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Observation on N'Kosi

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Dusting off my QB fundamentals hat:

One thing that impressed me with Perry on Saturday, is how he kept his eyes on the pattern and downfield when he was flushed from the pocket or his initial reads broke down. He was consistently looking to get the ball downfield as opposed to simply run at the first sign of trouble.

That's not always an easy thing to do when the bullets are flying and your instincts lead you to want to escape from the pressure/pursuit, and simply take off and run upfield.

We were always taught that while it's good to run for a first down, it's better to throw for a touchdown. Your skill players who are out among the back seven are typically going to be in a better position to rack up yards than you will, as a QB carrying the ball from behind the LOS.

With the exception of the one pick, notice that N'Kosi also did a nice job keeping the ball and his body in a good throwing position as he extended the play. This gives the QB real opportunities to make things happen in those situations. He's been well coached, and obviously is listening to his coaches, because for young QB's this is not the easiest discipline to master.

Let's hope he keeps it up!

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The most impressive part about it is he does all that while not tripping over that massive crank.
 
Loved what I saw. Made some throws Malik thinks about before he goes to bed at night. Still raw & thin but the tools are incredible.
 
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I like his ball positioning which I noticed the receivers have to learn to adjust to. He places the ball out front in the direction the receiver is moving to where they don't have to slow down but keep the route going.

If they run the correct route, they will meet the ball at the prescribed window.
 
Kosi is the rare good athlete that’s always looking to pass first , and only runs when the pocket breaks down or nobody is open.

I remember people complaining about his lack of rush yards from hs, why would a guy with such good athletic ability have such low yards? Well watching him a couple games that question has been answered.

His eyes stay downfield unlike Malik.

He throws **** near as good or better on the run as he does standing in the pocket. That was another area Malik had issues with.

The ball is a thing of beauty when it leaves his hand, it’s like there’s no effort , but it still explodes out. There’s always a nice spiral and very catchable.

His touch is what caught me off guard, the pass to Brevin was beautiful , perfect pass.

The fade to Evidence was also perfect , you couldn’t ask for a better location. The wr’s arms were extended where he could use his length and body where he was the only one to catch it , drop it or go out of bounds.

His tools / tangibles are elite , everything will depend on the intangibles and work ethic. Sunday through Friday is what will determine how good or great he’ll be.
 
Of course, sometimes you do want to tuck the ball and run if there's an easy lane available, rather than making a risky throw. The clip above, holding on to the ball and looking downfield was obviously the right choice, as it looked like FIU had a spy on him ready to make a tackle if he chose to run. I don't know if this kind of thing is something you can even teach.....it's making a snap decision within a very limited time domain.
 
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The actual best thing about N'Kosi so far is that he seems calm. Rosier seemed like the slightest thing was going to rattle him...you could just read his body language and his eyes. N'Kosi just seems like he's unphased the only time you see him really emotional is when we score or hit a big play and he celebrates w/his teammates. He hung his head a little on that INT he threw, but I think that was more of a "dammit, missed that one" thing than "oh **** I fvcked up" type of deal.

His composure and subsequent execution is awesome. Rosier had the composure to a point (see hyping up the crowd before throwing the dagger to Langham against FSU)...but the execution needed with that composure seldom followed. Perry is good enough to back it up.

CaliforniaCanes said:
And on that pick if he didn't throw a duck he had Hightower deep for 6.....
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Where he messed up was not setting his feet. He had time to do so, and if he had - he has the arm to get it there. He tried to flick it too quickly thinking the rusher was going to close on him faster than he did. He would have still taken a hit, but taking a shot and throwing a TD feels a lot better than taking a shot and throwing an INT instead.

He'll learn.
 
Anxious to read romans breakdown this week. Should be some good stuff in there.
 
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