(10-06-2019 02:35 PM)5000DOLLARBILL Wrote:  

(10-06-2019 11:48 AM)94computerguy Wrote:  As an affirmed Nooch doubter, I gotta say he performed very well today. He ate the ball when he had to, he didn't make any terrible throws, and he only had a few misses. Good game. Next up, let's get better at throwing the ball away rather than taking a sack, but seriously, huge improvement in a tough game.

Agreed, he has cleaned up some decision making and has won my belief in him. Still think he could throw ball out of bounds on the move vs taking couple sacks, but they are not turnovers!

That first down effort was huge.

I must have watched a different game than you guys cause I have no issues with DiNucci's 2 sacks from saturday.

On the first, D. Stapleton completely whiffed his block and there was a DE with a free route to QB. DiNucci was able to make the DE miss and scrambled to the numbers. He was about to unload a pass but pulled it down and took the sack. Overall, throwing it away, after making the DE miss, would have been best. But given that a less athletic / more pocket passer type QB would have taken the first sack anyway, I consider this a neutral play. Ultimately he didn't force a pass, didn't throw out of bounds, extended the play and in the end, pretty much wound up right where we would have been anyway. The play is at 25:05 of the flosports replay if you would like to have another look.

The second was a 3rd and 8. It was third down in a 21-21 ball game. I have a strong feeling that if DiNucci had thrown this ball away, posters would be yelling at him for giving up in a tight game saying he wasn't clutch and falls apart in critical moments. But instead, he quickly tucked the ball and took off for the first down line as within a second of getting the ball the pocket had completely collapse and there was already a DE circling behind him. The tuck and run was absolutely the right play/decision. This play is at 1:11:01 of the flosports replay.