Most inexperienced quarterbacks can be rattled by pressure, but the Iron King, Cardale Jones, First of His Name, Poacher of Badgers, Controller of Tides, Slayer of Ducks, Troll Sultan, and 12th Son of Ohio is no average inexperienced quarterback.
"Throw some pressure at him," the thinking went. "Make him get past his first read, move his feet, and good things will follow." It sounded good in theory.
Pro Football Focus, the sabermetric bane of the footballing word, looked at how Dolodale performed under pressure, and the results came back as "smooth as ice."
Cardale Jones QB Rating in 2014: Not blitzed: 77.5 (0 TD/1 INT) When blitzed: 127.7 (7 TDs/1 INT) pic.twitter.com/EYoILjSZpG
— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) June 4, 2015
The bad news for Cardale Jones is that he's only going to get better at reading drop-back coverage as he gets more reps. If he can already perform under pressure, well, there might not be much more they can do for him.
