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Tag: Mitch Trubisky NFL Draft

RSP Boiler Room No.67: Mitch Trubisky (North Carilina), Big-Play Chances

One thing that shows up repeatedly in the UNC QB’s tape is a gap between recognizing a good thing and acting on it. Football is described as a game of inches. The hidden partner in this game of inches are the fractions of a second that span the gap between a recognition and execution. It’s…

January 3, 2017
RSP Boiler Room No.62: QB Mitch Trubisky (North Carolina) Pocket Pressure

When does an overreaction to pressure become a chronic problem with a quarterback’s game? Waldman explores this issue while noting a pivotal play involving QB Mitch Trubisky from a one-point game between North Carolina and Florida State with 0:14 left. How a quarterback reacts to pressure is a thorny issue. Publishing analysis that shows a…

December 28, 2016