Superself said:
Pressure?
I'm not swallowing that Infins.
Didn't Feeley throw a 21 yard strike to Thompson in the 4th qtr....wasn't it 4th down too?
Didn't he also lead a comeback last year in the game against Cleveland where we pulled it out with a Mare field goal?
Is that enough pressure?
Feeley had a bad game on Thursday. QBs do that.
I'm hoping Feeley gets another shot somewhere else. Hopefully Dallas where they actually have a damn good offensive line and the coach expects them to do their job first and foremost.
How many times does he have to intentionally ground the ball? Why can't he get it through his head that he can't do that? Or how many times does he have to throw it into the hands of a defender going the other way until you realize that for every good play there is at least one bad play to match it? That's not the kind of consistency I want to see.
I know QBs have bad games but, the air around this performance was particularly pungent.
When the pressure was on, he started the first game and played okay, the pressure got turned up a notch against Jacksonville because he was coming in second and felt like he need to do something more. He played poorly.
As soon as gus is "named" the starter AJ goes out and has two great games (great, for him), what happens next? He gets back into the "competition" with a chance to really take over and he presses again. Result, mistake after mistake. Conclusion: When AJ feels pressure he presses. He tries to make too many things happen but, it's not done with calculation or precision, it's done with panic and fear. And that is a sign of a lack of confidence. There is no
thinking going on, he is more reaction than action.
As somebody said earlier in this thread, Idaho was his name, AJ is immature. It shows in his preparation and it shows in his ability to handle pressure.
He could get better, he could "grow up" but, if he doesn't do it this season, or at least show some signs of doing it, then he's not only going to be off this team next year but, he may not get another shot at all.
Being 28 and immature isn't a good combo for hope that he'll change but, he could, and make no mistake, he needs to.