ckparrothead
Premium Member
I just can't cotton to these Mahomes comparisons with Zach Wilson.
Patrick Mahomes had virtually no pocket structure when he came out and it was specifically because the combination of Kliff Kingsbury's wide line splits, the Air Raid offense, and the total lack of talent on the TTech offensive line had Patrick Mahomes running for his damn life on every play. That sort of constant pressure created a god damned diamond with Mahomes.
Zach Wilson could read F. Scott Fitzgerald novels while rollerblading in the backfield behind that BYU offensive line. And on the very rare occasions when the defensive front actually started to get to him a little more, that's where he struggled.
One thing you learn when you do so much charting and timing of throws is how to standardize so that you get fair basis for comparison. Not all throws can be powered the same way. You need a lot of the classic setup-and-throw stuff at different distances and on certain routes that don't call for feathering. Anyway Phil Simms does the same exercise looking for those classic setup-and-throw clips from the contemporary QBs because he teaches to young QBs, and he's noted that more and more it's becoming hard to find those standard throws. In my mind, Patrick Mahomes was the epitome of that. I could rarely find a single throw I could cap, time, and chart. Everything was non-standard, on the run, off balance, pressured, etc.
That's just not the case with Zach Wilson. He and Mahomes aren't birds of a feather. They're opposite sides of the spectrum. Mahomes had it so hard in college he got to the NFL and it got easier. Wilson's had it easy in college. So what comes next for him?
Patrick Mahomes had virtually no pocket structure when he came out and it was specifically because the combination of Kliff Kingsbury's wide line splits, the Air Raid offense, and the total lack of talent on the TTech offensive line had Patrick Mahomes running for his damn life on every play. That sort of constant pressure created a god damned diamond with Mahomes.
Zach Wilson could read F. Scott Fitzgerald novels while rollerblading in the backfield behind that BYU offensive line. And on the very rare occasions when the defensive front actually started to get to him a little more, that's where he struggled.
One thing you learn when you do so much charting and timing of throws is how to standardize so that you get fair basis for comparison. Not all throws can be powered the same way. You need a lot of the classic setup-and-throw stuff at different distances and on certain routes that don't call for feathering. Anyway Phil Simms does the same exercise looking for those classic setup-and-throw clips from the contemporary QBs because he teaches to young QBs, and he's noted that more and more it's becoming hard to find those standard throws. In my mind, Patrick Mahomes was the epitome of that. I could rarely find a single throw I could cap, time, and chart. Everything was non-standard, on the run, off balance, pressured, etc.
That's just not the case with Zach Wilson. He and Mahomes aren't birds of a feather. They're opposite sides of the spectrum. Mahomes had it so hard in college he got to the NFL and it got easier. Wilson's had it easy in college. So what comes next for him?