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Tua Shows His Immense Talent Through The Years

You could see flashes of his arm talent last year, but the horrid offensive line and 2 OC's that learned play calling from the back of a cereal box really limited his ability to showcase any of it. Hill and Waddle definitely help this year, but the offensive scheme and improved line play is really helping Tua excel. He's damn good, just needed to be let loose!
 
Tuas shown it since Dilfers Elite 11. Taking the criticism and working on his craft to come back better and improved. We should all feel lucky this team didn’t pass over him on draft night. I was seriously scared that night Grier and co. were going to pass on him after he fell to 5.
 
ChambersWI said:
Dilfer did hit the nail on the head a few times. I think it speaks to that even the greats need a coach that can reel them in and also empower them.
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A great QB alone is not enough. I think Dan Marino showed us that. To be a champion, even with a great QB, you need coaching, a good team around you, and luck.
 
phishfan4life said:
You could see flashes of his arm talent last year, but the horrid offensive line and 2 OC's that learned play calling from the back of a cereal box really limited his ability to showcase any of it. Hill and Waddle definitely help this year, but the offensive scheme and improved line play is really helping Tua excel. He's damn good, just needed to be let loose!
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Just basic logic would tell you Tua could not throw it deep due to lack of time he was provided in the pocket. It seemed like the pundits were deliberately trying to harm his reputation for their own agenda rather than provide a thoughtful perspective.
Also need to add no real running game and no real weapons. His best receiver was Devante Parker who was injured for a good number of weeks.
Which QB can operate in that environment? answer is none of them.
 
Durango2020 said:
Just basic logic would tell you Tua could not throw it deep due to lack of time he was provided in the pocket. It seemed like the pundits were deliberately trying to harm his reputation for their own agenda rather than provide a thoughtful perspective.
Also need to add no real running game and no real weapons. His best receiver was Devante Parker who was injured for a good number of weeks.
Which QB can operate in that environment? answer is none of them.
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I still say that the only reason Tua got so much flak is the media decided that Flo was beloved
 
Vaark said:
Trent Dilfer: I have never seen a better college prospect; Only Rodgers and Marino has Tua's throwing talent;

All the qualities Tua has been exhibiting this year have always been present, going back to high school

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I kept saying last year. Actually watch him and then break down the split stats and analytical stats.

You could see the elite traits last season. The accuracy and the quick release was there. The main issue was OL and OCs. Tua completed a lot of passes all while throwing into tight windows like 26% of the time. Last season all the teams staked the middle of the field. Why? Because we couldn't go deep. The media ran with this as Tua being limited (arm strength) and the casual fans and the people who didn't like him ran with it. Tua was never the issue he completed over 50% at 20+ yards downfield. The OL and scheme was horrible. At one point we were using max protection (7+ blockers) just to stop a 4 man rush. So even when he got time he had 2/3 targets going against 7 guys in coverage, not many open guys.

This year we can go deep, which in turn has opened up the middle of the field. If a D moves the safeties up to counter, we'll Waddle and Hill will get open deep. Last week you saw Cleveland move their LBs back to try and stop the middle throws. Tua picked apart underneath and it allowed big chunk gain in the run game as they lacked LBs to fill holes.

Give Tua at least some time in the pocket, which we have improved a lot and give him targets on different levels (proper WR spacing) he will pick teams apart. Last year he had the worst OL in years. The OCs never developed proper WR routes or concepts, how many times were there targets right next to each other no spacing. If you can't block and you don't provide any proper route concepts, it will be difficult for any QB.
 
BennySwella said:
A great QB alone is not enough. I think Dan Marino showed us that. To be a champion, even with a great QB, you need coaching, a good team around you, and luck.
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You are correct. And I even said when it came out we asked to interview McDaniel that I felt he was had an offense that would immediately turn Tua into an All-Pro
 
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