A Scout's View

He was so young when he came out & people didn’t take it into consideration. He’s only going to keep getting better.

Another first. 👀 Next summer, we’re in Hartford and Dunkin’ Park for our first-ever College All Star Week presented by @DraftlineMGMT. Some of the top 4-year school and JUCO players on one field. Our college commitment keeps growing. See you there. #WeGotNow @NB_Baseball

Amazing what happens when everyone pulls the same direction. 2026 will see a fully expanded college integration with tournaments and All Stars across all levels. We roll on. #WeGotNow

The Caribbean Classic is back. 😎 Puerto Rico. January 17-19. We’ll let the CEO @_JeremyBooth explain why he’s so fired up for this edition. Can’t wait. #WeGotNow @NB_Baseball

I’ve said since the beginning of these two series that MLB wants it and I would still would be shocked if we don’t have a #Dodgers #Mariners World Series for obvious TV reasons. #Ohtani #Japan

"I think teams are going to have to trust their starters and know that they are having a moment. I'll give you 162 analytical reasoning and philosophy...it doesn't apply in a best-of-5 and a best-of-7." – John Smoltz on starting pitchers getting quick hooks in the postseason.

This man’s baseball team will play in the NLCS for a trip to the World Series. Yes, the three HRs mattered. Yes, the phenomenal pitching mattered. But man, what Murph tells Costas here … 🥹 “It’s about people. The success that people think we’re having, it’s about the ‘Who.’”

Keep an eye on this one in 2026. The momentum is building… @MLBDraft

Congrats @Taylor_Michael3 on a heckuva career. You have been a class act since the day I signed you. I’m proud of you & who you are as a person. You worked hard for everything you did, making yourself for a time the best defensive CF in @MLB

@Realrclark25 He’s great but take away convenient calls by refs at just the right time by refs and the record & his stats look very different. NFL has made him face of the league since retirement of Brady. It creates excitement & sports talk show talking points. They do it in NBA as well

Patrick Mahomes is still the best quarterback in the world. From the time we first saw him he was the best at the position. Yes, Josh & Lamar have closed the game on him, but they haven’t beat him. He’s still ultimately talented, still an amazing competitor. His hold on the number 1 spot is slipping, but still his until Josh or Lamar beats him… and wins it all! @thepivot 3 Man Fridays on @youtube & all streaming platforms! #ThePivot #PatrickMahomes #NFL #Podcasts youtu.be/XAvFLzHUgZ8

@ApexJones22 💯 💯 It was a disgrace & a big reason why people have left the sport for MMA. I hope boxing makes a comeback but those scorecards were embarrassing

@BenjaminSolak @kurt13warner 👏 👏 Spot on @BenjaminSolak He is limited physically & can’t drive the ball downfield or into tight windows. Has always been this way which is why I prayed @MiamiDolphins would take Herbert but their mind was made up 9 months before @NFLDraft & they pulled a typical Fins move

Thanks Kurt! I strongly agree that Tua didn't really have any other great answers on that latest INT, and it's why I didn't want to overly criticize him for it. However, Tua's inability to get out of bad looks by extending or getting backside has been an issue for years. I agree that the scheme is part of why Tua has a lot of these INTs, but the scheme exists this way to make Tua viable. Because it's such a distinct system, the football-breaking-down-public struggles to talk about it and parse it accurately imo. When many analysts talk about Tua, they talk about him as a plus processor -- but plays like this remind that what often looks like elite processing or anticipation is actually high-trust, high anticipation schemed throws that can easily go haywire. That's the sort of thing I've found myself regularly emphasizing over the years as the public perception of Tua has gone crazy high. I wanted to show how such a high degree of scheme dependency can lead to some really bad interceptions -- the sort of picks that other QBs throw less frequently. That's all.

Ben I LOVE that you are doing this & in the big picture you make a lot of valid points, let me counter a few of them: 1) In a normal intermediate dropback game you most certainly would always see the Safeties 1st to verify coverage… but on quick game throws that is not always the case, sometimes it’s simply based off #s, sometimes it can be based off of a CB off coverage vs a Cb roll convrage… so where as that is the normal practice that is not ALWAYS the case! 2) You must start to take into consideration the “pure progression” world of football & many QBs are taught less to see coverages and more to see WRs… so they are being told to look at 1 key and throw to WRs off that one key and not to identify the entire coverage! So where some of these plays are being blamed on the QB I would more blame on the system and what they are being taught to do! I HATE it and I think it hurts the QB, but this is world we live in and QBs are taking the brunt of the criticism would when it’s how they are being taught the game! 3) For Example, your Tua pick by RSmith in Ravens game - there are certain plays where a QB can’t possibly see everything so they just focus on what they can see and what the read is so they can be on time… 1st there is no way for TUA to watch RS the whole time and then know he has a skinny on the backside… so even if he checked he was dropping on the snap they really wouldn’t matter (to me) bc I would never expect a MLB who starts over the ball to be able to steal a skinny post on the backside if I’m on time! Tua had to get eyes over to that side to see the underneath coverage & verify the throw! Sometimes the D calls the perfect coverage & make a great play! With timing nature of how the Dolphins play so much of their O is predicated on space and not nec reading defenders! Which is one of the reasons TUA has a lot of these INTs… I would guess you could also find way more throws that he has completed like this that MOST QBs wouldn’t be able to make due to his timing! There is a trust that goes into playing the position, what’s coaches tell you to see/read & playing with anticipation… sometimes it’s a huge benefit & others it’s a huge negative! We have to be careful to think that EVERY QB can see everything, many have never been taught to process the game that way & so that trust is essential for success & failure! Lastly I would add also to be sure to look at play design & details, bc they aren’t buttoned up often QBs are forced to make throws that they may not otherwise make bc they don’t have another answer (TUAs latest INT)! Bc some of us Me/Tua don’t have the ability to just create an option for ourselves we have to win with play calling, details, quick decisions and accuracy! Keep doing what you’re doing, it’s so cool!

@JLucroy20 👏 👏 Spot on @JLucroy20

Great question. For me I look at it like this. If a pilot is flying the plane that last thing they want is an air traffic controller telling them how to fly from a tower miles away. The tower can “guide” them, and give them direction, but only the pilot can see what’s in front of them. The way I see it, a “big brother” model of pitch calling doesn’t serve the purpose of the team, it serves the purpose of the coaches trying to control an uncontrollable and multiple factor game. That being said, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t look in for help here and there during my career. However, 99% of the pitches I called during my career were me, or the pitcher shaking me off to what he wanted to throw. As I referenced above with the airplane analogy, it’s hard to see something when you aren’t personally there in the fight itself. Getting a hitter out involves multiple people working together to achieve that goal. Pitching coach, analytics guys, catcher, and the pitcher. The catcher is the executor of the signal, and the pitcher is the executor of the pitch itself. From the catching perspective (if he is a good one), you see multiple things that coaches in the dugout, the pitcher, and analytics guys can’t see. The hitter choked up, he moved up in the box, he moved closer to the plate, etc. Game calling is instinctual, strategic, and methodical at the same time. Maybe the pitchers slider is bad that day, maybe his 2 seamer isn’t moving like it usually does, maybe he’s babying his change up that day, etc. There are so many factors and pitchers stuff is day to day. Maybe he slept on his arm that night and it’s lagging behind his body, maybe he has a blister and can’t execute his slider like he usually does. The real game isn’t MLB the Show, it’s a human game where human factors have real impact, good and bad, and I don’t think that calling a game from the dugout will lead to the best result. Ideally we all want a Yadi type behind the plate. A catcher that is prepared, is smart, is a leader, and can run the whole pitching defensive game. I know that a guy like him is a rarity, but I think that teaching catchers the proper way to call a game and lead a staff will lead to longer term, more sustainable results. This is my opinion and my thoughts.

@espn @minakimes I loved Jayden’s ability out of college. What kept me from being All In in a huge way was he was slight of frame and I was worried about just this thing. Durability/Longevity is part of the quotient to greatness. @danorlovsky7 @minakimes

.@minakimes is concerned about Jayden Daniels' long term health because of how much he gets hit. "Through the first two weeks of the season, he leads all quarterbacks in QB contact. ... He led all quarterbacks in QB contact last year. ... It's just not sustainable."

@danorlovsky7 He’s being exposed for what he has always been. A mediocre athlete/QB who must have perfect system w\top speed weapons to dunk\dunk & Watch them run. He has never been able to consistently drive the ball down the field or into tight windows. I wanted Herbert in @NFLDraft

Tua has to get back to believing what he is seeing and trusting his eyes See it before it happens 1

@danorlovsky7 💯

Herbert is an elite talent He’s played at times elite football It’s the best offense he’s has around him since his 1st/2nd season. Last night was just the start of a huge year for him.

@danorlovsky7 @UMichFootball Good stuff. Impressive play by this young man

The most impressive “unknown” QB in CFB this past weekend was at @UMichFootball All eyes this weekend at OU

@108_Performance Disagree… what you’re focusing on as a technique is called Casting the barrel and it will send you back to the bench in a hurry

Are you thinking short in distance or time?🤔 Listen to Ryan MacMillian talk about solutions to if you’re trying to stay short but still filaying balls or rolling over🗣️

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@EastTNAir @danorlovsky7 @GetUpESPN That’s quite the 4 yard cushion the RB had because the defender had turned his hips the other direction and was backpedaling. Check down. It was already 2-2.5 secs into the play. It’s what made Brady great.

How was he remotely open ? The linebacker is right there. Plus as a QB you have reads and progressions to go through. What happened. Is they confused him. He came in thinking ok this is a cover 3 and this should be open. After the snap they went to say cover 2 with double teams. As a young QB he got confused and then got rattled. He started feeling the pressure to make plays. And he couldn’t. His mechanics were off because his head was confused. Seeing a guy open he didn’t calmly throw it he slinged it because it wasn’t comfortable.

Lose the math battle Lose the vision @GetUpESPN