Bocephuz Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 (edited) (As a caveat .. I am not a coach, I don't know the play call... I don't know what the hot reads were etc... this analysis is solely focused on plays where he takes hits and my observations... not meant to be an overall analysis of his game) This is based off of NFL Rewind week 5 Detroit Game _________ __________ Breakdown of Orton taking hits and how he performed on those plays where he took a hit HITS - 11 times ( defined as Orton drops back to pass and is hit) BAD HITS - 5 hits .. or 45% of hits ( defined as substantial hits where Orton is vulnerable and gets knocked off his feet) POSITIVE OUTCOME - 10 or 91% ( defined as no turnover, throw was not egregiously off, or.. a completion was made). Example... Orton takes sack on his own 1 yd line but does not fumble.. NEGATIVE OUTCOME - 1 or 9% ( defined as Orton taking too long in pocket and taking sack, turning ball over, or egregiously bad throw). Example... Orton has clean pocket.. holds ball to long and takes sack rather than throwing it away. In summary... Orton took 5 "big" hits that could have potentially resulted in injury. As I have not done this type of analysis before .. I don't know if 5 "big hits" is normal/ above average or below average for a starting NFL QB in any given game. What I can glean from another re watch here is that he is extremely adverse to escaping pressure by scrambling. On the positive side ... he is consistently able to stand in there.. take the tough hit and typically will produce a positive result in those situations. On the negative side.. he is going to take a lot of hits and I doubt he'll be able to improvise much ( this is where EJ has an edge as a better athlete). Hopefully he's in good enough shape to withstand the hits he'll take the rest of the year... and hopefully him skipping preseason will not have affected his conditioning/ flexibility. Edited October 9, 2014 by Bocephuz
John from Riverside Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Do any of those hits account for that cheap shot elbow he took in the chest after the play was over? Thought the Lions were playing pretty dirty.....and they could have been flagged more then once for roughing the passer
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