That he is like the best true freshman in the last decade in big time throw RATE. While also being at the lower end of turnovers rate. And obviously he has the build that many of these true freshman don't have, which speaks to his future growth potential as well.
I didn’t realize he was that good last year and I was a Lagway proponent who got crap on here for praising him as being a talent for the future. I saw erratic play with highs and lows but apparently it’s a lot more highs.
Tells you what I know QBs , I thought once the game started slowing down you would. Be able to see more of the field
Sometimes they just dont have it its that simple. Especially when there is an elite pass rush, how they move in the pocket and extend plays keeps defenders off balance and shook. Thats why it was so difficult to defend Ward he already walked into games with that threat, everyone knew dont get to crazy or you in trouble. That fear factor is crazy it makes teams hesitant asf. That trait you cant really measure at combines or workouts, there is no workout for vision and being confident in the pocket. Thats why so many QBs become Jags, if they had a workout for it there would be less busts. Pause
Love your charts. But facts can be deceptive with the right cherry picking. He has a **** of an arm but has inconsistent accuracy to be able to thread the needle. And he's overly confident. His OL won't do him any favors either. I believe Lagway will be a pick machine next year now that everyone has film on him.
Well of course, this is just looking at one statistical metric. It doesn’t at all tell the whole story. It also sin’t exactly predictive. Though QBs that in general don’t commit many twp typically consistently do so. Again this isn’t TD:Turnover. It’s looking at every throw and assigning a big time throw stat or a turnover WORTHY stat line. Regardless everyone would be a complete liar if they’d say you’d prefer to be a different qb on THIS metric.
It was the inconsistent accuracy that I recall watching but I still thought he was fine because he’s a true freshman with a nothing great OL, a good couple of RBs, and nothing special catching the ball last season. I felt he needs time and better players around him. I think they got better at the WR spots with the high school class and those guys might step up. I’m not sure about their OL next year. Probably improved because of experience.
How does a guy who got intercepted on nearly 5% of his pass attempts have a low turnover worthy play rate? I couldn’t find his actual ranking because the page that lists individual interception percentages only goes up to 100 but Florida as a team was 123rd. Mertz only threw two of them.
DJ seems like a poor man's Jalen Hurts to me
Relatively low when compared to his big time throw RATE. If you just look at that chart I provided he has the 3rd highest. But again the original chart was JUST listing true freshman. This second one i provided isn't even doing that.
I guess the guy watching the film determines what’s considered “turnover worthy”. Seems like if 5% of your passes are being intercepted though (one of the worst if not THE worst percentage in the country) it’s more than some bad luck and deflected passes.
In that if he transferred to a school with a real offense, he’d have a lot more success? Agreed.
