drops are part of the game...gates dropped a ball in the endzone that would have been a nice catch. The linebacker got in there and did his job. On the deep ball gates looks like he got distracted by jumping and the defender getting a hand close to the ball. That is what you get from a #5 receiver. Also on the second he would have been tackled instantly and not scored. That is no reason why he would short arm two deep ball by 5 yards and throw behind Holmes. When you go back and look at the "drops" they were all on target drops. Brady had on target drops all night.
But it's his 2nd game as a rookie. It's ok. Now where did I hear that crap before? P.S.I got to see Geno's drop backs in full extent only lately. It was pretty painful to watch. At least for this season, Geno sitting directly behind the center is going to be a disaster waiting to happen. His mechanics is that bad. Wide steps, short steps, natural steps - they ALL have their uses in WCO. As WCO QB, you MUST be able to use all of them as you see fit. For instance, wide step is really import in that, it is usually the first step off the snap. In case of Joe Montana, he could gain 3 full yards of separation off the first step. [Of course you don't want to stay too close to your C when you are trying to throw, right?] Unless you are thinking about quick out [again, you throw this [if and only if] the defense gives it to you. You don't force it.] first step will be the wide step. In case of quick out, you take three short steps and throw immediately. [The only exception in QB steps by far.] How about short steps? You use them to gather yourself up. In case of 5 step drop, last two steps are short steps. Same with 7 step drop. You use last two steps to stall the backward momentum and get ready to throw. And you do NOT throw your pass off either wide step or short step [with exception of 3 step quick out] under any circumstances. I know Drew Brees airs out in rather wide stance, but that's more or so because he is smaller than a normal QB and he has to generate more torque that way. Sound mechanics will ALWAYS dictate that the QB throws the ball off the natural step. That's why you gather yourself up with the two short hops after drop backs. As for Geno - you have it all up there. Throws off short steps, throws off wide steps, throws off the back foot. You name it. What this means is that, his ball WILL be very, VERY inaccurate. Maybe he is the next black Joe Montana in the making for all I care, but for this season, he will be very Sanchez-esque in terms of accuracy, and turnovers.
When a College QB with as many starts as Smith is still considered RAW and has this bad of mechanics, they usually are not fixable. I've been saying this since January. "Smith fell to the second round in the draft based on his rawness and flaws in mechanics." If not for the Jets he would not have been drafted until the 3rd or 4th round as a project QB. But the circus needed a new act and we leaped up to grab it in the 2nd. Now this RAW QB with BAD mechanics is our starter.
'Cept for the opening drive by the Pats...right? If Junc was a Geno fan, he'd say our over-rated defense lost the game by not holding them to a field goal there. When Geno does step in to his throws, they look a lot better...acurate with zip. The throw to Hill at 10:00 left in the 1st was a beut...of course Hill fumbled it away. I think Geno's "pocket presence" was gone after he took that shot on the next drive...but it was a great pass to Holmes plus the 15yrd. penalty. After that he kept bailing out of the pocket way too soon, and I think even Sanchez throws better on the run. That cost us yards and points. The legendary Tom Brady had a shitload of shitty throws. I'd like to see anarticle about how his footwork sucks. Oh yeah...I'd say Clyde gates should be flippin' burgers....but he'd drop them too.
