DolfanChris06
Seasoned Veteran
let feely start
rafael said:Knowledge of the system can approximate feel, just b/c you've seen everything before so it makes anticipation easier, but it takes a very long time. Think Testaverde, despite possibly some of the best physical skills ever, he didn't become even a fair QB until he'd been in the league 10+ years. If we wait 5 more years for AJ he may become a lesser version of what Testaverde is now. IMO that's not anything worth waiting for.
As for Farve and Young, they showed flashes of feel and the teams knew it that's why despite poor stats they garned pretty high trades. AJ also garnered a fairly high trade, but I think everybody agrees we overpaid.
I found this very interesting. I have heard the phrase, "the game slowed down for him." I heard it about Drew Brees last year. He became comfortable with the offense and the speed of the NFL so he was able to see plays develop and anticipate. Is it possible that the game has not slowed down for AJ? Could this be why he seems nervous and does not anticipate plays developing? Is this one reason he does not have "feel"? And if so, it sounds like "feel" can be learned. Interesting.rafael said:I like reading your posts Infins b/c you're generally well reasoned. However, in this instant I believe you're wrong. Feel is more than just poise in the pocket. Lack of poise is just a symptom of lacking feel. The same with lack of touch. It's a symptom. I said in one of my posts long ago that "i'm sure AJ has the ability to vary his throws". You haven't seen it b/c he doesn't see the play developing and doesn't know when to vary his throws. Feel is the ability to anticipate how a play will develop given specific routes and protections vs. a given defense. AJ lacks that anticipation. Gus is no Montana either, but he does show feel sometimes. It's the reason why despite being an avg. QB most of his career he's had enough flashes to make the probowl. This doesn't mean that he'll flash this year, but it does mean that it is possible. AJ, on the other hand, has never shown that anticipation, flashes or otherwise. Historically, QBs that don't at least show flashes of anticipation never develop it. So what reason is there to trust or even hope that AJ will show it now? You might as well bank on me getting that late growth spurt so I can become Shaq's backup.
DOLPFAN67 said:the fact is hes sucks
Of course it can. AJ said the same thing last year when he started to improve towards the end of the season, the game started to slow down for him. "Feel" is just a voodoo term in this case, there's more than ample evidence that Feeley can improve with repetition and that he has the skills to do the job.Bigbucks24 said:I found this very interesting. I have heard the phrase, "the game slowed down for him." I heard it about Drew Brees last year. He became comfortable with the offense and the speed of the NFL so he was able to see plays develop and anticipate. Is it possible that the game has not slowed down for AJ? Could this be why he seems nervous and does not anticipate plays developing? Is this one reason he does not have "feel"? And if so, it sounds like "feel" can be learned. Interesting.
Bigbucks24 said:I found this very interesting. I have heard the phrase, "the game slowed down for him." I heard it about Drew Brees last year. He became comfortable with the offense and the speed of the NFL so he was able to see plays develop and anticipate. Is it possible that the game has not slowed down for AJ? Could this be why he seems nervous and does not anticipate plays developing? Is this one reason he does not have "feel"? And if so, it sounds like "feel" can be learned. Interesting.