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I think Kaaya is having the same struggles that many College spread QB's have when they transiton to the NFL and have to be under center. In our first game he was under center more times than all of last season. I believe Kaaya came from a spread system in HS and especially last year under Coley we were running the shot gun almost exlusively.
 
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I hate having to watch a QB go through 3-4 OCs in his career. Tough to do.

Mark is demanding of the QB position, and Kayaa is just now learning how to drop from under center and feel comfortable in the pocket. You can tell he's not ready for it though.
 
He's not comfortable playing under center, it's really obvious. His footwork is the main problem. It takes too long for him to get a base and let it go.
 
Richt will help Kaaya to make more money in the pros. He knows what QBs need to do and he's developed quite a few good ones...
 
Kayaa's issues last night were due to him being hit, pressured, and the pocket consistently collapsing on him early in the game. Mentally he has to leave the place where if the oline is getting handled then he justifiably can't improvise and perform. I believe he starts to blink rapidly when he is physically shook up (l saw this last night and in other games), and begins to pout when his pocket isn't pristine. In short, he may be feeling himself and expecting that he doesn't have to or shouldn't have to deal with adversity where his pocket is concerned. If this is the case, then its a flaw created and nurtured under Golden who also felt that every dynamic must be made perfect in order for him to be expected to succeed.

Kaaya is usually very accurate, when he isn't, its due to pressure and distrust of the oline. His passes being overthrown and sailing high are a tell-tale sign of this.

Richt needs to work on Kaaya's expectation level and remove his expectation of having Tom Brady's pocket. Kaaya doesn't have Brady's pocket but does have Brady's expectation of what his pocket should be. He must be coached towards reality. The oline coach should aim to and expect that the oline perform up to those standards though. Kaaya doesn't have the right to shut down and not perform if the oline is struggling.

Kaaya need to work on his hip fluidity and feet movement inside of the pocket as well (stepping into throws and buying time without actually fleeing the pocket). He needs to know that this a required skill of even a "pocket*passer."

That said, he'll be fine and I believe in him.
 
Brady's O-line was kaka. I hate that douche, but what he's been able to do with that sorry unit the past few seasons has been spectacular. But I get what you were saying, tho.
 
Always throws me off when I see your threads. For a minute, I was thinking I was bipolar or maybe suffered from dementia.
 
supersaiyanshel said:
Brady's O-line was kaka. I hate that douche, but what he's been able to do with that sorry unit the past few seasons has been spectacular. But I get what you were saying, tho.
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I love Brad but he is not nor will be be Brady, that son of satan. That said, I remember during Kaaya's senior year after he committed, he said he expected to play more under center and was practicing for it on his own to prepare. Kid knew where he was going. Unfortunately he got little under center his first two years. Mark is doing him a career favor getting him under there. Learning that skill is enough reason to come back for a fourth year. His NFL value goes up if he can do it because most kids today play shotgun in HS and college and are loss in pros.
 
He'll be fine in another game or two.

Game speed is about a tick and a half faster than practice speed, and he is still adjusting to being under center, in a new offense, during a live game.
 
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supersaiyanshel said:
Brady's O-line was kaka. I hate that douche, but what he's been able to do with that sorry unit the past few seasons has been spectacular. But I get what you were saying, tho.
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The O-line played fine, and the were dominant in run blocking. The anchored the running game and forged the way to nearly 300 yards rushing and two hundred yard rushers for the second straight week. How is that kaka???

Kaaya was rattled and he struggled, that's the long ans short of it. He was either late with throws or throwing high. I don't think he was sacked at all yesterday (maybe once, but I don't recall) but he had happy feet and wasn't stepping up in the pocket.
 
The Svengali said:
supersaiyanshel said:
Brady's O-line was kaka. I hate that douche, but what he's been able to do with that sorry unit the past few seasons has been spectacular. But I get what you were saying, tho.
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The O-line played fine, and the were dominant in run blocking. The anchored the running game and forged the way to nearly 300 yards rushing and two hundred yard rushers for the second straight week. How is that kaka???

Kaaya was rattled and he struggled, that's the long ans short of it. He was either late with throws or throwing high. I don't think he was sacked at all yesterday (maybe once, but I don't recall) but he had happy feet and wasn't stepping up in the pocket.
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Lol. I was talking about Tom Brady's O-Line with the Patriots in reference to the post above mine, not UM's. It's all good, tho.
 
I think it's more the OL than being under center. The OL is not very good. Kaaya was under lots of pressure and the RB's did a lot by themselves. I'm really concerned about the OL.
 
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How is it the Olines fault for BK missing badly on several easy throws? He was not sacked once yesterday and was pressured maybe 3 times at the most. The Oline did their job yesterday. We have to stop making excuses. Every QB in the world at some point will get hit, pressured or sacked. No Oline is perfect and I think our Oline is better than most
 
65 yds in penalties in the first half....most of them on the OL?

The Svengali said:
supersaiyanshel said:
Brady's O-line was kaka. I hate that douche, but what he's been able to do with that sorry unit the past few seasons has been spectacular. But I get what you were saying, tho.
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The O-line played fine, and the were dominant in run blocking. The anchored the running game and forged the way to nearly 300 yards rushing and two hundred yard rushers for the second straight week. How is that kaka???

Kaaya was rattled and he struggled, that's the long ans short of it. He was either late with throws or throwing high. I don't think he was sacked at all yesterday (maybe once, but I don't recall) but he had happy feet and wasn't stepping up in the pocket.
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I don't think so. I only recall 2 penalties against the OL - one against Gall and another against Odogwu - and I think both of those were in the 2nd half.

The penalties I do remember were the big ones against Coley and Carter for 15 yds each and Coley's off sides. Don't remember the other ones, but I think the OL only had those 2 against them. Searels is clearly helping in this regard so far....

I just remembered we had a 15 yd penalty for running into the kicker, too - one of the DL I think it was - Norton? That wasn't a good penalty, for sure....

the storm said:
65 yds in penalties in the first half....most of them on the OL?

The Svengali said:
supersaiyanshel said:
Brady's O-line was kaka. I hate that douche, but what he's been able to do with that sorry unit the past few seasons has been spectacular. But I get what you were saying, tho.
Click to expand...

The O-line played fine, and the were dominant in run blocking. The anchored the running game and forged the way to nearly 300 yards rushing and two hundred yard rushers for the second straight week. How is that kaka???

Kaaya was rattled and he struggled, that's the long ans short of it. He was either late with throws or throwing high. I don't think he was sacked at all yesterday (maybe once, but I don't recall) but he had happy feet and wasn't stepping up in the pocket.
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HarrietTubmanCane said:
Kayaa's issues last night were due to him being hit, pressured, and the pocket consistently collapsing on him early in the game. Mentally he has to leave the place where if the oline is getting handled then he justifiably can't improvise and perform. I believe he starts to blink rapidly when he is physically shook up (l saw this last night and in other games), and begins to pout when his pocket isn't pristine. In short, he may be feeling himself and expecting that he doesn't have to or shouldn't have to deal with adversity where his pocket is concerned. If this is the case, then its a flaw created and nurtured under Golden who also felt that every dynamic must be made perfect in order for him to be expected to succeed.

Kaaya is usually very accurate, when he isn't, its due to pressure and distrust of the oline. His passes being overthrown and sailing high are a tell-tale sign of this.

Richt needs to work on Kaaya's expectation level and remove his expectation of having Tom Brady's pocket. Kaaya doesn't have Brady's pocket but does have Brady's expectation of what his pocket should be. He must be coached towards reality. The oline coach should aim to and expect that the oline perform up to those standards though. Kaaya doesn't have the right to shut down and not perform if the oline is struggling.

Kaaya need to work on his hip fluidity and feet movement inside of the pocket as well (stepping into throws and buying time without actually fleeing the pocket). He needs to know that this a required skill of even a "pocket*passer."

That said, he'll be fine and I believe in him.
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Lot of truth in here


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AtrainCane said:
He's not comfortable playing under center, it's really obvious. His footwork is the main problem. It takes too long for him to get a base and let it go.
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A QB at any program should be able to play gun and under center. It's mental, you still find the open guy and throw it to him. If Kaaya can't play under center then he's a joke
 
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