03-14-2017, 08:35 AM
(03-14-2017, 02:48 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: But can anyone do that while still being a good/effective QB? No. That's why you had people like Peyton Manning and Tom Brady at the top of that list, too. It's not just throwing the ball away quickly, it's reading defenses quickly (and before the snap) and then progressing quickly through your reads, or knowing who should be open based off what the defense is showing you.
He's got a quick release, has had a yards per attempt over 7.0 and completion % over 64 the last three years.
You discount it as parroting, but by all means, go out there with your quicker release. I am sure you can do just as well since "anyone" can do it.
I would agree with you oif the stats everyone was looking at really measured how quickly a QB reads a defense, but it doesn't. The "quick release" stat everyone cites just measures which QB throws more short drop or quick routes.
If they provided comparisons between QBs broken down by play i.e. "three-step drop", "five-step drop", etc then we could see which QB really reads the defense the quickest. But all we can really tell from the stat provided is that the Bengals call more plays designed to get rid of the ball quickly.
I have seen some young QBs hold on to the ball too long because they are slow to read the defense, but I have also seen some of the best QBs in the league hold onto the ball too long in order to try and make a play (Roethisberger)
