Jefferson's throwing motion

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Is there any reason he does this other than his throwing motion, or is it one bad throw out of many good ones.

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probably the product of over-thinking the throw. His head is probably swimming right now with the pace of a regular season...

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Is there any reason he does this other than his throwing motion, or is it one bad throw out of many good ones.

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First, JJ is an exceptional talent physically and mentally. However, he’s a very young starting QB. In fact, he’s the youngest starting QB in the SEC and he’s far from being a polished starting SEC QB. But, he’ll get there. Jordan has great pocket presence, feels the pressure, sees the field well and most importantly takes care of the ball. However, JJ at this point, isn’t a very accurate passer and it’s his feet that are the problem. He didn’t step into the throw to LaFell -- He doesn’t always step into his throws or set his feet and that’s most of the problem. His arm slot has gotten better since last year and that helps too but it may take more time/reps before it’s where it should be. Many of his completion against Vandy weren’t too accurate. I’m not bashing JJ – he’s going to be great. Accuracy is a function of several aspects of the game and is developed/improved later in a QB’s progression. As he becomes more familiar w/ the playbook, reading defenses, foot work, etc. the accuracy will come and WR won’t be reaching back for balls or practically scooping it off the turf, ala. LaFell on a bubble screen to the right during the game.
That said, the kid is awesome and you could tell he had “IT” last year against GT when he looked off the safety and came back to Dickson for the TD. The guy has a very high football IQ.

he needs to work on his footwork a little more...He is shaky on the 6-back and plant. He'll get better though.

He's got a smooth motion and deffo has the arm strength. His motion is not too fast and his accuracy is still in question. All of these things can be improved upon by next year, possibly sooner.

First and foremost, he's a game manager with mucho upside. He's not throwing bullseyes to cb's, and we're winning.

Washington ....... first game of year... jitters.
Candybilt ........ wet ball. First start in TS.