Cyler Miles, and Are We Doomed At QB?

That throwing motion is broken. He throws like an old man with an arthritic shoulder.

As long as that throwing motion is there, his potential is limited in my opinion. Slow release with below average velocity - he will have to be excellent with post-snap reads and throwing with anticipation to be an an above average pac12 QB.
 
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That throwing motion is broken. He throws like an old man with an arthritic shoulder.

As long as that throwing motion is there, his potential is limited in my opinion. Slow release with below average velocity - he will have to be excellent with post-snap reads and throwing with anticipation to be an an above average pac12 QB.
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Which clearly he isn't.
 
The odd thing about Miles is when he shows confidence,knows where to go with the ball and steps in to his throws....that delivery gets a whole lot shorter and quicker,the ball gets out there pretty quick...problem is it's only showing up on 2-3 throws out of 10? Half his throws are so ugly it's hard to figure out if he's got what it takes mentally,don't know that I've ever seen a QB that looks pretty solid both passing and running and two plays later look like a back up walk on who can't run or throw at all
 
I just want to see results and improvements and in the last 2 weeks he has done that. Like I said 2 weeks ago let's this play out before you write him off. Tim Tebow passed for almost 10,000 yards in SEC with 66% completion rate and he has the worst throwing motion I ever seen. What you guys are comparing him to is NFL standards and right now his game may not be suited for the NFL but He can be a very good College QB with his skill set. Again, because of all the time he has missed I just want to see him get better and improve each week and so far he is doing that.
 
I just want to see results and improvements and in the last 2 weeks he has done that. Like I said 2 weeks ago let's this play out before you write him off. Tim Tebow passed for almost 10,000 yards in SEC with 66% completion rate and he has the worst throwing motion I ever seen. What you guys are comparing him to is NFL standards and right now his game may not be suited for the NFL but He can be a very good College QB with his skill set. Again, because of all the time he has missed I just want to see him get better and improve each week and so far he is doing that.
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I'm coming around Donald. He's always going to be limited by his lack of arm strength but he's showing improvement on the mental side. His short throws have improved a ton because he's not panicking and he made several great ones yesterday where he knew a hit was coming. Poise either shows up or it doesn't and his seems to be coming around. That was a really good performance last night. We tend to brush it off and attribute it to the Beavs not being very good, but the truth is that their defense is not bad relative to the rest of the conference. I've accepted that Miles just played real well last night after sleeping on it.
 
I don't think anyone can make the argument Cyler has not gotten a lot better the last couple weeks, it's good to see. But man, he still drives me nuts with his fumbles and mental decisions. I really hope he figures it all out.
 
I don't think Miles is completely broken at QB. I don't think his ceiling is at an elite level with the arm so he'll have to supplement what he does with his legs and intangibles to become elite. Tebow is a great example of someone that didn't have an elite arm but had the legs and intangibles in spades that allowed him to be an elite college QB.

I'm liking that we're seeing improved decision making. The throw that he made when scrambling and then hitting the WR on the sideline was a massive improvement. There are plenty of plays to make down the field in those situations. Also gives me hope that the game might be slowing down for him a bit.

I would like to see him be a little more nuanced with his ability to manipulate and read coverages. If you look at the GIFs that Grundle posted of some of the major plays Miles made in the passing game, it looks like he locked onto the WR in those instances. There was a throw that Wilson made to Lockette in yesterday's Seahawk game that showed how nuanced you can get by looking off a defender with your eyes or body positioning. It's an area where Miles can definitely improve in.

I still worry about Miles with his ability to throw into tight spaces and in anticipation. But those are things that you can grow in as you get more confident and the game slows down a bit. Growing up and taking more accountability from a leadership perspective would also be helpful. At this point, his body language doesn't inspire confidence.
 
I love that @BallSacked just vacated after the Mora implosion. His perma-avatar being a Stanford helmet (he switched to it for the 2016 Stanford game and then left after that game) stands as a glowing tribute to his fucktardedness.
 
I love that @BallSacked just vacated after the Mora implosion. His perma-avatar being a Stanford helmet (he switched to it for the 2016 Stanford game and then left after that game) stands as a glowing tribute to his fucktardedness.
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@HarveyRoad will always be a giant fucking pussy.

Don't listen to his minion, @TierbsHsotBoobs.
 
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