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Matt Corral: The Biggest Underdog in The NFL

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By Ivan The Awesome,
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2 hours ago, top dawg said:

BY the way, I also told y'all all that off-field poo was either overblown or a straight up lie. That's what it is! Sure, MC my still need to get out of him own head at times, but he's smart, and he's a winner. That winning mentality and drive to overcome is innate!

Honestly, this video makes it sound like most of it comes down to Wayne Gretzky being a little bitch. I don't care if you are the great one, you don't screw with a teenager's future.

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1 hour ago, Jon Snow said:

That's a double edge sword. A simpler offense is too easy to diagnose and defend.  The defense has a tremendous edge on the rookie and the team as a whole.  That's how you end 5-12 for the season. 

I'm all for getting him out there but you have to give him a chance at least.  There's a huge difference between college competition and nfl competition.  Let's hope he catches on quickly. 

Agreed, but a stout O-line and a good running goes a long way towards "simplifying" a QB's reads (even if we do start the season with Sam). We made substantial improvements in both the line and RB's.

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29 minutes ago, shaqattaq said:

Honestly, this video makes it sound like most of it comes down to Wayne Gretzky being a little bitch. I don't care if you are the great one, you don't screw with a teenager's future.

Yep. Of course I don't know for sure, but I think that there was a directed effort to blackball MC and destroy his career inasmuch as Gretsky (and his sphere of influence) was able. The thing is, though, is that talent and and potential dollar signs for big-time football programs is always going to take priority over past wrongs, whether they're real, imagined or fabricated. Of course it still takes a special kind of guy to overcome the obstacles and succeed.

I know it may seem like a fairly normal occurrence in the dynamics of amateur football, but the fact that Corral was able to maneuver the unfairness stemming from at least one of the powers-that-be trying to cut him off at the knees, should give Panthers fans some comfort. He's not your ordinary kid.

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20 minutes ago, shaqattaq said:

I just hope he's better than OK Corral!

I was thinking something similar......although OK Corral is better than we hope to get out of Darnold or Walker.

They need to work with him on the pre-snap reads before trotting him out there.  Even in a simplified offense, if the opposing defense knows that is a problem, they will be shifting constantly to exploit it.

Reads are an issue I would expect with almost any young QB. 

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27 minutes ago, shaqattaq said:

Agreed, but a stout O-line and a good running goes a long way towards "simplifying" a QB's reads (even if we do start the season with Sam). We made substantial improvements in both the line and RB's.

A lot hinges on the performance of the offensive line.  I'm expecting much early on to be honest.  But it has to look better than last season, right? I mean how could it possibly be worse? 

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3 hours ago, rayzor said:

best way to learn is to do. he'll get it figured out and he's not got a fragile psyche so he'll be able to handle the pressure and overcome/learn from mistakes rather than get shaken by them and crumble. the dude is tough and tenacious.

That will serve him well in the big league.  He's going to need it.

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3 hours ago, top dawg said:

Not "trouble" per se, Jon Snow, just taking the requisite time that a young QB legitimately needs become a credible pro QB while learning the necessary particulars of the job. This is but a normal part of transition.

Might not be an adequate choice of words I used to describe what he's going through.  In any case it has to become automatic for him and not have him thinking too much if that makes sense. 

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14 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

Might not be an adequate choice of words I used to describe what he's going through.  In any case it has to become automatic for him and not have him thinking too much if that makes sense. 

I'm just messing with you, my friend, but keeping you straight at the same time.😉😁

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