I personally am in the camp of waiting a year to draft a QB since there doesn't seem to be somebody you'd really feel comfortable drafting for anything besides depth. I also believe that Mason (like Ben) is being at least partially crippled by a system and a poorly performing O-line that doesn't give anybody much chance to succeed.
There are SO many issues with the passing game it's hard to nail down a specific thing to focus on fixing.
- Blocking is ok, but that pocket still gets very very cozy more often than not, and only a couple seconds into the drop.
- It sure LOOKS as if about 80 to 90% of the offense is predicated on throws getting out within a couple seconds which means very short routes, flares, shallow crosses and screens. That's pretty much the entire ******* passing game.
- I don't know the nuts and bolts of receiver routes, trees etc. but it sure LOOKS as if our guys can't get open even if they're running normal against guys in a 3-legged sack race. They just ALWAYS seem to be blanketed. (I also know that on any given play guys are covered and there are usually one or two that are open and it's up to a talented QB to find the OPEN guy. Maybe Ben has just regressed so far he can't see that anymore and maybe Mason just never had it, but geez. Can SOMEBODY get open?
