Quote Originally Posted by HogDawg View Post
So, you're still arguing that J'Mar has improved in 2018, despite the statistics posted above? <img src="http://www.latechbbb.com/forum/images/smilies/smiles/laugh.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Laugh" smilieid="97" class="inlineimg"> You and Skip Holtz are in denial, and just can't face reality. You want to blame other players. <br>
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As others have rightfully pointed out, balls thrown at our WR's feet, and marginally behind a running receiver are still considered a "drop" by our WR as long as he touches it. God help us if J'Mar ever hits one of our WR's <strong><u><font size="3">ON THE RUN</font></u></strong>, like he's supposed to. Do you realize <em>how seldom</em> THAT has happened in 2018? He won't even throw the slant pass (because the receiver is running). He's seems to be only comfortable throwing the "button-hook", or some other such pass <strong><em>that has our WR standing still at the time of reception</em></strong>. J'Mar appears to not be comfortable throwing to receivers on the run. <br>
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The mere fact that LA Tech has the 2nd most drops in the country should tell you all you need to know about J'Mar's delivery. <br>
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As for our OL, the <strong>New Orleans Saints OL</strong> <strong>would have a hard time blocking for J'Mar</strong>, because he's so indecisive, and holds the ball too long. You've heard the stories; you know he zeroes in on one receiver and waits, and waits, and waits until that receiver gets open, or he throws the ball away. That's the biggest distinction between J'Mar's release, and our recently successful QB's (Colby, Driskel, Sokol, &amp; Higgins). Even Tim Ratty (1997-99) made an art out of <em>getting rid of the ball quickly</em>. But not J'Mar. He just doesn't have faith that he can throw "on pattern" and his WR will be open. So he frequently holds the ball too long and misses the open window. <br>
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The toughest job in America might be OL for a QB like J'Mar.
The UNT game is the only game I got a good look at the offense. &nbsp;I felt bad for our WRs because they were so exposed to kill shots by the defense for the majority of passes. &nbsp;The WRs have to feel like tackling dummies every time the ball comes their way. &nbsp;And then there are the circus catches these WRs must make - catching a pass while slidling like your breaking up a double-play at 2nd base. &nbsp;I was impressed by the OL in the UNT game. &nbsp;On the radio, you hear something "The Dogs have an empty backfield. Here's the snap. &nbsp;JMar is sacked." &nbsp;It sounds like he gets no time at all. But at UNT, I saw JMar stand long enough to go flat footed. He was in NO WAY prepared to move when protection finally broke down. &nbsp;And all the while, JMar was watching and waiting on his chosen target to get open. We got a few pass interference calls because the UNT DBs ran into our WRs who were trying to come back for the ball. &nbsp;Had the DBs looked back, we wouldn't have gotten the calls, which kept a couple of drives alive because of automatic first downs.&nbsp;