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CoachO
I am shocked that Fisher made the move. Not that I don’t think it needed to be made.
Some follow-up:
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CoachO
Foles continually tries to force throws and when he is late it gives the defender plenty of time to close on the receiver. How many times does he attempt to throw an simple out route from the far hash mark? The problem isn’t that he lacks the arm strength to make the throw. It’s that he needs to have the ball gone as the receiver starts his break. Instead he waits too long and give the CB time to contest the throw. People like to flame on the receivers for their inability to get separation. But more often than not, they are open. But by the time the ball arrives they aren’t any longer. What are often called drops are often really contested balls made so much more difficult because the BALL IS LATE!
I think Mannion has the one intangible that will make him succeed. INTELLIGENCE. He processes information quickly and as he gets more comfortable in this offense he will know what to do with the ball. Then it’s will be just adjusting to the speed of the NFL. He has the size and can make the throws. But so does Foles. The thing that could help Mannion brings is the decision making. I think he can and should be in the mix coming into 2016. But with this latest development, I think it means he will be held back even more. They aren’t going to cast Foles aside. He is still going to be entrenched as the #2 making it even less likely that Mannion will have any opportunity to step up anytime soon. Just not how Fisher does things.
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Agamemnon
