more balls than brains. That's a double-edged sword, of course.

Hope his next several drives look good too. The Panthers have a habit this season of following up great opening drives with letdowns, but we'll see.

[Car123]

Too early 

[LinvilleGorge]

*wrong thread

[Mr. Scot]

2 minutes ago, Car123 said:

Too early 

Too early for first impressions? 

[ZoneRead]

Shouldn't you wait for the whole game to end...

[t96]

7 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

The Panthers have a habit this season of following up great opening drives with let do it, but we'll see.

Not really. That's happened like twice and only in recent weeks.

[The Huddler]

im starting him in my fantasy championship

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, t96 said:

Not really. That's happened like twice and only in recent weeks.

In pretty much every one of our last five losses, we've started off good on our first drive.

Late in the game, not so much.

[Car123]

2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Too early for first impressions? 

Yes.

Would have posted this at halftime.

[TheRed]

Not even a full quarter into his first regular season start, and he's already the next Delhomme?

Interesting how quickly things like benefit of the doubt change around here.

[Mr. Scot]

2 minutes ago, Car123 said:

Yes.

Would have posted this at halftime.

Wait still halftime to post my impressions of the first drive?

Sure.

Should I wait till Thursday to post my impressions of the second one? 

[Shocker]

10 minutes ago, Car123 said:

Too early 

Wait no comments guys...Car123 says its too early.  Let us know when Car123

[Mr. Scot]

2 minutes ago, TheRed said:

I'm trying to troll with race baiting because I don't actually have anything valuable to contribute.

I knew that already. No need to say it

[Carl Spackler]

2 minutes ago, TheRed said:

Not even a full quarter into his first regular season start, and he's already the next Delhomme?

Interesting how quickly things like benefit of the doubt change around here.

Well he’s a scrappy gym rat who’s just gritty as hell and a coach on the field. He really has the intangibles