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potential amidst inconsistencyNew,15commentsA closer look at the Bengals’ newest
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potential amidst inconsistencyAdam Hagy-USA TODAY SportsFormer NC State and new
Bengals quarterback Ryan Finley has a lot of positive qualities. At his best, he
throws a great ball and understands how to make adjustments on the fly, but
these qualities do not present themselves as often as you’d prefer. A look at
the film reveals that Finley has translatable skills, but consistency issues
will be the hill he has to overcome to be successful in the NFL.First, we have a
simple play-action pass. Finley turns and executes a ball fake to the running
back, then sets up and looks down field. He gets some pressure from his right
side, just as he releases the ball, but delivers a great pass hitting his
receiver right in stride. There have been questions about Finley’s arm strength,
but this deep ball is thrown roughly 30 yards from the original line of
scrimmage with accuracy.This ball is thrown only 15 yards down field, but
starting from the opposite hash, it travels farther than it appears. This is a
long throw in college football where the hashes are much wider than they are in
the NFL. Finley puts the ball right on the sideline, where no one but his
receiver that a chance to catch it. This is an excellent snag by wide receiver
Stephen Louis
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doing a great job to set up the completion. Wide receiver C.J. Riley keeps his
route vertical, leaving horizontal space for Finley to work in. Finley puts the
ball outside of Riley, where he can use his body to shield it from the defensive
back as he makes an athletic touchdown catch.Unfortunately, Finley’s placement
can be erratic. He throws too many balls behind his receivers. This forces them
to turn and adjust and prevents them from gaining additional yardage after the
catch. Below, the receiver may be able to score a touchdown if Finley puts the
ball in front of him, allowing him to turn it up field at the sideline. Instead,
the ball is behind the receiver who is forced to turn and falls in the process
of making the catch.Here, the defense brings a five-man pressure. Finley looks
to get rid of the ball in a hurry and hits the receiver on a quick route. This
is the sort of hot route that a quarterback should be looking for when the
defense is bringing pressure that the blocking scheme cannot handle. In this
case, the protection should have been able to pick up the rush, but they
struggled with the inside pressure. Finley appears to recognize this, and
delivers an accurate pass to his hot receiver.Finley isn’t perfect against the
blitz, though. On this next play, Finley’s offensive line deploys a full slide
protection, meaning that the entire offensive line slides to one side (in this
case the left)
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a double edge blitz. Finley needs to know this and needs to recognize when the
outside linebacker on the bottom of the screen shows blitz, that the protection
will not be able to account for him. On the snap, Finley stares down the left
side of the formation, eventually delivering a wild incompletion to that side.
The slot receiver on the bottom of the screen runs a short in-cutting route.
This is where Finley should go with the ball. It was third-and-six and a
completion on this route would have moved the chains. Plus, it is a natural hot
route, especially with the defender who was lined up over the slot blitzing. The
receiver recognizes and points at the blitz, but does not get his head around
quickly expecting the ball. This may mean that neither Finley nor the receiver
have been coached to make this adjustment, but this is the sort of thing you
would expect a three-year starter to know. Here, the defense doesn’t send a
blitz, but the pocket starts to break down for Finley, and he cannot find a
receiver right away. He moves within the pocket but keeps his eyes down field.
This allows him to find an open receiver on the sideline and complete a pass for
a first down.Here the defense sends an all out blitz at Finley, and he does not
respond well to the pressure. He backs out quickly and throws an errant pass
that is intercepted. In short, Finley looks the part of a “game manager”. He’s a
quasi-jack of all trades quarterback that can keep an offense afloat, but for
being 24 years old entering the NFL
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needs to become more consistent with his ball placement and react better to
pressure in order to have a successful NFL career. ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) —
Rookie quarterback Josh Allen moved one step closer to becoming the Buffalo
Bills‘ starter.Coach Sean McDermott is providing the strong-armed, first-round
draft pick his opportunity to win the job by naming him the starter in Buffalo’s
preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.The team announced the
decision on its Twitter account Monday evening after Allen practiced with the
first-string offense earlier in the day.The Bills provided no other details
regarding the decision, and McDermott isn’t scheduled to address reporters until
Friday. Allen and offensive coordinator Brian Daboll are currently scheduled to
speak to the media when the team returns to practice Wednesday.Allen’s chance
comes after he showed continued improvement working with the second- and
third-stringers in Buffalo’s first two preseason games.He went 9 of 19 for 116
yards and a touchdown in overseeing the third-string offense in a
preseason-opening 28-23 loss to Carolina two weeks ago.On Friday, he went 9 of
13 for 60 yards and a touchdown in leading the second-string offense on scoring
drives — including two field goals — on each of his three series in a 19-17 win
at Cleveland.Allen, on Friday, wasn’t prepared to say whether he’s made a case
to earn a shot at starting.“That’s not up to me. That’s completely up to the
coaches,” he said. “As of now, I’m looking to improve. I know there’s a lot of
things to improve on and I’ll continue to do that.”At 6-foot-5 and 240 pounds,
Allen represents the future after Buffalo traded up five spots to select him
with the No. 7 pick to make him the third quarterback taken in the draft at that
point.The 22-year-old, who grew up in Central California, became the first
quarterback Buffalo has ever chosen among the top-10 picks, and is being counted
upon to fill a job that’s been mostly unsettled since Hall of Famer Jim Kelly
retired after the 1996 season.The question remained how much time Allen would
require to polish his performance after he was knocked for being erratic at
times during his three college seasons at Wyoming.McDermott took what he’s
called a calculated approach in gradually developing Allen during an
offseason-long quarterback competition rounded out by returning backup Nathan
Peterman and offseason veteran free-agent addition AJ McCarron.McCarron’s status
is uncertain after he hurt his right throwing shoulder in the first quarter
against Cleveland.McCarron missed the past two practices
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McDermott provided no indication he had made a decision to start Allen.He merely
said the quarterback rotation would continue without McCarron, and that it was
Allen’s turn to practice with the starters.Allen has stuck by McDermott’s
cautious approach.“You just got to trust the process. Coach always preaches
that,” Allen said last week.“I’m just trying to learn, trying to get better
every day,” he added. “I’m trying to become the best quarterback that I can be.
It’s going to take time.”Allen’s timeline sped up Friday in replacing McCarron,
who was sacked once and hit several more times in failing to generate a first
down during his four series with the starters.On his first possession, Allen
capped a 15-play, 80-yard drive by avoiding pressure and stepping up in the
pocket to hit Rod Streater for a 2-yard touchdown on third down.McCarron was
considered the initial front-runner for the job. He is the most experienced
quarterback on the roster after spending his first four NFL seasons as Andy
Dalton’s backup in Cincinnati before signing with the Bills in free agency in
March.Peterman has put up the best numbers of the three this preseason. He’s
completed 17 of 20 attempts for 232 yards, with two touchdowns and an
interception.
