Quote Originally Posted by kato2274
there is truth in everything you write. but for me, the numbers really don't bother me one way or the other. what bothers me is the indecisiveness, and general skittishness he's shown the last couple of games. He looks a lot like he did in the preseason. he's been holding onto the ball a bit too long, and looking somewhat uncomfortable in the pocket.
I'm really not seeing that. I mean, he looked a little lost in the Bengals game after Burress went out, but that seemd to get better after the half. And you gotta admit, he was playing against one of the better defenses in the NFL last weekend. He does tend to hold onto the ball a bit too much, and sometimes he should throw it away instead of taking the sack. But then when you look, a lot of his big plays have come when he stalled a bit too much, then he avoided the pass rush to find an open receiver, and catches the DBs sleeping since they thought he was done for. I dunno, it's a delicate balance, but I think he's doing all right.

Besides, you've got to say this for him - he's NOT making stupid decisions, and trying to force balls into coverage. How many picks would Kordell Stewart have thrown in the Bengals and/or Redskins game with that much pressure being thrown at him? And that's the mighty Kordell - a guaranteed first ballot hall of famer, as he says. Ben does protect the ball, and doesn't throw it up for grabs, something that Maddox did last year a lot that irritated the hell out of me.