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Short accuracy issues still there
Again, this is the first of 10 organized team activity practices. You can't take much out of it. There's a lot of time between now, the start of camp, preseason and Week 1. Still, Hackenberg continues to struggle with short passes.
Most throws within those 0-5 yards are inconsistent. It's not like Hackenberg is throwing them 10 yards over a guy's head or bouncing them, but they rarely hit the numbers. The wideout/running back has to reach a yard to this left, right, or down. In practices against air, this isn't a bad thing. In an NFL game where every inch matters, it's huge.
When he misses ... he really misses
This was my biggest issue with Hackenberg last year. It's still my biggest issue today. When the guy misses, they are back-breaking misses. Just horrific throws.
Hackenberg threw one interception when he forced the ball into zone coverage. He should have thrown another two when safety Doug Middleton jumped the route, and Hackenberg threw it anyway, but Middleton dropped them. Hackenberg attempted to throw a swing pass to running back Elijah McGuire, but sailed the ball 15 yards over his head. He bounced once to a wide-open receiver on a five-yard curl.
Hackenberg will wow you one second, then wow you in the other sense with his very next pass. Here's an example (video here). The ball just gets away. This happens far too often.
Christian "White Shoes" Hackenberg
Short accuracy issues still there
Again, this is the first of 10 organized team activity practices. You can't take much out of it. There's a lot of time between now, the start of camp, preseason and Week 1. Still, Hackenberg continues to struggle with short passes.
Most throws within those 0-5 yards are inconsistent. It's not like Hackenberg is throwing them 10 yards over a guy's head or bouncing them, but they rarely hit the numbers. The wideout/running back has to reach a yard to this left, right, or down. In practices against air, this isn't a bad thing. In an NFL game where every inch matters, it's huge.
When he misses ... he really misses
This was my biggest issue with Hackenberg last year. It's still my biggest issue today. When the guy misses, they are back-breaking misses. Just horrific throws.
Hackenberg threw one interception when he forced the ball into zone coverage. He should have thrown another two when safety Doug Middleton jumped the route, and Hackenberg threw it anyway, but Middleton dropped them. Hackenberg attempted to throw a swing pass to running back Elijah McGuire, but sailed the ball 15 yards over his head. He bounced once to a wide-open receiver on a five-yard curl.
Hackenberg will wow you one second, then wow you in the other sense with his very next pass. Here's an example (video here). The ball just gets away. This happens far too often.
Christian "White Shoes" Hackenberg
