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Perhaps Miller's problem is that he is scared of getting hit and that's why he runs at the first sign of pocket pressure. A great pocket passer must be fearless in the pocket. Braxton needs A LOT of work in this element of his game. He isn't improving in this area. Seems to me the better the defensive opponent the worse he is about running out of the pocket prematurely. This weakness gets masked by the fact the he is so good with his legs. Everybody says "Wow, did you see that run" rather than "why did he panic and leave the pocket so quickly?" It's hard to criticize him in this area of his development process because most times he turns those plays into highlight reel material. When he got slammed to the turf and sent to the hospital, and then checked out completely fine, the only conclusion you can make is he was scared of being hurt rather than actually knowing he was hurt. I think his passing problem is a matter of a lack of toughness between the ears. Regardless, I love him as a player. Just wish we could get a dual threat stud that is more balanced running and passing-wise.

See how easy Hyde diced up Wiskys d in OT? He and hotrod should have gotten way more carries...

Could not agree more Duane and shared many of these same thoughts in my blog post last night. Very frustrated with the play calling and with Stone"hands"burner. Coaches must open it up against scUM because they will score points.

BTW: I may weep Saturday seeing Simon for the last time. Love him as a player and a person!

The offense just had a pizz poor game, including coaches. I don't think for one minute it will happen this week. I fully expect just the opposite.

Jake could not see the ball on that one pass in the first quarter. He was wide open but It was right in the sun . . .went right by his ear. That was clear on TV and the announcers noticed it right away.

On another pass, Jake was wide open on the cut and Brax threw the ball four steps later . . and it was knocked down. He did flat out drop one pass.

Jake is not the best but we should be fair.

Duane, I'm glad u mentioned the receivers getting open. I noticed that when miller left the pocket, the receivers tuned their backs to him to start blocking for him to run. They need to follow him and come back for the ball. If they are actually told to turn and block then miller needs to take off rather than staying back trying to find a receiver. Any thoughts?