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Observations on Heinicke

Mr. Scot

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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.

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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 

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