Good article . Give Glennon another year.
I'll go back to Nick Foles because he's a perfect example of an offense that creates very clear and concise reads. In my mind, progression reading speeds up dramatically when the QB knows where the receivers are without looking for them. Meaning, when Vjax is covered, Glennon knows that he has a slant on the back side or a 5 yard out by the TE. Sully's offense had true reads going on all over the field which I believe made it much harder for Glennon to know where people were without looking. Foles' offense created open spaces and clear reads which is something we need. We need to scrap the read routes and limited option routes and let mike play knowing where his receivers are and what they are running.
Yep; Foles' 2 years is a great example of what we may have in Glennon. Tedford will figure it out if he's not the guy and go after someone else if need be. Having watched how Glennon did with such limited resources around him, I think he will be the guy...
good conversation...informative.. I've been shocked at the some of the over-the-top criticism of this kid, considering the circumstances he was put in and the relative success he had, with only 3 or maybe 4 offensive players that would start on any other NFL team, combined with the offensive scheme mentioned above.
Sully's system was retarded for anyone. Wideouts go long over and over, wtf is the te(?), and the mix was horrible.Regardless, just watching glennon play brought back images of BG. He lacks the long throw accuracy, has the short ball accuracy, but lacks conviction in his throws, limited footwork, his awareness could be better, zones in on one wideout, lacks calculating nature of down and distance, and sometimes holds the ball too long or becomes timid after pressure/sack.What seals the deal as glennon being average, is his inability to go the distance and finish the game. Say what you want about freeman, but he once had that quality. I've said it before, if we could combine the two, we would have an elite qb. What glennon does, freeman didn't and visa versa. Might as well have freeman still imo, because both are average in their own ways. Except dree is a druggie...We need to draft a qb in the first, and hope like hell, glennon, or the other guy becomes an improvement with this new staff. That's one position I'm willing to "waste" on.
He lacks the long throw accuracy, has the short ball accuracy, but lacks conviction in his throws, limited footwork, his awareness could be better, zones in on one wideout, lacks calculating nature of down and distance, and sometimes holds the ball too long or becomes timid after pressure/sack.
1. Doesn't lack long ball accuracy, in fact one of the more effective long ball throwers. What you mean is he doesn't throw it deep all that often.2. Lacks conviction in throws? WTH does that mean and how can you tell that by watching a TV?3. Limited footwork? Again, WTH does that mean?4. Awareness could be better....really? A rookie could be more aware?5. Calculating nature of down and distance....so again needs more awareness.6. Holds the ball to long....IMO a direct result of Sully's offense and him being a rookie7. Timid....well yeah, we saw him get gun shy after a couple DP "watch out" blocks.My central thesis is that most of the bad stuff we saw with Glennon this year (indecision, holding the ball, starring down receivers) was a result Sully's offense being a true read offense that created a large amount of unknown for both WR and QB. I don't believe this is ever a good thing and I think it's a very bad thing with a rookie.I don't want an inept QB anymore than anyone else but the fact that we saw some glimpse's with the coaching, scheme and players we had tells me Glennon is well deserved of another year.
