Here's an article I haven't seen linked on the board: http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2014/dec/15/why-marcus-mariota-can-succeed-in-the-nfl-where-other-heisman-winners-failed “He understands blitz packages much like Drew Brees and Tom Brady. Those are guys who are confident in their abilities and have the confidence to pick it up,” Crouch added. “He’s also fast, athletic and knows when to take off. He’s one of those players everyone wants to see.”The attributes are ones Mariota developed in high school under Arceneaux, a former quarterback at the University of Utah. Mariota, who didn’t start for the Crusaders until his senior season, studied film assiduously at Saint Louis, often waiting at the front door of Arceneaux’s office to absorb his coach’s knowledge of the game. In the heat of the moment, Arceneaux instructed his quarterback to install a “running video in his head,” on how to attack defenses such as the Cover-1, Cover-2 and Cover-3.It comes as little surprise to Arceneaux, then, that Mariota has flourished at Oregon in reading coverages and diagnosing defenses in pre-snap situations.“His football IQ is off the charts with the way he reads defenses and goes through his progressions,” Arceneaux said. “He hits the No1 receiver faster than anyone I’ve ever seen – in college or the NFL.”
