ckparrothead
Premium Member
I probably don't hate Lock as much as you think. But I do think he has a few weaknesses that you typically see with quarterbacks who struggle with consistency at the next level and tend to have too many really bad games in the NFL.
What I hate is drafting mediocre quarterbacks too high because of one trait.
I've talked briefly about my concern in regards to how he's yet to develop throwing nuanced passes - passes that require touch. Taking a little off so you can drop it behind the LB level and in front of the DB level. He throws everything sidearm and with too low of a trajectory. It's why he struggles throwing into the middle of the field. You're going to have to get his arm slot up to 3/4 and get him away from all that sidearm motion. Otherwise, you can't throw into the middle of the field or up the seam with any consistency.
Rick Neuheisel harped on a lot of this during the game.
Lock has definitely improved his decision making and accounting for box defenders much better late in the season. He's playing better, but the competition also got a little easier.
It looks to me like Dooley is making things easier for him, giving him less to read on individual plays, and some of the defenses he's faced have cooperated with that approach.
I think you take Drew Lock on an RPO all day, and when the middle of the field is wide open off play-action. Just wonder how consistent he can be when things get harder.
The thing he's doing that I appreciate is he's making plays on the move and playing to his strengths, which are his physical gifts. And so is Derek Dooley. That at least makes him a cogent draft prospect that has a chance of succeeding and getting better over time.