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One Thing Where Tua is Marino-Like

Aqua Man

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I’ve watched the Atlanta game twice and have watched several Tua-only film breakdowns and I’m seeing something that I can’t believe we’re not making a bigger deal about.

Not since Marino have we had a QB with the pocket presence to simply take one or two minor steps in the right direction to avoid a sack and deliver a strike. After what I watched from last night, Tua has that in spades. If you go back and look at the majority of his completions, Tua was dealing with a dirty pocket, would make just a subtle side step or quick shuffle to avoid oncoming pressure and deliver a great ball.

I’ve never understood the anxiety over this kid. He’s not going to be good. He’s going to be great.
 
Aqua Man said:
I’ve watched the Atlanta game twice and have watched several Tua-only film breakdowns and I’m seeing something that I can’t believe we’re not making a bigger deal about.

Not since Marino have we had a QB with the pocket presence to simply take one or two minor steps in the right direction to avoid a sack and deliver a strike. After what I watched from last night, Tua has that in spades. If you go back and look at the majority of his completions, Tua was dealing with a dirty pocket, would make just a subtle side step or quick shuffle to avoid oncoming pressure and deliver a great ball.

I’ve never understood the anxiety over this kid. He’s not going to be good. He’s going to be great.
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I forgot who posted it. But Tua, only behind J.Allen, was the second best QB at avoiding pressure-sack or some crazy stat like that last year.
 
ANUFan said:
Also not to bring up R.Tannehill but this was an area he was dreadful at. The guy took so many sacks and for athletic as he was could never seem to maneuver the pocket effectively.
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By far his biggest flaw…and I’m a massive RT fan. If he was anywhere close to Tua in that trait, he’d still be here.
 
Aqua Man said:
I’ve watched the Atlanta game twice and have watched several Tua-only film breakdowns and I’m seeing something that I can’t believe we’re not making a bigger deal about.

Not since Marino have we had a QB with the pocket presence to simply take one or two minor steps in the right direction to avoid a sack and deliver a strike. After what I watched from last night, Tua has that in spades. If you go back and look at the majority of his completions, Tua was dealing with a dirty pocket, would make just a subtle side step or quick shuffle to avoid oncoming pressure and deliver a great ball.

I’ve never understood the anxiety over this kid. He’s not going to be good. He’s going to be great.
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Tanneyhill was so damn stiff!

pennington had pocket presence

everyone else was a clown show

crushing really if you think of Zach and Jason and surtain and Madison and Ricky!
damnit!!!!
 
Agree with the OP.

—pocket presence/shiftiness/awareness
—accuracy
—anticipation
—leadership

A+ in all four areas. Arguably, those are the hardest traits to find together.

You can find guys with big arms but the traits above will often supersede.
 
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