I followed, somewhat, the Titans game yesterday and Levis had a big game. However, he also badly misread the defense that resulted in a pick-6. That has been the knock on him all year - not reading the defense. He has a Master's in Finance from UK. He's no dummy by any stretch. He's played QB presumably for 10+ years. How is reading a defense still that difficult?
The Van Hiles thread makes the same points. Pre-snap our motion man is followed by a CB. According to VH, that means TX is in man coverage with only one safety back (and the play bears out his conclusion). Does BV not see that and recognize it? If not, why in god's name not? He, too, has played football for umpteen years. He's sat in on film study with Stetson Bennett and Carson Beck and the UGa coaching staff. He's studied film with Bush this year. How can he not see what is obvious (at least to VH)? One of the main purposes of putting a receiver in motion is to get the defense to show their hand, is it not? Then, once you understand the basic defense that TX is playing, VH points out where BV should have anticipated throwing the ball once it's snapped - either to the middle on a skinny post or the out pattern, both of which were open. BV had time, had a good play called for the defense and had not 1, but 2 guys open if he just makes the correct read and throws the GD ball. Neither throw would have been that difficult to execute nor would either have required a 25-yard pass. Just guessing that the longest throw would have been around 15 yards (skinny post receiver had plenty of daylight to run, btw).
Judging from his interviews, Brock is no dummy, either. Where is the disconnect? Levis certainly had problems getting to ball to the right receiver (other than Wandale who was ALWAYS the right receiver, imo), Leary had several games where he wouldn't find the easy pitch-and-catch on multiple occasions. Why is it so difficult for a player who has played QB for years to understand the mental aspect of playing the position?
The Van Hiles thread makes the same points. Pre-snap our motion man is followed by a CB. According to VH, that means TX is in man coverage with only one safety back (and the play bears out his conclusion). Does BV not see that and recognize it? If not, why in god's name not? He, too, has played football for umpteen years. He's sat in on film study with Stetson Bennett and Carson Beck and the UGa coaching staff. He's studied film with Bush this year. How can he not see what is obvious (at least to VH)? One of the main purposes of putting a receiver in motion is to get the defense to show their hand, is it not? Then, once you understand the basic defense that TX is playing, VH points out where BV should have anticipated throwing the ball once it's snapped - either to the middle on a skinny post or the out pattern, both of which were open. BV had time, had a good play called for the defense and had not 1, but 2 guys open if he just makes the correct read and throws the GD ball. Neither throw would have been that difficult to execute nor would either have required a 25-yard pass. Just guessing that the longest throw would have been around 15 yards (skinny post receiver had plenty of daylight to run, btw).
Judging from his interviews, Brock is no dummy, either. Where is the disconnect? Levis certainly had problems getting to ball to the right receiver (other than Wandale who was ALWAYS the right receiver, imo), Leary had several games where he wouldn't find the easy pitch-and-catch on multiple occasions. Why is it so difficult for a player who has played QB for years to understand the mental aspect of playing the position?
