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Observation on N'Kosi

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LPK2006 said:
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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Yeah for example, that play in the redzone where he threw it on the run to brevin and it was a little off. If he tucks it and runs its a first down. That comes with experience. Even the throw though wasnt that bad. Brevin had a chance.

Its tough real time to decide what to do, I see NFL qbs still decide to throw when they could pick it up with their legs.
 
swampcougar1 said:
On top of the individual skills he displayed seemed like the whole offensive team perked up and played better
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Defense too. You don't think they'd rather deal with a pick every now and then, rather than just be getting to sit down on the bench and take a sip of water and hear, "3 and out, punt team", over and over again?

Our defense can be outstanding if we give them a lead to play with, chew up some clock on offense, and limit the number of plays they have to be out there. Not to mention some **** field position.

It's a new day.
 
CaliforniaCanes said:
And on that pick if he didn't throw a duck he had Hightower deep for 6.....

I think during the season we will see him create some TD's this way.
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Yes. Hightower was wide open deep behind the defense. The mistake was underestimating how far he could throw the ball moving to his left ( non throwing side). That only comes with experience. He did attempt to reset on the throw. Aaron Rodgers is the only QB I've seen able reset on the non throwing side and throw it deep. No fault to N'Kosi. He's just figuring out his limits.
 
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Firesite said:
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The big thing about this play to me is that he didn't look at the DE crashing in and sensed he was being pressured. His QB clock kicked in, he stepped up in the pocket to avoid the sack and extended the play. He kept his eyes downfield and found an open receiver instead of panicking and running.

I don't care how well you "know the playbook". That play doesn't happen with Malik at the helm. He would've folded up like a lawn chair, taken the sack, screwed up the next play and we'd have attempted a FG.
 
CaliforniaCanes said:
And on that pick if he didn't throw a duck he had Hightower deep for 6.....

I think during the season we will see him create some TD's this way.
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Being a great QB means knowing what you can’t do. N’kosi will learn that with more reps, but he needs to learn that it’s better to throw that ball away or take a sack.

As bad as Rosier was, he understood that there were certain throws that he couldn’t make, and he rarely put the ball in harms way trying to do what he physically couldn’t do. He made some boneheaded plays that led to turnovers, and threw a ton of inaccurate balls that went the other way, but he rarely tried to do what he couldn’t.
 
To each his own...i don't rock like that, but you decided to bring that **** to a fan forum...offensive to others
 
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1. His release. Holy **** that ball gets out quick, especially for a kid that’s borderline malnourished. Usually those skinny QBs have to wind up before they let it rip.

2. His arm strength. To echo a few others, I don’t think that deep ball got picked because NP couldn’t get it there. I think he had plenty of juice left - even moving to his left. Just an underthrow.

3. Got some country North Florida swag out there. NP knew he was gonna kill it the moment he hit the field Saturday while some of us were wondering if he’d sink or swim.

4. From Ocala, so he will live to stick it to the Gators and the Noles. Betcha he already hates those MFers just like us old-time Canes do.
 
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