His ball placement is not good, he's really unpredictable

Nov 12, 2024
2:55:14pm

deliciousmocha All-American

His release point and throwing off his back foot cause numerous accuracy issues. You just have to take the good with the bad with Jake.

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Retzlaff's throws often were low and caught by sliding receivers...

RexburgCougar

Nov 12, 2:07pm

That throwing motion...has to give QB coaches nightmares

TNT

Nov 12, 2:09pm

I've heard people say that John Beck and his group teaches that now - it gives

SoCalCoug

Nov 12, 2:11pm

He throws like John Beck

cougarblue

Nov 12, 2:12pm

Beck generally had a higher release point but he did occasionally utilize

oxcoug

Nov 13, 4:28am

yup, he's the epitome of 50/50 when he throws, you never know if it's going to be perfect and online, or if he'll be

ChinaFan

Nov 12, 2:11pm

His throwing motion has a low release point, his elbow is too low on his passes

Wave

Nov 12, 2:25pm

That training has changed significantly (as noted in post above re Beck) and

oxcoug

Nov 13, 4:07am

its 100% a throwing mechanic, however, it puts the ball away from defenders too

LeonMarek

Nov 12, 2:09pm

I wondered about this. On the first down after the hold, he almost throws a pick

RexburgCougar

Nov 12, 2:16pm

and with his release velocity, it really snowballs in that direction

LeonMarek

Nov 12, 2:23pm

Probably to avoid floaters and to place where only the receiver can catch the

Archaea

Nov 12, 2:10pm

Three of them were. One was thrown late on the run close to the LOS. The big one

oxcoug

Nov 12, 2:11pm

It could be me, but I thought there were about five of them.

RexburgCougar

Nov 12, 2:17pm

I wonder if the cold weather exacerbates Jake's accuracy issues.

BYUnerd

Nov 12, 2:11pm

Retzlaff is always trying to put the ball where only his receivers can get it. A

byusage

Nov 12, 2:12pm

Except on that 2-pt.conversion attempt that looked like a misplaced

RexburgCougar

Nov 12, 2:18pm

he struggles with the soft lobs. He's a fastball guy

LeonMarek

Nov 12, 2:19pm

I think Retzlaff had a ok-ish game... really not a great game at all

Coug

Nov 12, 2:12pm

Mahomes, Jackson and many to NFL QBs often have similar throws

Coug Dude

Nov 12, 2:13pm

It's because he didn't play great. Fortunately he made enough throws to win.

Ham

Nov 12, 2:14pm

Jake rushes sometimes when pressured

Projectoor

Nov 12, 2:14pm

Other than Lassiter's miss early, the WRs were nails in this game. And it

LifeLongLakerFan

Nov 12, 2:15pm

Same thought. Lassiter redeemed himself with the slide and the last drive

RexburgCougar

Nov 12, 2:19pm

I'm sure his coaches drilled him about high passes. Over compensating.

rockhound

Nov 12, 2:18pm

His ball placement is not good, he's really unpredictable

deliciousmocha

Nov 12, 2:55pm

He's grown into the game manager role well but just barely with too many throws and in too many games

byuTX

Nov 12, 3:00pm

Amazing that it hasn't cost us with people loading the box to make him throw. It

RexburgCougar

Nov 12, 3:07pm

He's a gamer game manager that has moxy and can run enough. I'll take it

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