A Closer look at Cam vs Dolphins

[edromeo]

So instead, I just put together a highlight (if you can call it that) of each QB's pass attempts, as well as their run attempts, and sacks.

passing stats: 7 of 14 for 66 yards

rushing stats: 4 rush att for 18 yards

I'm a little late to the party but I wanted to watch the re-play and catch the plays in context.

Here's my take on Cam's play from the Dolphins game: (flame suit on)

1st Series I'm gonna do it in series by series

o Under Center-In rhythm on target texas route to Olsen from dual TE stack ®-

-Cam throws these types of passes effortlessly and they make up a major part of NFL passing offenses

o (:30s) U.C.-Playaction has pressure around and throws off his backfoot and misses a deep comeback (L) to Edwards?

-Cam should step up and deliver this throw, he cannot allow his mechanics to breakdown in a muddle pocket or In this case there appeared to be a good running lane (@:33s) on the (L)eftside given an open running lane if Cam feels he cannot step up and deliver a throw because of the pressure in his face he should try and run for the 1st down

o (:39s) Gun-3rd&8 Looks downfield free rusher ® LB runs (L) doesn't convert the 1st down

-Pre-snap phase: Cam's gotta expect and recognize the blitz on 3rd down and slide protection; he's also gotta identify his hot WR and change his normal read progression in this case I think WR#6 from the (L) running a Slant-Sit route was his hot look @ :44s but you can really see him open @1:01 if Cam hits him early and maybe catch and run for the 1st down

-I also thought that Cam dropped his eyes early on the scramble ,but he was being chased, it looked like Olsen had a step on his man @1:04 (and he threw his hand up trying to make himself available to Cam) but I also don't know where the S was on this play

2nd Series

o (1:26) UC -Play action rhythm throw to Shockey on a 16 yd corner route (L)

-A tougher throw then it looks (26 yards in the air) Cam flashes the arm strength and delivers on time on target from a clean pocket

o (1:50) UC -Don't normally comment on screen passes but Cam throws this ball away playing it safe, I thought he killed it too early and could ran toward the (L) and given the back a chance to get out on the screen by extending the play a little

o (1:58) Gun-3rd&8 Olsen runs a 6-7 yard out towards the ® sideline-Cam was on time on target with the throw but the Olsen ran it short of the first down

-I'm gonna nit-pick here and its admittedly a risky throw that could result in an incompletion but if Cam throws Olsen open with an earlier ball thrown further upfield @47-48 yd line then Olsen has a better chance to catch and run

3rd series

o Gun TE 6 yd in route in rhythm on time on target, easy read easy throw

o ? (2:41) Comeback (L) to Edwards- clean pocket no pressure just flat out misses an open Edwards. These are the types of random misses that Cam or any QB cannot have, concentration lapse? Who nows, simply can't have that though.

o Gun (2:47) 3rd&4 Blitz sack. Shula is gonna have to work with Cam a lot here as with most young QB Cam is not recognizing/reacting pre-snap to the blitz to either make a protection change or alert the hot route. RT #65 didn't do Cam any favors with his "Look Out!" block on the NB. At first look I thought Cam didn't look at Shock but @ 3:04 he's looking that way but Shockey doesn't have his head around yet and by the time Shock is open @ 3:05/6 Fins #37 is already closing.

4th Series

o Gun (3:13) PA Zone read TE screen

o Gun (3:19) Blitz. Cam throws off back foot (3:21) to WR#6 running a post (L).

-Cam didn't recognize blitz/hot, likely stayed on his 1st read when @ (3:20) Edwards is open on the ® 5 yard square in

-Rushed decision b/c of pressure and made a bad choice throwing into coverage could've been intercepted

o Gun 3rd&9 PA Zone read WR screen.

-Wasted playcall imo passed up a chance to get Cam comfortable with 3rd (long) down defense especially pre-snap and 'seeing' the blitz and post snap blitz react.

5th Series

o Gun (3:56s) Looks downfield scrambles ® picks up 4 yds

-@ 4:00s Cam has Sutton open on a Texas route RT#65 doesn't sustain his block Cam avoids free rusher and out runs Wake for the 4 yd gain

o Gun (4:08) RB screen

o Gun (4:59) Steps up to avoid pass rush #65 is struggling to make/sustain his blocks scrambles ® keeps eyes downfield throws on the run to Shockey on the sideline near the sticks

-Incomplete,Cam through a catchable ball Shock made good effort

o Gun (5:00) There are bodies on Cam's ® but its a clean pocket with clear vision, WR#6 is open over the middle of the field and Cam misses him.

-Good decision terrible throw, gotta hit this is one.

Shula has wonder/ask Cam what happened?

o Gun (5:11) 3&10 No blitz/no pressure Fins show 4 man rush

but drop 8. Cam looks downfield then takes off ® gains 7 yds.

-I would have liked to see Cam let it fly here, but in 2 down situation a 7 yd gain isn't a bad outcome. {Wish we could what the receivers were doing downfield}

o Hail mary, yeah Cam has an arm throws 50 yards in the air w/ ease

Summary

It was a mixed bag.

I'm a Cutler fan and Cam looked like bad Jay out there at times.

Like many strong arm QBs trusts his arm too much and has a tendency to throw off balance off there back leg.

Cam, like most young QBs, has to do a much better job recognizing (pre-snap) and reacting slide protection, call out hot/alert and beating the blitz with a quick throw.

Cam also needs to get used to throwing with bodies around him from a muddled pocket and recognize when to pull the down and

run.

In the regular season playcalling and gameplan can help Cam improve on the things I mentioned above, be it through play action passing, moving the pocket, using max protect or shorter routes against the blitz that force him to get the ball out quick.

When Cam had a well defined read and knew where he was going with the ball he can deliver on target passes in rhythm to anywhere on the field.

Looking forward to the Bengals.

Hopefully Cam doesn't have to share 1st team reps with Jimmy and gets to throw a 25+ passes.

I hope Shula/Chudz get Cam going on some rhythm drop back throws.

Over the past 2 games Cam has shown that from a clean pocket he can deliver some money making arm strength intensive throws like the skinny post and corner route and vertical seam.

The vertical seam, corner route and bang 8 can be the basis for a solid gameplan.

I don't know Chudz preseason history but I hope they gameplan a little for this game with a focus on getting Cam to up his efficiency and comp%.

[TruCatzFan]

Because we really need a closer look right?

It looks good, but I'm not going over it. I'll even pi u...

I think this is just completely overblown though... I bet this wasn't done last year for Clausen

[brandon_87]

Too much to read..

What are you trying to say/prove?

[Jangler]

Because we really need a closer look right?

It looks good, but I'm not going over it. I'll even pi u...

I think this is just completely overblown though... I bet this wasn't done last year for Clausen

To be fair...were you expecting much from Clausen? I'm a Notre Dame fan and I wasn't. Clausen never even sniffed the Championship game. Never won the Heisman not that those really mean anything in the NFL. Cam will be a decent QB or a bust, that's as far as I'm looking into the future.

[footballisasport]

I'm a little late to the party but I wanted to watch the re-play and catch the plays in context.

Here's my take on Cam's play from the Dolphins game: (flame suit on)

1st Series I'm gonna do it in series by series

o Under Center-In rhythm on target texas route to Olsen from dual TE stack ®-

-Cam throws these types of passes effortlessly and they make up a major part of NFL passing offenses

o (:30s) U.C.-Playaction has pressure around and throws off his backfoot and misses a deep comeback (L) to Edwards?

-Cam should step up and deliver this throw, he cannot allow his mechanics to breakdown in a muddle pocket or In this case there appeared to be a good running lane (@:33s) on the (L)eftside given an open running lane if Cam feels he cannot step up and deliver a throw because of the pressure in his face he should try and run for the 1st down

o (:39s) Gun-3rd&8 Looks downfield free rusher ® LB runs (L) doesn't convert the 1st down

-Pre-snap phase: Cam's gotta expect and recognize the blitz on 3rd down and slide protection; he's also gotta identify his hot WR and change his normal read progression in this case I think WR#6 from the (L) running a Slant-Sit route was his hot look @ :44s but you can really see him open @1:01 if Cam hits him early and maybe catch and run for the 1st down

-I also thought that Cam dropped his eyes early on the scramble ,but he was being chased, it looked like Olsen had a step on his man @1:04 (and he threw his hand up trying to make himself available to Cam) but I also don't know where the S was on this play

2nd Series

o (1:26) UC -Play action rhythm throw to Shockey on a 16 yd corner route (L)

-A tougher throw then it looks (26 yards in the air) Cam flashes the arm strength and delivers on time on target from a clean pocket

o (1:50) UC -Don't normally comment on screen passes but Cam throws this ball away playing it safe, I thought he killed it too early and could ran toward the (L) and given the back a chance to get out on the screen by extending the play a little

o (1:58) Gun-3rd&8 Olsen runs a 6-7 yard out towards the ® sideline-Cam was on time on target with the throw but the Olsen ran it short of the first down

-I'm gonna nit-pick here and its admittedly a risky throw that could result in an incompletion but if Cam throws Olsen open with an earlier ball thrown further upfield @47-48 yd line then Olsen has a better chance to catch and run

3rd series

o Gun TE 6 yd in route in rhythm on time on target, easy read easy throw

o ? (2:41) Comeback (L) to Edwards- clean pocket no pressure just flat out misses an open Edwards. These are the types of random misses that Cam or any QB cannot have, concentration lapse? Who nows, simply can't have that though.

o Gun (2:47) 3rd&4 Blitz sack. Shula is gonna have to work with Cam a lot here as with most young QB Cam is not recognizing/reacting pre-snap to the blitz to either make a protection change or alert the hot route. RT #65 didn't do Cam any favors with his "Look Out!" block on the NB. At first look I thought Cam didn't look at Shock but @ 3:04 he's looking that way but Shockey doesn't have his head around yet and by the time Shock is open @ 3:05/6 Fins #37 is already closing.

4th Series

o Gun (3:13) PA Zone read TE screen

o Gun (3:19) Blitz. Cam throws off back foot (3:21) to WR#6 running a post (L).

-Cam didn't recognize blitz/hot, likely stayed on his 1st read when @ (3:20) Edwards is open on the ® 5 yard square in

-Rushed decision b/c of pressure and made a bad choice throwing into coverage could've been intercepted

o Gun 3rd&9 PA Zone read WR screen.

-Wasted playcall imo passed up a chance to get Cam comfortable with 3rd (long) down defense especially pre-snap and 'seeing' the blitz and post snap blitz react.

5th Series

o Gun (3:56s) Looks downfield scrambles ® picks up 4 yds

-@ 4:00s Cam has Sutton open on a Texas route RT#65 doesn't sustain his block Cam avoids free rusher and out runs Wake for the 4 yd gain

o Gun (4:08) RB screen

o Gun (4:59) Steps up to avoid pass rush #65 is struggling to make/sustain his blocks scrambles ® keeps eyes downfield throws on the run to Shockey on the sideline near the sticks

-Incomplete,Cam through a catchable ball Shock made good effort

o Gun (5:00) There are bodies on Cam's ® but its a clean pocket with clear vision, WR#6 is open over the middle of the field and Cam misses him.

-Good decision terrible throw, gotta hit this is one.

Shula has wonder/ask Cam what happened?

o Gun (5:11) 3&10 No blitz/no pressure Fins show 4 man rush

but drop 8. Cam looks downfield then takes off ® gains 7 yds.

-I would have liked to see Cam let it fly here, but in 2 down situation a 7 yd gain isn't a bad outcome. {Wish we could what the receivers were doing downfield}

o Hail mary, yeah Cam has an arm throws 50 yards in the air w/ ease

Summary

It was a mixed bag.

I'm a Cutler fan and Cam looked like bad Jay out there at times.

Like many strong arm QBs trusts his arm too much and has a tendency to throw off balance off there back leg.

Cam, like most young QBs, has to do a much better job recognizing (pre-snap) and reacting slide protection, call out hot/alert and beating the blitz with a quick throw.

Cam also needs to get used to throwing with bodies around him from a muddled pocket and recognize when to pull the down and

run.

In the regular season playcalling and gameplan can help Cam improve on the things I mentioned above, be it through play action passing, moving the pocket, using max protect or shorter routes against the blitz that force him to get the ball out quick.

When Cam had a well defined read and knew where he was going with the ball he can deliver on target passes in rhythm to anywhere on the field.

Looking forward to the Bengals.

Hopefully Cam doesn't have to share 1st team reps with Jimmy and gets to throw a 25+ passes.

I hope Shula/Chudz get Cam going on some rhythm drop back throws.

Over the past 2 games Cam has shown that from a clean pocket he can deliver some money making arm strength intensive throws like the skinny post and corner route and vertical seam.

The vertical seam, corner route and bang 8 can be the basis for a solid gameplan.

I don't know Chudz preseason history but I hope they gameplan a little for this game with a focus on getting Cam to up his efficiency and comp%.

Seriously, did u guys even disected the plays of ur favorites during their preseason games as much as u have been doing to this kid.. OMG...Cam is like a damn specimen being poked and probed like some animal. The kid is a human being who had a very shorttime to learn a whole new system. I would have loved to see how Jay Cutler would have handled his preseason game with the same amount of time to learn a whole new game play with no OTA nor TC.

Okay...Back to ur regular scheduled program...Disecting of Cam's Dolphine game was interesting. I hope u will do the same level disecting for Jimmy. I'm interested to his how his game was played out frame by frame.

[rico6]

Those backfoot throws are so hard to watch at times.

[KillerKat]

I just gave pi for the colors

[Miaoww]

To be fair...were you expecting much from Clausen? I'm a Notre Dame fan and I wasn't. Clausen never even sniffed the Championship game. Never won the Heisman not that those really mean anything in the NFL. Cam will be a decent QB or a bust, that's as far as I'm looking into the future.

You're a ND fan and you didn't realise that D was utter shite?

[footballisasport]

To be fair...were you expecting much from Clausen? I'm a Notre Dame fan and I wasn't. Clausen never even sniffed the Championship game. Never won the Heisman not that those really mean anything in the NFL. Cam will be a decent QB or a bust, that's as far as I'm looking into the future.

So why was Clausen trumpeted as being a top NFL QB if it seemed as thou he just played decent in college? He's starting to sound like another Blaine Gabert. How does one determine which QB will succeed or fail in the NFL anyway, by their school and looks?

[Jangler]

yeah, I noticed that too.

[Jangler]

So why was Clausen trumpeted as being a top NFL QB if it seemed as thou he just played decent in college? He's starting to sound like another Blaine Gabert. How does one determine which QB will succeed or fail in the NFL anyway, by their school and looks?

IDK, never thought it. He is nothing but Brady Quinn pt. 2. Wierd that Wies could produce two QB exactly the same...

[fam4life09]

I'm a little late to the party but I wanted to watch the re-play and catch the plays in context.

Here's my take on Cam's play from the Dolphins game: (flame suit on)

1st Series I'm gonna do it in series by series

o Under Center-In rhythm on target texas route to Olsen from dual TE stack ®-

-Cam throws these types of passes effortlessly and they make up a major part of NFL passing offenses

o (:30s) U.C.-Playaction has pressure around and throws off his backfoot and misses a deep comeback (L) to Edwards?

-Cam should step up and deliver this throw, he cannot allow his mechanics to breakdown in a muddle pocket or In this case there appeared to be a good running lane (@:33s) on the (L)eftside given an open running lane if Cam feels he cannot step up and deliver a throw because of the pressure in his face he should try and run for the 1st down

o (:39s) Gun-3rd&8 Looks downfield free rusher ® LB runs (L) doesn't convert the 1st down

-Pre-snap phase: Cam's gotta expect and recognize the blitz on 3rd down and slide protection; he's also gotta identify his hot WR and change his normal read progression in this case I think WR#6 from the (L) running a Slant-Sit route was his hot look @ :44s but you can really see him open @1:01 if Cam hits him early and maybe catch and run for the 1st down

-I also thought that Cam dropped his eyes early on the scramble ,but he was being chased, it looked like Olsen had a step on his man @1:04 (and he threw his hand up trying to make himself available to Cam) but I also don't know where the S was on this play

2nd Series

o (1:26) UC -Play action rhythm throw to Shockey on a 16 yd corner route (L)

-A tougher throw then it looks (26 yards in the air) Cam flashes the arm strength and delivers on time on target from a clean pocket

o (1:50) UC -Don't normally comment on screen passes but Cam throws this ball away playing it safe, I thought he killed it too early and could ran toward the (L) and given the back a chance to get out on the screen by extending the play a little

o (1:58) Gun-3rd&8 Olsen runs a 6-7 yard out towards the ® sideline-Cam was on time on target with the throw but the Olsen ran it short of the first down

-I'm gonna nit-pick here and its admittedly a risky throw that could result in an incompletion but if Cam throws Olsen open with an earlier ball thrown further upfield @47-48 yd line then Olsen has a better chance to catch and run

3rd series

o Gun TE 6 yd in route in rhythm on time on target, easy read easy throw

o ? (2:41) Comeback (L) to Edwards- clean pocket no pressure just flat out misses an open Edwards. These are the types of random misses that Cam or any QB cannot have, concentration lapse? Who nows, simply can't have that though.

o Gun (2:47) 3rd&4 Blitz sack. Shula is gonna have to work with Cam a lot here as with most young QB Cam is not recognizing/reacting pre-snap to the blitz to either make a protection change or alert the hot route. RT #65 didn't do Cam any favors with his "Look Out!" block on the NB. At first look I thought Cam didn't look at Shock but @ 3:04 he's looking that way but Shockey doesn't have his head around yet and by the time Shock is open @ 3:05/6 Fins #37 is already closing.

4th Series

o Gun (3:13) PA Zone read TE screen

o Gun (3:19) Blitz. Cam throws off back foot (3:21) to WR#6 running a post (L).

-Cam didn't recognize blitz/hot, likely stayed on his 1st read when @ (3:20) Edwards is open on the ® 5 yard square in

-Rushed decision b/c of pressure and made a bad choice throwing into coverage could've been intercepted

o Gun 3rd&9 PA Zone read WR screen.

-Wasted playcall imo passed up a chance to get Cam comfortable with 3rd (long) down defense especially pre-snap and 'seeing' the blitz and post snap blitz react.

5th Series

o Gun (3:56s) Looks downfield scrambles ® picks up 4 yds

-@ 4:00s Cam has Sutton open on a Texas route RT#65 doesn't sustain his block Cam avoids free rusher and out runs Wake for the 4 yd gain

o Gun (4:08) RB screen

o Gun (4:59) Steps up to avoid pass rush #65 is struggling to make/sustain his blocks scrambles ® keeps eyes downfield throws on the run to Shockey on the sideline near the sticks

-Incomplete,Cam through a catchable ball Shock made good effort

o Gun (5:00) There are bodies on Cam's ® but its a clean pocket with clear vision, WR#6 is open over the middle of the field and Cam misses him.

-Good decision terrible throw, gotta hit this is one.

Shula has wonder/ask Cam what happened?

o Gun (5:11) 3&10 No blitz/no pressure Fins show 4 man rush

but drop 8. Cam looks downfield then takes off ® gains 7 yds.

-I would have liked to see Cam let it fly here, but in 2 down situation a 7 yd gain isn't a bad outcome. {Wish we could what the receivers were doing downfield}

o Hail mary, yeah Cam has an arm throws 50 yards in the air w/ ease

Summary

It was a mixed bag.

I'm a Cutler fan and Cam looked like bad Jay out there at times.

Like many strong arm QBs trusts his arm too much and has a tendency to throw off balance off there back leg.

Cam, like most young QBs, has to do a much better job recognizing (pre-snap) and reacting slide protection, call out hot/alert and beating the blitz with a quick throw.

Cam also needs to get used to throwing with bodies around him from a muddled pocket and recognize when to pull the down and

run.

In the regular season playcalling and gameplan can help Cam improve on the things I mentioned above, be it through play action passing, moving the pocket, using max protect or shorter routes against the blitz that force him to get the ball out quick.

When Cam had a well defined read and knew where he was going with the ball he can deliver on target passes in rhythm to anywhere on the field.

Looking forward to the Bengals.

Hopefully Cam doesn't have to share 1st team reps with Jimmy and gets to throw a 25+ passes.

I hope Shula/Chudz get Cam going on some rhythm drop back throws.

Over the past 2 games Cam has shown that from a clean pocket he can deliver some money making arm strength intensive throws like the skinny post and corner route and vertical seam.

The vertical seam, corner route and bang 8 can be the basis for a solid gameplan.

I don't know Chudz preseason history but I hope they gameplan a little for this game with a focus on getting Cam to up his efficiency and comp%.

Good job:)

[mav1234]

How does one determine which QB will succeed or fail in the NFL anyway, by their school and looks?

no, by watching how they play the game. what tools and skills they have. what areas they have improved on. what responsibilities they have in their offense.

the majority of the media was saying if we were taking a QB it was going to be cam newton. I don't know about fans wherever you are, but even around here there were only a very small number of people who wanted Gabbert. I am probably one of the bigger Gabbert fans here and I wanted to go defense #1 overall.

[setzer2030]

I'm a little late to the party but I wanted to watch the re-play and catch the plays in context.

Here's my take on Cam's play from the Dolphins game: (flame suit on)

1st Series I'm gonna do it in series by series

o Under Center-In rhythm on target texas route to Olsen from dual TE stack ®-

-Cam throws these types of passes effortlessly and they make up a major part of NFL passing offenses

o (:30s) U.C.-Playaction has pressure around and throws off his backfoot and misses a deep comeback (L) to Edwards?

-Cam should step up and deliver this throw, he cannot allow his mechanics to breakdown in a muddle pocket or In this case there appeared to be a good running lane (@:33s) on the (L)eftside given an open running lane if Cam feels he cannot step up and deliver a throw because of the pressure in his face he should try and run for the 1st down

o (:39s) Gun-3rd&8 Looks downfield free rusher ® LB runs (L) doesn't convert the 1st down

-Pre-snap phase: Cam's gotta expect and recognize the blitz on 3rd down and slide protection; he's also gotta identify his hot WR and change his normal read progression in this case I think WR#6 from the (L) running a Slant-Sit route was his hot look @ :44s but you can really see him open @1:01 if Cam hits him early and maybe catch and run for the 1st down

-I also thought that Cam dropped his eyes early on the scramble ,but he was being chased, it looked like Olsen had a step on his man @1:04 (and he threw his hand up trying to make himself available to Cam) but I also don't know where the S was on this play

2nd Series

o (1:26) UC -Play action rhythm throw to Shockey on a 16 yd corner route (L)

-A tougher throw then it looks (26 yards in the air) Cam flashes the arm strength and delivers on time on target from a clean pocket

o (1:50) UC -Don't normally comment on screen passes but Cam throws this ball away playing it safe, I thought he killed it too early and could ran toward the (L) and given the back a chance to get out on the screen by extending the play a little

o (1:58) Gun-3rd&8 Olsen runs a 6-7 yard out towards the ® sideline-Cam was on time on target with the throw but the Olsen ran it short of the first down

-I'm gonna nit-pick here and its admittedly a risky throw that could result in an incompletion but if Cam throws Olsen open with an earlier ball thrown further upfield @47-48 yd line then Olsen has a better chance to catch and run

3rd series

o Gun TE 6 yd in route in rhythm on time on target, easy read easy throw

o ? (2:41) Comeback (L) to Edwards- clean pocket no pressure just flat out misses an open Edwards. These are the types of random misses that Cam or any QB cannot have, concentration lapse? Who nows, simply can't have that though.

o Gun (2:47) 3rd&4 Blitz sack. Shula is gonna have to work with Cam a lot here as with most young QB Cam is not recognizing/reacting pre-snap to the blitz to either make a protection change or alert the hot route. RT #65 didn't do Cam any favors with his "Look Out!" block on the NB. At first look I thought Cam didn't look at Shock but @ 3:04 he's looking that way but Shockey doesn't have his head around yet and by the time Shock is open @ 3:05/6 Fins #37 is already closing.

4th Series

o Gun (3:13) PA Zone read TE screen

o Gun (3:19) Blitz. Cam throws off back foot (3:21) to WR#6 running a post (L).

-Cam didn't recognize blitz/hot, likely stayed on his 1st read when @ (3:20) Edwards is open on the ® 5 yard square in

-Rushed decision b/c of pressure and made a bad choice throwing into coverage could've been intercepted

o Gun 3rd&9 PA Zone read WR screen.

-Wasted playcall imo passed up a chance to get Cam comfortable with 3rd (long) down defense especially pre-snap and 'seeing' the blitz and post snap blitz react.

5th Series

o Gun (3:56s) Looks downfield scrambles ® picks up 4 yds

-@ 4:00s Cam has Sutton open on a Texas route RT#65 doesn't sustain his block Cam avoids free rusher and out runs Wake for the 4 yd gain

o Gun (4:08) RB screen

o Gun (4:59) Steps up to avoid pass rush #65 is struggling to make/sustain his blocks scrambles ® keeps eyes downfield throws on the run to Shockey on the sideline near the sticks

-Incomplete,Cam through a catchable ball Shock made good effort

o Gun (5:00) There are bodies on Cam's ® but its a clean pocket with clear vision, WR#6 is open over the middle of the field and Cam misses him.

-Good decision terrible throw, gotta hit this is one.

Shula has wonder/ask Cam what happened?

o Gun (5:11) 3&10 No blitz/no pressure Fins show 4 man rush

but drop 8. Cam looks downfield then takes off ® gains 7 yds.

-I would have liked to see Cam let it fly here, but in 2 down situation a 7 yd gain isn't a bad outcome. {Wish we could what the receivers were doing downfield}

o Hail mary, yeah Cam has an arm throws 50 yards in the air w/ ease

Summary

It was a mixed bag.

I'm a Cutler fan and Cam looked like bad Jay out there at times.

Like many strong arm QBs trusts his arm too much and has a tendency to throw off balance off there back leg.

Cam, like most young QBs, has to do a much better job recognizing (pre-snap) and reacting slide protection, call out hot/alert and beating the blitz with a quick throw.

Cam also needs to get used to throwing with bodies around him from a muddled pocket and recognize when to pull the down and

run.

In the regular season playcalling and gameplan can help Cam improve on the things I mentioned above, be it through play action passing, moving the pocket, using max protect or shorter routes against the blitz that force him to get the ball out quick.

When Cam had a well defined read and knew where he was going with the ball he can deliver on target passes in rhythm to anywhere on the field.

Looking forward to the Bengals.

Hopefully Cam doesn't have to share 1st team reps with Jimmy and gets to throw a 25+ passes.

I hope Shula/Chudz get Cam going on some rhythm drop back throws.

Over the past 2 games Cam has shown that from a clean pocket he can deliver some money making arm strength intensive throws like the skinny post and corner route and vertical seam.

The vertical seam, corner route and bang 8 can be the basis for a solid gameplan.

I don't know Chudz preseason history but I hope they gameplan a little for this game with a focus on getting Cam to up his efficiency and comp%.

You have too much time on your hands.