After seeing quite a few 'tubes of the Meatchicken game, and hearing various talking heads processing the lavish praise for the team in general, Ewers particularly, and Sarkisian overall for both his superb play-calling and being a working CEO putting the whole package together... after all that, I was considering what stands out for Quinn, as compared to last year.
Lots of talk about improved footwork, and that's for sure.
He doesn't try to "make a play" on every single snap - he reads at least two targets every time, and he takes what's available, or throws it away, and that's big.
But I think what stands out to me is that he has stopped self-sacking. There were several instances when the pocket was collapsing around him and he stepped up and hit his target. Last year - like the preceding one - he would have tried to get out the back and wind up giving up a big sack.
It's also apparent that he sees the Defense much more clearly, both pre- and post-snap, and knows where to go.
Not only are we better than we thought, we're better than we hoped.
Damn, I'm looking forward to Georgia's visit.
Hook'em