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So, I've been doing a lot of work on quarterback processing speed lately. Took as detailed a look as I could at Taysom Hill based on limited activity as a pure passer, and... whoo boy.
The short version: I have no idea what he's seeing and not seeing. The randomness of his game as a passer is kind of unnerving. Feels like I'm watching a guy play a somewhat different sport, and not in a good way.
Back foot to reads to ball positioning is all over the place.
Back foot to reads to ball positioning is all over the place.
And from week to week, he'll get a open read late or not see it at all. Either a missed opportunity, or a late throw and catch that could have been more. He's obviously an athlete with a plus arm. but I don't see much that separates him from, like, DeShone Kizer as a passer.
I guess what concerns me about Hill is that after some serious time in the NFL and with a passer-friendly system, there doesn't seem to be a lot of retention. Meaning, he gets a concept drilled in one week, and you can see the progress the next. I don't get that with him.
Hill is obviously impressing in the meeting rooms and in getting the hang of the playbook or Payton wouldn't put him out there. But on the field, the lack of a cogent set of standards you can assemble? I dunno.
I mean, he's playing against the Falcons, so there's every chance he'll throw for 220 and two touchdowns and run for 150 and two more touchdowns, but... I don't see it.
