I thought Fitz's accuracy would be better this year

[FlotownDawg]

Ball high and behind Williams. He hits him in the chest it's a TD.

 

[Dawg1976]

Add poor receivers and we have a bad combo.

 

[Hump4Hoops]

That wasn't perfect, but Fitz has not been bad so far.

His receivers have feet for hands.

 

[MarkDallas]

You were incorrect.

 

[mcdawg22]

Can't teach a dog to quack.

 

[Dogariffic]

Obviously ended up ok but I did expect a bit more accuracy from him this year. He still has a way to go.
And Dak improved a bunch from his Junior to Senior year as well..... problem for Fitz is that Dak had Fitz for a back up. Fitz has a more accomplished back up when comparing them at the same point of their careers....
Edited to add:
Our receivers need to stop dropping balls that they get 2 hands on.... will say that they caught a few that surprised me too.

 

[bulldogbaja]

The main problem is not the throws, it's the reads.
He's almost always throwing to the second-most open receiver. When the receivers are being harassed or the window is smaller, there are more drops and tips, and it's harder to get the timing perfect on crossing routes.

 

[bruiser.sixpack]

The main problem is not the throws, it's the reads.
He's almost always throwing to the second-most open receiver. When the receivers are being harassed or the window is smaller, there are more drops and tips, and it's harder to get the timing perfect on crossing routes.

It would be better if he had receivers that could get open, rather than run to a spot and wait for the DB to come join them for a Ham sammich!

 

[The Peeper]

He needs to learn it's better to waste one than force one into coverage too

 

[BulldogBlitz]

He is not one with the Force.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

It's a combination of things, but the receivers are the number one problem. He shouldn't have to be threading the needle on every pass. We get zero separation and little to no windows for him to throw to. Couple that with bad footwork (continuously throws off back foot, even when not being pressured) and him still getting the mental aspect of being a qb (reading a D and check downs), and this is what you get. High INT number and >60% completion percentage. I had no idea how big a loss Ross would be. His numbers would have been awful last year without him.

 

[HumpDawgy]

After watching him struggle in the spring game, I didn't expect much this season. Hopefully next season we will see a big jump.

 

[BiscuitEater]

problem for Fitz is that Dak had Fitz for a back up. Fitz has a more accomplished back up when comparing them at the same point of their careers.

False. Fitz had outstanding numbers behind Dak. In 8 games, he was 11 of 14 (79%) 235 yards, 3 TDs, QB Eff of 290+ (Dak QB Eff of 151.

Meanwhile, Keytaon has a huge upside BUT he currently is 7 of 18 (39%) 62 yards, 1 TD, QB Eff of 86 (Fitz QB Eff 120)

The BIGGEST difference is that Dak (+ Fitz as b/up) were throwing to Ross, Bear, Holloway, Brown, Dear, Gray

 

[TheStateUofMS]

One of the biggest things he could work on now is being patient in the pocket. He routinely throws to Mixon running a crossing route with the LB right on his ***. If he'd wait an extra 1 second and allow Mixon and our slot WRs to actually get separation by running away from a slower LB/DB, Mixon would have the ball in some space and would run a lot more after the catch.

Right now, Fitz throws it for a 4-5yd completion and Mixon is tackled immediately.

The good news is this is correctable. The bad news is Fitz hasn't corrected it this year after being able to see this on film virtually every week.

I'm tired of watching other teams take advantage of their matchups. This is the only match up advantage we have on the field at WR, and we can't take advantage of it.

 

[coach66]

Overall I think Fitz is doing fine and will continue to get better. His

receivers need to help him more and he needs to continue to work on his footwork which is atrocious at times but very fixable. He has a bunch of upside, great athlete.

 

[bulldogbaja]

I respectfully disagree. Usually when he throws to a guy who is marginally covered, somewhere on the field there is a man wide open.
That's what Dak has done so well with the Cowboys. He throws to the right guy a lot of the time. Mullen taught him that, so hopefully it will click with Fitz.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

receivers need to help him more and he needs to continue to work on his footwork which is atrocious at times but very fixable. He has a bunch of upside, great athlete.

For a guy that never threw a ball until he was a Sr in High School, rarely even then, he is moving along at a pretty good rate in my book.

As for reads, see my previous comment.

Not to mention the fact that he has two reliable receivers in Donald and Mixon and navel draws a lot of attention. I won't even mention drops.

Did I mention we drop the ball too much too?

 

[coach66]

I got you, the drops have been bad, bad, bad. On reads, there were at least two

plays Saturday where he didn't see wide open receivers that would have been touchdowns. BYU totally busted coverage several
times. For my money he is still a great player and only going to get better if he stays healthy.