Jake Waters
Likes:
understands and can execute back shoulder throw to Lockett even when he is well covered
seems like he makes a lot of reads/checks, our playcalling has been good so far this year imo
has underrated ability to read/hit hole and decent speed
is able to throw a good deep ball
is able to make throws/reads to keep sticks moving
Dislikes:
does not throw the ball away/takes a lot of sacks/does not step up in pocket to deliver balls/does not evade with the purpose of making a throw well when there is pressure
not good throwing on the run
accuracy issues in general
speed option reads are painful to watch
RZ execution is bad (offense as a whole)
He is not bad. Waters possesses a key weakness that is terrifying -- he does not handle pressure well. Because of this, teams will continue to dial up blitzes the rest of the year in the hopes they can force the TO. The OU/TCU/UT/Baylor stretch will define Waters' career for better or worse.
As far as Waters' place in the Big 12 QB rankings. I think there are 4 tiers and Jake is Tier 2.
Gunslinger Elites- Fast paced, offenses designed to put up huge points, talented receivers to support them, can make all the throws
Petty
Trickett
Solid Gamers- make most of the throws, can win a game for you with arm or feet, Surrounding cast is solid, Defense/ST support
Boykin
Knight
Waters
Any Given Saturday- can put up a monster day and beat you deep if your defense is off its game, high TD/high INT #'s, wannabe elites
Webb
Garman
Bad- these guys are bad at football and will cost their teams many more games than they will win
Swoopes
Richardson
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