He looked really good on that firat drive. Reminded me of his first drive against Cincy. I was convinced he was going to put up a good stat line, but I was wrong.
It's not just his arm strength that's worrisome. It's also how inconsistent he is at throwing the ball accurately. He'll make some really nice throws, but then gets into a funk, and throws some really ugly, pick worthy passes. It happens EVERY game with him. Somehow- those terrible decisions haven't translated to a lot of INTs, but they will in time.
Ill give him a pass because of returning from a bad concussion, but there have been some areas of concern even before the concussion.
What I've noticed is that Tua is great at scripted drives. Typically it's everything is coming up as designed, he thrives. It's when he's forced into his 3rd and 4th reads or nothing is open when he becomes just ineffective. He's not at the level where he can manipulate the secondary or make great audibles to adjust for coverages, at least not yet. He is mobile enough to extend the play a bit and sometimes he will get some gains there, but typically this is where he is making the bad decisions.
I think we as Bills fans are a bit spoiled in that we saw a project QB ascend to be an elite QB. We see top tier QB play weekly, so when someone isn't Josh Allen, we think they suck. Tua isn't going to be Josh Allen, but he's not a bust.
I think Tua is a fine starter, I just don't think he's going to be more than a slightly above average starting QB....which is fine. Maybe somewhere between Tannahill and Prescott. Upside is a very good starting QB, downside is an above average starter.
