The response to last week’s Home & Home podcast with Jon Ledyard was so strong that we got the band back together for another episode this week. We go deep on the second-year QBs. Jon and I discuss:
Which quarterback has the ideal environment to succeed
How the Jags use nub formations to help Trevor Lawrence
Lawrence’s development at the line of scrimmage
The chaos of Zach Wilson
Wilson under pressure vs. Wilson from a clean pocket
Why the Jets quarterback remains a tease while being objectively bad
The issues for Mac Jones in New England
Jones’ issues vs. middle-of-the-field ‘open’ coverages
Whether the Pats offense is tailored to Jones’ strengths
Why the Bears do not trust Justin Fields… and why he doesn’t trust the offense
How much of the blame pie goes to Fields and how much to coaching
Chicago adapting its offense in Week 7 and what that means moving forward
When to know it’s time to give up on a prospect you liked
Whether Davis Mills has been the second-best QB in the class so far
The most enc…
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