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Originally Posted by DRM08
As someone who has watched every game he played for the last 3 years, below are probably the biggest issues that need to be fixed... even moreso than the footwork:
1. Trust the pocket. Pat would bail on the pocket too quickly at times and would actually make the play more difficult on himself and his team. He had a crap OL, but even when they did a good job for him he would still bail out of the pocket too soon.
2. Decision-making. This one you can try your best to coach the gunslinger out of him, but his natural tendency is to go for broke on every play. If he is unable to control that tendency, he will be an INT machine at the NFL level and it will prevent him from reaching his potential.
3. Protecting himself. He is a warrior and his natural instinct is to take whatever hits are required to get the first down, etc. This one I hope they can coach out of him or he will be an injury bust in the NFL. He has already had a number of self-inflicted injuries due to his refusal to ever give up on plays. They have to make him a lot more conservative on this aspect of the game.
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Honestly I think that #2 is where Reid is going to help him the most. Pick and choose your shots but don't be afraid to take them if they're there.