Cams progression

[top dawg]

Cam had improved mechanics last night, but he did not read through his progressions like I would have liked.  Now I am not going to be hypercritical by saying that he missed seeing a wide open Lafell for what may have been a couple of times because things are pretty fluid and intense around the pocket, so you are not going to see everything all the time. But, I would like to see him look to LaFell and his other options more (options other than Smith and Olsen, of course), as opposed to forcing the ball into tight coverage.  

 

Within that same vein, I would like Shula to help Cam out by providing more two-TE sets, and more two-RB sets with one of the backs split wide as an additional passing option or extra pass protection.  Of course it's preseason, so being too cute isn't the order of the day.

 

[jtm]

How can you tell anything from two possessions in a preseason game?

[nctarheel0619]

How can you tell anything from two possessions in a preseason game?

Again, it's everything he has seen from the past couple of years and last night.

[iamhubby1]

Again, it's everything he has seen from the past couple of years and last night.

To me it sounded more like he was just repeating what he has read and heard. Because other than where he went with his throws, Cam looked like a real NFL QB last night. He looked like he was in full control. His mechanics looked good. All in all, Cam looked the part.

Without specific insight to what was being worked on. It is damm near impossible to critique what is going on. We only saw the outcome of the plays. We have no clue as to what areas of those plays were the focus. After all, preseason is install time. But, it is football, and that beats the poo out of the off-season.

[fieryprophet]

This.

After reviewing the play last night, I assume Cam was going for the easy first down (which also indicates improvement) but he lost Bostic or underestimated Bostic's abilities as a defender. Had Cam been alittle more patient, he and LaFell would had two touchdowns together. I'm not going to dwell on it. Cam overall appeared sharp. He absolutely went through his progressions and made two great reads earlier that night.

Once again, it's preseason.

And not to belabor the point, but Cam made a good pre-snap read; Olsen had inside leverage on the defender. It was just that Cam trusted that pre-snap look too much and gave away his intentions by locking onto Olsen, thereby clueing in Bostic on his intentions. He made a good decision but followed it with a bad one, but the idea itself wasn't a bad one: Olsen had the first down otherwise.

[AceBoogie]

You also have to factor in how inconsistent the offensive line has been over his career. That factors in to him being able to set his feet. Most young qbs struggle with staring down targets but Cam only did it once last night. DA was locked on Ginn all night long

[bleys]

Again, it's everything he has seen from the past couple of years and last night.

 

ask him the difference between a 9 and Go route....

[Ruff]

Again, it was the first time Cam had played against another team other than his own defense in over half a year. It's going to take a bit to get the cobwebs out.

[KendrickPanther]

Cam does need an eye coach but I wouldn't be too worried yet. It feels like he has so many critics what does he focus on? Being a leader? Foot work? Read progression? I'm sure he works on it all but it's not easy to break those habits. He will look good then get rattled and revert.

[IGSaint]

Cam does need an eye coach but I wouldn't be too worried yet. It feels like he has so many critics what does he focus on? Being a leader? Foot work? Read progression? I'm sure he works on it all but it's not easy to break those habits. He will look good then get rattled and revert.

 

He wasn't rattle imo, he just made a mistake. It's something he obviously knows he has to work on.

[Chaos]

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[TheRed]

I'm glad the INT happened, it will push Cam to work even harder. He hates making mistakes.

[Frank Hollywood]

I was watching the O-line last night, not so much Cam.

 

His INT was a horrible read, and a bad decision, IMO. These things happen.

 

I wish I could replay it and watch his mechanics last night, I didn't catch any backfoot action.

 

I definitely do not see a problem with him holding the ball too long. At all....

[FootballMaestro]

Hmmmmh. 

 

Cam stood tall, and composed in the pocket (surveying the filed) as he did when he bust on the scene in 2011. 

 

I'll chalk up the INT (in addition to what Promethian and Fieryprophet have said) to locking on to Olsen, as if he was still in practice, this being his first pre season game and all. Maybe that play, was something they been working on in practice, and Cam [after a momentary lapse] was intent on making the completion? Could have also been a timing pattern, that was disturbed.

 

Anyway, this is when you make those kind of mistakes. Who's to say, he wouldn't have looked for Lafell, in a real game (especially knowing now, what could happen in that scenario). 

 

 

But as others have said: Cam looked tall, proud, surveying and definitive in the pocket. What more could you ask for?

 

It's preseason. On to the next one.