Shapen listed as probable today

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Originally Posted by bulldawg28

Most of those are due he doesn't step up in the pocket. He makes himself a sitting duck. I would hate to be a lineman for him.

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Yes

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Originally Posted by EdwardDrayton

We don't know yet if KT is the most talented. He probably is the most agile. But he still has much to prove to show he can be better than Dak.

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Raw talent has little to prove. Nobody said he was better. But at the same age he is much more talented. Dak couldn't accurately complete a long ball in stride as a freshman

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Originally Posted by R2Dawg

Shapen is part of the issue. So is the OL. Two things true at once. He does hold the ball too long. On the long KT throw, KT threw it much quicker with guy in his face. Shapen would have been in fetal position with a sack.

Shapen does not presnap read the D. Obvious blitz is coming and he does not adjust to throw quick. That is on Shapen not the OL.

KT pocket awareness is much better even as a freshman. He feels the rush and makes them pay. Only time he got sacked there was not where to run as he tried.

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As a QB you kind of expect your left tackle to not get completely worked. It's hard to make an adjustment when it's your blind side and you can't even see the guy.

And any pocket awareness KT has is offset by his inaccuracy at times.

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Originally Posted by justwin

exactly. just watch the ARK & UGA drives again. it jumps out. Kamario can make every throw this offense requires. If kamario starts and gets those 5 to 6 drives in the 1H that shapen has been wasting, we likely score 21+ each of those 1Hs.

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The issue is KT is a one read or run QB at this point. That will work....for a short time. The long TD pass that KT had against Arkansas they had 7-8 in the box and we were able to burn them because of it. Now KT is going to have to face zone coverages and he is going to have to read it and make the right decision. It's going to get harder. And when your offense is limited like that things get exposed.

Next year I think KT will have the progressions down, but I expect that he will make mistakes. I don't expect him to truly master the offense until 2027. Making the reads and going through progressions the majority of the time.