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PO’Boy...“Poor mans Josh Allen”

Posted on 9/22/26 at 5:28 pm
Posted by LPgolfer
Member since Jul 2015
1108 posts
Posted on 9/22/26 at 5:28 pm


The League is on notice.

QB1
This post was edited on 9/22/26 at 6:19 pm
Posted by jmcwhrter
Member since Nov 2012
8213 posts
Posted on 9/22/26 at 5:52 pm to
Most encouraging thing is when he gets into trouble he seems to remember where some guys SHOULD be from the route tree

Brees was a master of this, and rookie Shough would try to scan the field for someone open while the sack clock was almost at 0

Now he seems to get free and knows to look to a certain spot because he remembers where a receiver should be
Posted by clamdip
Rocky Mountain High
Member since Sep 2004
22599 posts
Posted on 9/22/26 at 6:10 pm to
Glad we have him.

Have we figured out why he can't do this in the 1st half?

Some have said it's Moore's approach more than Shough's slow start, but he definitely struggled against Detroit in the 1st half. He looked better against Baltimore, just couldn't put it in the end zone.

I chalked up Detroit 1st half to his lack of live action in preseason.
Posted by ElRoos
Member since Nov 2017
8040 posts
Posted on 9/22/26 at 6:38 pm to
quote:

Have we figured out why he can't do this in the 1st half?


He was pretty good in the first half against Baltimore
Posted by htran90
BC
Member since Dec 2012
32438 posts
Posted on 9/22/26 at 6:41 pm to
I think we need to find an elite guard or center who can change our line play.

Idk why but I feel like Ruiz having to tap makes things predictable too
Posted by whodat22
Member since Sep 2014
1627 posts
Posted on 9/22/26 at 6:55 pm to
quote:

Most encouraging thing is when he gets into trouble he seems to remember where some guys SHOULD be from the route tree



This so much. Most inexperienced qbs would tuck and run, basically rattler through 14 games, not shough. Eyes are up and running is the last option.
Posted by eddieray
Lafayette
Member since Mar 2006
19593 posts
Posted on 9/22/26 at 7:09 pm to
quote:

Most encouraging thing is when he gets into trouble he seems to remember where some guys SHOULD be from the route tree


Yes, Kurt Warner and Dan Orvlosky both spoke about this. I think they called it a blitz plan. They added that not all QBs function this way but Shough does.
Posted by Barbellthor
Columbia
Member since Aug 2015
11869 posts
Posted on 9/23/26 at 10:09 am to
Shoughin' oysters and downin' po'boys. We finna eat.
Posted by Weekend Warrior79
Member since Aug 2014
22510 posts
Posted on 9/23/26 at 10:17 am to
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Idk why but I feel like Ruiz having to tap makes things predictable too

The issue is not the tap, a lot of teams do this on the road. The issue is, as soon as he taps McCoy snaps the ball. A great vet center will tell you that you are supposed to vary the timing of the snap with the cadence or tap. Sometimes you do it right away, sometimes you wait a fraction of a second, a full second...

Of course, you also need to be aware of the clock; and it doesn't help that a lot of times Ruiz is tapping McCoy with less than 5 seconds on the play clock.
Posted by Weekend Warrior79
Member since Aug 2014
22510 posts
Posted on 9/23/26 at 10:22 am to
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Some have said it's Moore's approach more than Shough's slow start, but he definitely struggled against Detroit in the 1st half. He looked better against Baltimore, just couldn't put it in the end zone.

1st few drives are based off of scripted plays, trying to establish the gameplan, and seeing what the defense is doing.

Also, against Detroit, they talked about Sheppard running a lot of blitzes they had not seen on film yet. Against Balt, they were talking about how Balt kept changing their pre & post snap coverages. Both scenarios are a lot for any QB to adjust to, and we have a guy out there with less than a full season of starts. It is concerning, but as we get further into the season and there is more film out there; the team's presnap adjustments should start helping.
Posted by VOR
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2009
69850 posts
Posted on 9/23/26 at 10:26 am to
Started a little slow in the first two games of the season against quality opponents. Nothing to get overly concerned about
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