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Evan SilvaVerified account @evansilva 2m2 minutes agoEvan Silva Retweeted Jeremy Fowler
Case Keenum had a lot to learn when he entered NFL. And then he learned it. Fantastic story/rise. A little Romo-like.
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Jeremy FowlerVerified account @JFowlerESPN
Kevin Sumlin to ESPN in Case Keenum’s rise: You don’t become the NCAA’s all-time leading passer by being average. FollowFollow @JFowlerESPN Kevin Sumlin to ESPN in Case Keenum’s rise: You don’t become the NCAA’s all-time leading passer by being average.
9:40 PM - 3 Dec 2017
OK, but here is the list of the top ten NCAA all-time leading passers:
Case Keenum
Timmy Chang
Landry Jones
Graham Harrell
Ty Detmer
Kellen Moore
Luke Falk
Baker Mayfield
Colt Brennan
Rakeem Cato
Certainly, "you don’t become the NCAA’s all-time leading passer by being average" in college. But that does not mean you are going to be any good in the NFL. What Case is doing this year really makes him stand out among the QBs on that list. (Of course, we cannot say how Mayfield will do in the NFL.)
Romo...Warner...I prefer the Warner comp...Romo, not so much...
There seems to be something to guys that are elusive in the pocket, and keep their eyes down field. When you have an electric arm, you get Rodgers or Wilson. When you have an average arm, best case scenario is Brees.
It seems that the play-calling, and his rapport with his receivers has rendered Case's arm strength moot.
There was a play yesterday where a Falcons defender had tripped maybe a yard in front of him, as he rolled to his left, and I believe he had another bearing down on him from his right. It didn't seem possible that he would be able to even get the ball out of his hands. On replay, they showed Diggs watching his scramble drill, and pointed to to where a spot where he immediately began running. Case somehow got the ball out, and Diggs caught it (I believe for a 1at). Either way, I was out of my seat fist pumping like a boxer.
I am really loving that aspect of his game. He has looked like Houdini at least a couple of time / game over the last few, and it makes me jump out of my seat every time.
He has done it against formidable defenses and teams. Away.
Quote: @Clanzomaelan said:
There seems to be something to guys that are elusive in the pocket, and keep their eyes down field. When you have an electric arm, you get Rodgers or Wilson. When you have an average arm, best case scenario is Brees.
It seems that the play-calling, and his rapport with his receivers has rendered Case's arm strength moot.
There was a play yesterday where a Falcons defender had tripped maybe a yard in front of him, as he rolled to his left, and I believe he had another bearing down on him from his right. It didn't seem possible that he would be able to even get the ball out of his hands. On replay, they showed Diggs watching his scramble drill, and pointed to to where a spot where he immediately began running. Case somehow got the ball out, and Diggs caught it (I believe for a 1at). Either way, I was out of my seat fist pumping like a boxer.
I am really loving that aspect of his game. He has looked like Houdini at least a couple of time / game over the last few, and it makes me jump out of my seat every time.
Just an fyi, you've got the play correct!! That is exactly how it went down.
From that list, Timmy Chang and Colt Brennan were with University of Hawaii and June Jones’s spread Offense
Quote: @dadevike said:
OK, but here is the list of the top ten NCAA all-time leading passers:
Case Keenum
Timmy Chang
Landry Jones
Graham Harrell
Ty Detmer
Kellen Moore
Luke Falk
Baker Mayfield
Colt Brennan
Rakeem Cato
Certainly, "you don’t become the NCAA’s all-time leading passer by being average" in college. But that does not mean you are going to be any good in the NFL. What Case is doing this year really makes him stand out among the QBs on that list. (Of course, we cannot say how Mayfield will do in the NFL.)
True. But I think this says as much about coaching and scouting as it does those players. Each situation is different, but oftentimes guys are thrown into bad situations, they are in the wrong system, they get hurt or they just weren’t that good.
Moral of the story, Case has shown that he is improving. This week he played it cool, and took only what the defense would give him amd never got fooled. That’s clutch. It is a major improvement to his gunslinging during the Washington game’s second half.
Case has definitely improved during the course of this season. It is not that his deep ball is any better; his arm is not any stronger; and he is not any more elusive now than before. But his decision-making has improved. And it can continue to get better. Yesterday's pass when he was obviously across the LOS was a reminder of that.
And there were at least two plays where he missed (i.e., did not see) Thielen running wide open. That is not a decision-making issue. In fact that seems out of character for a guy who is always looking to make a play downfield.
I'm not being critical of Case. Quite the opposite. I really like what he is doing and I like his development. It's like we are watching a young really talented QB growing up. If Case were a 10-year vet, I do not think he would be improving like he is now.
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