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Your caveats are the story here. Most D1 starters can make a variety of throws given a clean pocket. Good D1 starters can make them under pressure and can move to evade pressure. Chryst does neither of those well, which is part of what makes his ceiling limited.

You are certainly correct here. Chryst doesn't like pressure, and it affects his decision making even more than it does his execution. He just thinks very slowly when the play isn't going as drawn up on the board and his first choice receiver isn't wide open.

And I'll respectfully disagree about his arm strength which is another ceiling element. The primary test of that is outside routes and Chryst doesn't get the ball there quickly enough. Saw it at least three times on 5-15 yard downfield out routes Thursday and on a WR screen in the second half that was snuffed because it took too long to get the ball there.

True, but I attribute that more to slow decision making than a weak arm. Chryst just doesn't get the ball out quick. I see it more as mental than physical. You can't telegraph the WR screen by turning sideways and staring at the target for two seconds.  You have to get the ball there before the defenders can react.

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Your caveats are the story here. Most D1 starters can make a variety of throws given a clean pocket. Good D1 starters can make them under pressure and can move to evade pressure. Chryst does neither of those well, which is part of what makes his ceiling limited.

You are certainly correct here. Chryst doesn't like pressure, and it affects his decision making even more than it does his execution. He just thinks very slowly when the play isn't going as drawn up on the board and his first choice receiver isn't wide open.

And I'll respectfully disagree about his arm strength which is another ceiling element. The primary test of that is outside routes and Chryst doesn't get the ball there quickly enough. Saw it at least three times on 5-15 yard downfield out routes Thursday and on a WR screen in the second half that was snuffed because it took too long to get the ball there.

True, but I attribute that more to slow decision making than a weak arm. Chryst just doesn't get the ball out quick. I see it more as mental than physical. You can't telegraph the WR screen by turning sideways and staring at the target for two seconds.  You have to get the ball there before the defenders can react.