So, arm strength = updside? Most of the great qbs don't have the greatest arm strength. I don't know any great qbs that don't work the pocket well and I saw nothing from Mett that suggests he is going to dramatically improve in this area.

My biggest gripe with Mariota is sometimes he could step up the urgency but Mett can get rattled and he already has a deficiency in mobility. The biggest asset you can have at this level is your mind and Mariota has the quickest processor that I've seen.

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Posted by Grit-Eating Shin

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Posted on 6/3/15 at 1:02 pm to bisonduck

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So, arm strength = updside?

That, and the confidence to put the ball where it needs to go, are key elements of it. Mett doesn't think there's any throw that he can't make. He's a cocky SOB, but in a good way.

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and I saw nothing from Mett that suggests he is going to dramatically improve in this area.

The contrast in his pocket presence between college and even his preseason games was significant. His first TD pass in their preseason game vs the Saints was a result of him working the pocket like I'd never once seen him do at LSU (sadly). Seems to me that he's pretty coachable in that regard.

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Posted by Goldrush25

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Posted on 6/3/15 at 1:08 pm to bisonduck

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So, arm strength = updside? Most of the great qbs don't have the greatest arm strength.

Well true.

But arm strength is arguably the single most important attribute for a NFL QB, where error margins are reduced to fractions of a second. If you were to pick the one elite attribute for your QB to have, it would be arm strength. It's like height in the NBA. It masks other mediocre attributes to an extent.

There's a reason why Jeff George kept getting work despite being a pain in the arse. Additionally, I don't know one great QB that had a noodlearm.

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