Cleveland Browns: Don’t believe the Jimmy Garoppolo hype

Jimmy Garoppolo has weaknesses. His projected value lies in the belief that he has overcome his weaknesses during his time with the Patriots. What are those weaknesses? Here is what Garoppolo’s NFL.com’s scouting profile states are his weaknesses:

"Is a tad undersized with small hands and short arms. Uses a three-quarters delivery that could lead to batted balls. Works heavily out of the shotgun in a spread offense, and footwork could require adjustment to working from under center. Does not always feel pressure in the pocket. Does not rip the deep out or drive the ball with high RPMs. Undershoots and often hangs the deep ball. Makes receivers work for the ball downfield, and deep accuracy could stand to improve. Makes a lot of simple, one-look reads and was not heavily challenged by consistent pressure or complex looks in the Ohio Valley Conference."

Everyone needs to re-watch Garoppolo’s six quarters asking if he has overcome these weaknesses. Then ask yourself, are these things that can be fixed over time? If so, why have they not been fixed by now? After all, he has been backing up Tom Brady under the watchful eye of Bill Belichick.

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Against the Arizona Cardinals and Miami Dolphins, several of these weaknesses were evident. His three-quarters delivery lead to several batted passes, one Garoppolo caught himself and advanced. His passes have a slight wobble to them much like Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner’s did.

A wobble indicates a lack of high RPM’s on the ball. His deep balls were inaccurate against both opponents but the outstanding receivers of New England worked hard for the ball and bailed him out. Garoppolo looked hesitant if his first read was not open which resulted in a wobbly inaccurate pass to a secondary target or a sack.