second to only Joe Burrow in the entire nation. He had just one play deemed ‘turnover worthy’ in 71 passes.
Of those 71 passes, 13 went for touchdowns and only 3 ended in a turnover.
Without much in the way of a dominant receiving target who could generate separation, most of his throws were launched into tight windows, where his accuracy issues and lack of zip at times were displayed.
According to PFF, 53.2% of his passes that season were thrown into tight windows, which is 5% higher than
any other quarterback, showing just how little Newman had to work with and contextualizing why he grew lenient on his athletic ability to bail the offense out of tricky spots.
So what the Eagles may have stumbled upon is a quarterback who has the size, arm-talent, and athletic ability to develop into a serviceable starter at the next level, and a player who had he played in 2020, may well have cost them a lot more than a simple UDFA contract.
The better news is that the team now have the right pieces in place to help him take that next step.
QB Coach
Press Taylor was replaced with
Florida’s Brian Johnson, who unlike his predecessor, actually had a strong background developing talent at the collegiate level. From coaching up future Dallas Cowboys
Dak Prescott to three consecutive bowl games, to getting the best out of
Kyle Trask and helping him ascend from a backup to a second-round pick, there’s a lot to like here, especially when it comes to Jamie Newman.
“Jamie is an impressive — he’s got great stature. He’s a big man.” Head Coach Nick Sirianni said during rookie minicamp. “As we watch tape on him, too, he’s hard to bring down. He’s a really good athlete, hard to bring down. He’s really sharp in the classroom. You can see why he was successful at Wake Forest when he was there. You know, he’s got qualities that you want to be able to develop, and so good first day for Jamie.”
Whether or not Jamie Newman can develop into a future QB2 for Jalen Hurts is going to be the big question that hangs over his head during his time in Philadelphia, but it’s not as if the Eagles went all-in on the assumption that the future is already written. However, they’ve assembled a strong coaching staff who could absolutely be perfectly positioned to squeeze every last drop of juice out of him and take his play to a level much higher than
Nate Sudfeld could ever reach.
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