Backup QB

I wen to TC on the Monday after it opened.  Either the second or third full contact day.  

I wrote a long (and likely rambling and pointless) thread about my observations on the old board.  I was sitting in the bleachers right in front of here the QBs were doing one of the passing drills.  Maybe only 15 or 20 yards away.  Of the four, Cutler and Hoyer looked huge in comparison vs Fales and Shaw.  Shaw looked even smaller than Fales.  If you look at the Bears official roster, they are the same size (Fales 6'1" and 215 and Shaw 6'1" and 210).  But Shaw just looked smaller.  Maybe Fales has worked harder in the weight room or something.   And on the passing drills they were throwing out patterns where the receiver was 15+ yards down field (yard marker wise) but the overall passing distance was easily 20 - 25 yards.  Cutler and Hoyer both had no issues making the throw with little arc.  Fales could do it with some arc on it and Shaw was having difficulty.  It had rained a lot the days before I went and parts of the field were really sloppy.  SO the ball could have been wet or Shaw could have just had a bad day.

There were no 7 on 7 or 11 on 11 drills that day where I could see Show rolling out and playing in space.  Maybe that's his game.  But all mobile QBs have to be able to sit in the pocket and make throws in the NFL if they are to be successful and from what I saw Shaw will have issues doing that.