Originally posted by BIGSTWONGAWM:
The problem with Bwock is that he doesn't have a stwong enough awm.
If Brock had a BIG, STRONG ARM like JaMarcus Russell or Ryan Leaf, he would have fired that throw to Mitchell right through the linebacker's arm for a laser 2 yard pass. But he doesn't have the arm to throw 2 yard passes like that. He also would not have thrown that second pick, because he would have fired it right through that linebacker's hands.
To be a successful QB in the NFL, you need to throw at least 10-12 deep outs per game. The only QBs who have any success these days are doing it Troy Aikman-to-Michael Irvin style. Just 5-7 step drops, set, fire 110 MPH bullets on deep comebacks and outs. That's what Goathomes is doing in Kansas City. Just threading needles into tight windows over and over again and never throwing any interceptions. Andy Reid isn't a genius who schemes guys wide open like Kyle Shanahan. It takes a special kind of QB to have any success with a play caller like Andy Reid, like an A.J. Feely or a Koy Detmer or an Alex Smith or a Michael Vick or a Donovan McNabb or a Matt Moore coming off coaching high school football.
You need a CANNON arm like Steve Young and Joe Montana had. The WCO was all about throwing a combination of 20 yard laser outs and 60 yard bombs on every play.
But Bwock's awm is weak. He is getting intercepted because of his weak awm.
He is holding back this amazeballs defense and supporting cast. Deebo should be running 20 yard deep outs and comebacks all the time, because he reminds me of Isaac Bruce.
Also, Bwock holds back the running game, because teams know he's not going to beat them deep, so they crowd the box and stuff the run. You can't run without a huge threat at QB.
Just ask Adrian Peterson. He had Christian Ponder and his big, stwong awm at QB the year he ran for 2,000 yards. Teams feared Ponder, who was way more talented than either Bwock or Brett Favre or Tom Brady, because he went 12th overall while they went Mr. Irrelevant and 2nd round and 6th round, beating them with the deep ball and his overall greatness throwing the football.
Teams also feared great QBs like Anthony Wright for the Ravens when Jamal Lewis ran for 2,000 yards, and Vince Young for the Titans when Chris Johnson did it. Bwock is nowhere near that class.
Defenses go, "AHHHH! We really want to stop this dominant running back, but if we do, Ponder/Wright/Vince will light up our defense through the air! AHHHH!"
We need Sam Darnold and his BIG, STWONG AWM in the game to prevent interceptions. Darnold was a high draft pick, which means he's way more talented than Purdy or Dan Marino, and he would NEVER throw a pick. He would make every throw and go to the HOF playing for the genius, Kyle Shanahan.
49er fans are so smart! NFL fans are so smart these days!
Actually it's because of late he's thrown astounding interceptions despite being in a scheme that has guys wide open most of the time. This was what Jimmy kept doing too, which is why the last three weeks are disturbing—and of course, it's precisely why Brock still has so many hardcore skeptics: they've seen how much worse Jimmy looked without Kyle calling plays, and are extrapolating that to Brock.
In any event, the fact that you think people are concerned about his arm shows exactly who "smart" 49ers fans are these days. The concern is his risky decisions and weird random drops in accuracy which make no sense. The only game of these three where his arm was a factor was the Browns, and that was only because the weather was trash. As soon as it cleared up, his arm was not the issue, and he threw a deep dime to Aiyuk (which was dropped). No. The issue is the red zone interceptions, and the late game interceptions when the team absolutely NEEDS its QB to step up. That's not related to arm strength.
Having an elite arm allows the QB to be right when he's wrong. But it's not necessary for winning. Ask the Bengals QB who turned out our defense a couple weeks ago.
