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[QUOTE="RMH44, post: 3854235, member: 313"]
He's the same QB that came in for an injured ED in the ND game.  I was hoping for the QB we saw against UNC but that version hasn't been seen since.

TD has a lot to prove.  IMO, his issues are mental and instinctual. Obviously he has great mechanics but that doesn't make a QB. It might look great in 7 vs 7, practice drills and QB training camps but what happens when the lights come on is what matters.

He rarely makes the correct read at the LOS which leads to forced throws rather than taking what the defense gives him.  I know, I know the OL wasn't good last season but TD exacerbated the situation. He could make life so much easier for himself if he simply made the easy/quick throws (think Morgan's dinks and dunks) instead of always looking for the big play.

His pocket presence and situational awareness (down and distance) need a ton of work.  I'm worried that pocket presence i.e. "feel" is more instinctual and difficult for a QB to grasp if he wasn't born with it.

Situational awareness absolutely can be taught.  As I mentioned above, get the call right at the LOS rather than having his mind made up before the snap.  Understand down and distance and execute, improvise...do whatever it takes to move the chains. Your head isn't in the game when you throw the ball out of bounds (multiple times) on 4th down late in the 4th quarter.  It screams "padding stats" rather than being a leader.

Hopefully the QB that snatched victory from the jaws of defeat against UNC a few seasons ago reemerges.  If he doesn't, I have confidence that our jorts wearing transfer will perform very well.

Either way, I honestly believe we'll be bowling this season.
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