Thanks, as usual. About INT 3: maybe I was not paying enough attention, but I think Matt Ryan said that Howell should have not thrown to Samuel because the CB had outside leverage. It sounded a bit strange to me. Did I hear well?
I didn’t hear what Matt Ryan said about it on commentary, or at least I can’t remember what he said if I did. Typically with an out-and-up, you’re looking to get the CB caught inside and beat them down the sideline. But with the CB playing with outside leverage here, a clear throwing window opened up inside given the TE took the safety inside. If Howell doesn’t get hit as he throws, he can drive that ball to Samuel with velocity and Samuel could use his body to shield the DB from the ball.
I heard some talk about removing Howell from the game. Your analysis of his fourth INT seems to point in that direction, to me at least. Perhaps once he got happy feet and his decision making began to fail, that was a time to bring in Brissett? Curious as to your thoughts there (to be clear, I'm just talking about bringing in Brissett to finish out that game, not to make him the starter over Howell). Thanks!
I just had this discussion with Al Galdi on his podcast (probably out tomorrow or Wednesday). I think the only reason you take Howell out of the game is if you fear him getting injured as a result of the OL being just horrifically bad. I know some will say the OL is horrifically bad but in reality, a lot of the sacks are on Howell at this point.
I wouldn’t have benched him even just to end the game yesterday, personally. I think this season is all about seeing what you have in Howell and if he’s a guy worth persisting with or if new ownership needs to blow the whole thing up and start over. He needs every rep to learn as much as he can to help speed up that mental process. I’d have let him play through it and find out if he can figure it out.
We all accept that young QBs usually need an extended learning curve - some more than others. And then there is Brock Purdy. He seems to have hit the ground running.
What has it been that has separated him so quickly from your typical neophyte QB like Sam? Is it mainly a superior surrounding cast and outstanding coaching, or does he display some innate abilities ... an awareness ...that most other guys take a while to develop?
That Kyle Shanahan offense is so QB friendly as long as the QB can pick up the language and understand where the ball is meant to go. Kyle so often creates wide open receivers with great playcalling and game planning. He’s built a team that can really insulate the QB too. I think we’ve seen at the start of this season that Purdy isn’t actually as good as his raw stats might suggest, but the offense is just so good that it can carry a QB that can generally get the ball to the right guy.
Nice analysis as always.
Thank you!
Thanks, as usual. About INT 3: maybe I was not paying enough attention, but I think Matt Ryan said that Howell should have not thrown to Samuel because the CB had outside leverage. It sounded a bit strange to me. Did I hear well?
I didn’t hear what Matt Ryan said about it on commentary, or at least I can’t remember what he said if I did. Typically with an out-and-up, you’re looking to get the CB caught inside and beat them down the sideline. But with the CB playing with outside leverage here, a clear throwing window opened up inside given the TE took the safety inside. If Howell doesn’t get hit as he throws, he can drive that ball to Samuel with velocity and Samuel could use his body to shield the DB from the ball.
I heard some talk about removing Howell from the game. Your analysis of his fourth INT seems to point in that direction, to me at least. Perhaps once he got happy feet and his decision making began to fail, that was a time to bring in Brissett? Curious as to your thoughts there (to be clear, I'm just talking about bringing in Brissett to finish out that game, not to make him the starter over Howell). Thanks!
I just had this discussion with Al Galdi on his podcast (probably out tomorrow or Wednesday). I think the only reason you take Howell out of the game is if you fear him getting injured as a result of the OL being just horrifically bad. I know some will say the OL is horrifically bad but in reality, a lot of the sacks are on Howell at this point.
I wouldn’t have benched him even just to end the game yesterday, personally. I think this season is all about seeing what you have in Howell and if he’s a guy worth persisting with or if new ownership needs to blow the whole thing up and start over. He needs every rep to learn as much as he can to help speed up that mental process. I’d have let him play through it and find out if he can figure it out.
We all accept that young QBs usually need an extended learning curve - some more than others. And then there is Brock Purdy. He seems to have hit the ground running.
What has it been that has separated him so quickly from your typical neophyte QB like Sam? Is it mainly a superior surrounding cast and outstanding coaching, or does he display some innate abilities ... an awareness ...that most other guys take a while to develop?
That Kyle Shanahan offense is so QB friendly as long as the QB can pick up the language and understand where the ball is meant to go. Kyle so often creates wide open receivers with great playcalling and game planning. He’s built a team that can really insulate the QB too. I think we’ve seen at the start of this season that Purdy isn’t actually as good as his raw stats might suggest, but the offense is just so good that it can carry a QB that can generally get the ball to the right guy.