Can we talk about Cam’s ‘escape ability’

[BrianS]

Cam is not as quick as he used to be, but with any sort of OLine he's got enough in the tank to escape.  What we saw yesterday was historically bad from our line.

[JawnyBlaze]

He is showing a much better ability to escape than he ever did, it’s called stepping up in the pocket. He’s maneuvering within [what passes for] the pocket now better than he ever did. Is he gonna shuck dudes that hit him square like a 25 year old Cam? Of course not, that’s stupid. But I’ve seen a bunch of plays these past two games where old Cam would have moved back or looped around and had to shuck a dude but instead he stepped up and shifted a little and avoided meaningful contact altogether. 

[Mage]

2 hours ago, TheBigKat said:

Everyone wants to talk about Cam’s shoulder / zip / velocity

 

 What about Cam’s ability to shake defenders? In years past he’d scramble in the pocket to get that extra couple of seconds to get a pass off. I’m just not seeing that anymore, any hint of pressure in the backfield and he’s down.

 

 That ability and his scrambling ability made him a legitimate dual threat, it was what made Cam the QB the world knew

 

 look at the gif here, he looked bigger/stronger where now he looks a bit leaner

Any in-shape 25 year old is going to be stronger and more agile than when they are 32.

[Waldo]

No one is escaping the coaching or that line. It's really reached a new level of awful.