More praise from Matt Hinton:
Saturday’s win over Tennessee was a low-key clinic: Fromm dropped back 30 times, wasn’t hit, didn’t leave the pocket on a scramble, and was forced to get rid of the ball under pressure just once (for a short completion). By my stopwatch, he averaged just shy of 2.5 seconds between snap and release; on his 23 non-pressure completions, he averaged 2.27 seconds, effectively rendering the pass rush moot. Outside of short-yardage and goal-line situations, the Vols were usually content with a standard 3- or 4-man rush, and on the rare occasions that they tried to bring heat from unexpected angles Fromm diagnosed it instantly.
After 33 career starts, there might be some lingering quibbles about his downfield arm strength — it’s fine, but is it elite? — and his ability to make plays on the fly if his rhythm is disrupted. But answering the latter would require someone actually forcing him out of his comfort zone, and the next team that manages that this season will be the first.
With regard to that arm strength question, Hinton does post this clip of Fromm’s best throw of the night.
I’ll take it.
Get The Picture 
How strong was Joe Montana’s arm? Or is Tom Brady’s arm?
You know who had a cannon? Jeff George. Getting it to the right spot on time requires more than arm strength. It’s not like Jake is Uncle Rico when it comes to raw throwing power.
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Yep. How many of those athletic QBs have you seen that can sling it a mile but rarely connect with receivers downfield? A cannon is nice to have if you can control it.
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If Michelangelo were a QB, he’d make that throw.
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Always like to show this one:
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Same throw down the right sideline. Ah, guess he was just lucky twice with the same throw. Not.
Last year he couldn’t throw the long one – until he did; now this year he can’t zing it in there – until he does. Criticism(?) of Jake is so nitpicky because everyone is watching those who have to live by the arm and are virtual dodos compared to Jake such that appear like lazy idiots for not picking up on Jake over a year ago.
I don’t want to read any more last minute superlatives of Jake and just want to enjoy him as our own Heisman guy who lacks nothing in qualifying as the best in the nation. Our happiness with Jake shouldn’t be caught up in the comparison pundits make with other players, only to have Jake disprove each and every difference with one player or another. Jake has the best attributes of them all when taken in comparisons with the singular best attribute of other QBs and players in general.
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It really never gets easier to watch highlights from that game, as pretty as that throw was. We almost had em.
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That throw reminds me of the throw to Godwin against the Gators last year. He hit Robertson on a similar throw earlier this year where Robertson didn’t break stride (Vandy game I believe). Similar in that you couldn’t have handed it to the guy any better.
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He also had that ridiculous post to Godwin against Vandy last year.
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“Post”……as opposed to a flag??
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Yes, although I always think of a ‘flag’ as a ‘corner’ just because it was the first version I heard.
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Sarcasm…nonetheless, a corner route is a variation of the flag route.
The flag route is just longer. It’s like a post route, it just goes in opposite direction….hence, towards the “flags”. As opposed to the post route, towards the goal posts.
Next time I will put a smiley face.
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Ah. Sorry. I still don’t understand the sarcasm, though? Is there a post-flag joke in there somewhere that I’m missing? Flagpole?
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From his 20 to their 40 looks about like 40 yards in the air and he dropped it in his receivers hands like a butterfly landing on a flower. Sweet.
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This is at best very loosely related, but I was looking at Hinton’s preview of Week 7, mainly discussing LSU-Florida. He writes a lot about LSU’s offense, naturally, with a clip of an RPO for their first touchdown last week. In it, one of the guards is a full five yards up field when the ball’s released. It just made me wonder if the RPO would largely be nullified by simply calling ineligible man downfield penalties. I would guess that they occur on about 60% of RPO passes.
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Yep. There needs to be a new ref who’s sole job is to watch the downfield linemen.
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Knowing this topic has been diagnosed ad nauseam, the attempt at a qb rotation in 2018 probably hindered JakefromstateFromm’s progress more than helping the other guy (cause now he knows he’s not coming out until the lead is comfortable)…not to mention the team cohesion…
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I remember mumbling something like, “That was a perfect throw,” because I was kinda rendered speechless.
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But yet look at the Experts on the NFL QB prospects and you never hear Jakes name. Here’s hoping that Jake understands that ( Nothin’ Frickin’ Losers League ) will still be there and besides it’ll cut into his huntin’ and fishin’ time. With Jake’s aim I am certainly glad I am not dove croozin’ over a millet field.
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I’m pretty sure everyone has Fromm as the third QB in the draft if he comes out and going in the first round.
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He just throws slants. But that must be a big attraction, because a lot of TV viewers tuned-in to watch the Vols give him all that time in the pocket.
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He’s a First Round lock, and whoever gets him will be happy for at least the next 10 years.
Cough, Falcons, cough, cough.
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I honestly don’t wish that loser organization upon any former UGA player.
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This.^^
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They’re a loser organization because they flat out refuse to draft Dawgs.
They passed on Gurley to draft Vic Beasley. Also, you know who does like to draft Dawgs? The Patriots! Nuff said.
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Yeah that’s why they suck, because they refuse to draft dawgs. And I’m absolutely thrilled for the former dawgs that find success with high profile teams like the Rams and Patriots. I’m really hoping that A.J. lands in New England, he deserves to be on a winner after putting in his time in the purgatory that is The Bengals.
I’m among the most casual of NFL fans as compared to my loyalty to UGA. I’ve never bought in to this notion of a hypothetical partnership some people believe should exist between the Falcons and UGA. I’d much rather see former dawgs be successful all across the league and win Super Bowls with teams like the Patriots. Much better recruiting pitch than being a feeder program for the Falcons.
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I think the issue of not drafting Georgia players comes up with Falcons fans because that organization has passed up on some very good Dawgs in recent years for players who turned out just okay. There is a substantial difference in scale between the UGA fanbase and the ATL one. They have a marketing problem outside of metro-ATL and if I were their GM I couldn’t think of a better way to try gaining more fans in-state than drafting their favorite college QB. You might not wish it for Jake, but it could benefit the Falcons tremendously and it excites those of us who root for both the Dawgs and the Birds.
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What you said about AJ Green. You may now drop the mic.
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I said before the season started that I wasn’t concerned about the lack of experience of the WR’s. That opinion was based on a few things:
1. Jake’s work ethic and expectations that the rest of the team follow suit, esp. the WR’s
2. Jake throws balls that are easy to catch and his timing is top notch.
These kids come in from hs and are recruited as receivers because they can catch footballs well. Jake makes it even easier for them. They’re just starting to jell; they’ll be tough to stop in November.
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I remember a Fromm TD pass that was a laser, 55 yards and hit the receiver in stride at the goalline. Was all I needed to know about his arm strength (think it was last year, maybe against Vandy, just cannot recall.
Having incredible arm strength is like being the winner of the long drive contest, he always loses to the guy who hits the approach shot closest, and drains the putt most often.
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