he has a bit of ways to go to work on basic fundamentals....although he is an average QB and I have argued that....he has the leadership, the heart, and drive...those are the intangibles...his footwork SUCKS. well, let me put it this way for more effect..his footwork SUCKS....in college he had that issue, in the pros it continued and in his 3rd year he shows the same bad footwork.... that's something a good QB coach like Kitna can help, but it will take a while for him to be natural at it and don't abandon it when there is pressure.....it won't be second nature to him for a while, given since highschool, 4 years of college and now 3 years of Pros, he has been doing it wrong.
his throwing motion needs work and he doesn't consistently throw from the same motion or angel and given his poor footwork, a lot of times tries to arm his way throught the throws....all good QBs tell you it starts with the lower body, when your lower body is in a bad position and you have bad footwork, it will effect your throwing motion.
fixing those two can help him with some of his accuracy issues. I see accuracy in two ways...knowing where to throw the ball....and having the ability to put it there. I think fixing his footwork and throwing motion can help the second one, but he needs a lot of work on the first one since often he doesn't know where to put the ball....I have seen way too often him throwing the ball behind WRs forcing them to stop and catch and leaving YAC on the field. that's a lot of work he has to do in practice to get better at that.....
his pocket presence lacks. last year he was sacked 56 times or so....20+ were directly his fault....10 of those he ran out of bounce behind line of scrimmage holding on to the ball and not throwing it away.....you have to be smarter than that....he holds the ball too long and doesn't feel pressure around him, specially from the right. he doesn't have that clock in his head and doesn't naturally sense pressure. not sure how much better he will get....slightly, but not greatly...you either got it or you don't. his down field throws are not accurate and its more misses and makes.....
that's why we struggled a lot in the redzone with TD passes, given its tighter quarters, more bodies, hands and defenders in a smaller area. you need to be very accurate and he doesn't trust his arm. so he is gun shy, and tends to over throw to ensure he doesn't throw Ints.....that also goes with his risk averse nature....another reason he holds the ball too long, and takes sacks instead....
he needs a really strong supporting cast to succeed, but if he has that, then he has the leadership skills, drive and determination....for what ever reason, in the end of games, in close games, he elevates his game....seemingly his sense of urgency goes up..
he will never be a pocket passer....fans want him to run, but he will get injured...its inevitable......Newton is bigger than him, better arm, more accurate and he ran a lot and he got injured. its the NFL, hits add up and all defenders are big and fast.
