During your review of Tua's down games, did you notice a trend of the defenses taking away the middle of the field? That seems to be an area where Tua excels. Something I watch for with Stroud here in Houston as well.
Yes - saw attempts to use disguise, jams, re-routes (where possible) to throw off the timing and make him hold the ball. But also saw lots of two shell coverages, quarters/C4C2 where safeties could take away the middle.
Tua's such a weird QB to evaluate to me because he's basically Patrick Mahomes when he's clean and the ball comes out and Mark Sanchez when he has to hold it or be under pressure. Maybe I overestimated his arm strength and second reaction ability coming out of Alabama, but I really feel like they were better in college. Part of me wonders if all the very serious injuries he's had over his career--going back to his senior year at Bama--have made him less interested in being any sort of off schedule player.
I thought he was that type of player initially too after he came in for the 2nd half of the national championship game in 2018. Maybe it was the injuries because that ability really isn’t there at all now
During your review of Tua's down games, did you notice a trend of the defenses taking away the middle of the field? That seems to be an area where Tua excels. Something I watch for with Stroud here in Houston as well.
Yes - saw attempts to use disguise, jams, re-routes (where possible) to throw off the timing and make him hold the ball. But also saw lots of two shell coverages, quarters/C4C2 where safeties could take away the middle.
Tua's such a weird QB to evaluate to me because he's basically Patrick Mahomes when he's clean and the ball comes out and Mark Sanchez when he has to hold it or be under pressure. Maybe I overestimated his arm strength and second reaction ability coming out of Alabama, but I really feel like they were better in college. Part of me wonders if all the very serious injuries he's had over his career--going back to his senior year at Bama--have made him less interested in being any sort of off schedule player.
I thought he was that type of player initially too after he came in for the 2nd half of the national championship game in 2018. Maybe it was the injuries because that ability really isn’t there at all now