Thread: Drew Lock: A Pictures of Film Study

First, where he struggles. NFL has taken away our All-22, ********.

This is his first week back from the injury against the Patriots, week 6. Denver has a bunch flood-type route combo here with motion to the trips. The tight end runs a hitch, the outside wide receiver (Patrick, I believe) runs a go option corner and the crossing wide receiver (Hamilton, maybe?) runs an arrow. Jeudy is on the other side of the field making a fool of the backside Patriot corner.



The Patriots are in a Cover-1, but the man-to-man is disguised into what's probably a hybrid man concept on the bunch formation with the second safety blitzing. The nickel, or dime, which ever he is that follows Hamilton(?) across the line is the guy who mans Patrick deep while the safety is playing the deep high. The left side linebacker plays man-up with the tight end, the right linebacker plays the flat, as does the outside corner down to the bottom (the left corner).



Lock sees the deep safety, but never looks off Patrick. He plays it the whole way.



Jeudy, meanwhile on that backside cross has made an absolute fool of the backside corner. Lock had successfully looked off the single high safety, but just didn't look back across the formation, instead he threw into double coverage.

That takes us to Week 16, his best-graded PFF performance. In this case, he's in his progression, but doesn't make the right throw.

The initial read here is a clear out for Jeudy. He's NFL open, meaning not wide open, but he has the separation and the concept has worked. Lock has to throw this ball to the sideline.





Lock scrambles, because the backside is covered, then throws across his body for a pick.

Now, what he did good, two examples from that Week 16:

Here, he does look off the safety and throws to the underneath cross. It's a good read and exactly what the offense is designed to do in the vertical passing game when the defense sells out on the deep options. He stands up there, watches off the deep safety and the linebacker bites and finds Hamilton on the cross.

Finally, maybe his best pass in that game. A sideline hitch to Hamilton at the goalline. He snuck the ball in to make it 16-13 on the next play, I believe.

The Broncos are running a deep sideline hitch here with an out and a deep post in case the safety is asleep.



The Chargers run a disguised Cover 3.



Lock recognizes this before the snap, I believe. He has it out of his hand so quickly, that I can only believe that. He knows the hitch route to the outside wideout is open. He anticipates the throw, which is exactly what he's struggled so much with.



That last photo is such a great representation of the tiny margins that are "NFL open" and why it's so hard to be one of the 32.

They took away all-22?

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

They took away all-22?

Yeah. Stinks.

Too bad Watson didn't get rid of his personal "all 22"

I still say we should cut TBW and use his salary to settle Watson's cases for him as part of a trade. Then ban his dumb ass from using female massage therapists.

Why would they get rid of All-22?

Also “A Pictures Of Film Study” … is this grammatically correct? Asking for a friend.

MO u need to learn after effects and make the routes appear and move w receiver. then just post gifs.

Originally Posted by Jaded

Also “A Pictures Of Film Study” … is this grammatically correct? Asking for a friend.

So Melvin Ingram is a spiritual kind of dude? Or something? Going off of quotes.

The grammar is odd af but tasty and correct.

Originally Posted by ShaneFalco

MO u need to learn after effects and make the routes appear and move w receiver. then just post gifs.

This would be sick on a discord server, the images wouldn't be so tiny. But I followed along.

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

So Melvin Ingram is a spiritual kind of dude? Or something? Going off of quotes.

The grammar is odd af but tasty and correct.

Ah shit, that was me wishing Broncos would sign Ingram but he’s in Pittsburgh (barf).

The quotes are A Perfect Circle and Alijah McClain.

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

This would be sick on a discord server, the images wouldn't be so tiny. But I followed along.

yaa. I did stuff like this with AE and easy to post w freeware gif sites.



we should make broncos discord server.

Good stuff midget. Keep it coming.

Originally Posted by Jaded

Also “A Pictures Of Film Study” … is this grammatically correct? Asking for a friend.

It’s pictures of my film study, therefore grammatically correct, though in a hipster ironic construct. You’re welcome.