Andy has lowest int % of big 4

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(09-15-2019, 12:56 PM)jfkbengals Wrote: Personal opinion is this is a function of the oline.

We know problems he has faced over the years with batted passes and the interior of the line collapsing.  Both of these problems prohibit climbing to the top of the pocket.  How many times over the years have we seen him get to the back of his drop only to throw off his back foot due to pressure causing him to need to give ground?  As for the left sided escape, that has been the only exit point for most of his time here.  He had Whitworth handling his man and carrying him past the QBs backside, and Boling stonewalling his man long enough to create that opening.  Meanwhile the C was constantly collapsing to his right side.  During Ced's time at LT it wasn't as prominent, as that crease wasn't there, rather it was filled by a defender.

You mentioned yourself how smart of a QB he is.  With solid line play that gives more avenues for escape, I think you would no longer see a trend of where he goes.

There was talk before about piano man's lines and how they gave up too much space, absorbing rushers instead of attacking. The function of a pocket dictates they need to retreat, but i think they used to retreat too much. I haven't really noticed this year but after Pollack was hired they talked about how this was something he did different...something like making their sets sooner, attacking the Dline more. 

This year, with Turner, the pass pro seems to be better, but it still seems the Dline is pushing the pocket sooner than it should. I guess that's something i'll look at closer today.

One thing that can't be denied--we've seen it this preseason with our own eyes--the other 2 QBs on the roster were able to move around (something Finley did quite well) and create space without having to blast out of the pocket at the first sign of pressure. 

EDIT: One other thing i meant to mention. Back when Carson was here, the 7 step drop was still common. You rarely see a 7 step drop today with the variations of the WCO you see today by a lot of teams.