What impresses me the most about Hall is that his scrambles only when that's the last option. And he does it really well, ala Steve Young style. And very decisive.
There are just so many scrambling QB's that are so good at it, but that's exactly the big problem. Being good at it makes you chose that option sometimes as one of the first. That has always a negative impact on your overall QB skills, especially under pressure and in important situations.
Only very very few QB's have had the skill to take that scramble as last option, despite being good at scrambling.
Steve Young, McNabb, Staubach can be named as some examples
Having that scrambling ability is really a problem early on for your development as pocket QB. Simply because of the above mentioned reason. You can rely on that, and never develop your pocket skills.
What impressed me the most is that in just about every situation Hall has taken that as the last option. Ok, almost every situation, he missed the check down once. But when he choses that last option, he does it en a very decisive way and transforms into a RB. Protects the ball well and runs with style.
That's not something you see with these QB's that have that scrambling option. Most often, it's a second or third option. For Hall, it's number 5 or 6, thus when there are no more targets left at all.
Even more impressive is that he works down the field and back, not the other way arround. Immediately, he screens the field for big yardage plays and works down for the smaller gains. I think that was evident in couple of throws that prove that point very clearly, this can only be seen in certain situations. That is very rare with most rookie QB's. They go for the safe options and if they are gone, work their way towards the more risky.
But the best QB's in the game have exactly that ability - second or two into the play to already know your deep options that will develop seconds later. That is maybe one of the hardest skills at all. I'm not saying he masters this as Brees and Warner and Manning. He doesn't at all, but the important part is that he thinks in this manner. Most, or to be honest, all other rookie QB's, don't even think in this way.
All in all, he plays like a veteran. He has the leadership. Toughness. Intensity.
I have rarely been so impressed by a a rookie QB.
Despite all that, I still think there will be ups and downs in his first year. But I think he will get to start this year and I believe he will end up being a great NFL QB.
Skelton will need many many years behind Hall to develop. He is as raw as they come. He may have the size (so does Jamarcus Russell) but his QB skills are years and years behind what Hall shows. Everything from mechanics, to reading ability (especially this one) and accuracy.
Anderson keeps impressing. That throw to Williams on the first play of the game was totally KW style. Single coverage? 1) Identified immediately 2) the ball placed exactly in a spot where only the WR can get it. And what a catch by Stephen. Beautifull. When QB does someting like this so fast, it is impossible for any defense to stop it. To shame he is so inaccurate, he would have been a great QB.
I still think he can do well, but Hall will do even better eventually.
Then, he again had a sure TD pass that he missed due to his inaccuracy. It happens every game. He reads the play perfectly. Passes on correct timing. With good mechanics. Just throws so hard and without touch.
