Honest question... is there a body of evidence that he doesn't do well with pressure or is it just the Michigan game?
Ya there were plenty of stats posted earlier about his thows under pressure especially when it’s up the gut and near his feet. I’ll post what was posted a while back as those things have not changed but maybe people forget. These are thing
@007 talked about right after the Michigan game as being one of his knocks. There are other things I am sure that were posted as well, just not taking the time to pull it all up. It’s there to be found though.
This can be seen in the statistics.
Penix attempted 107 passes while under pressure this season (again, per PFF), and he completed just 41.8% of them for 1072 yards, six TDs, and five interceptions. By comparison, Bo Nix completed 67.3%, J.J. McCarthy completed 63.4%, and Jayden Daniels completed an even 50%.Feb 6, 2024
QB Prospects Under Pressure in 2023 Season
The below data is from PFF and is for the 2024 QB prospects, during their 2023 regular seasons. My main takeaways are below:
-Drake Maye has a poor PFF passing grade under pressure and is only completing 43% of his passes. He is however taking the 2nd deepest passes downfield, but his adjusted completion % is average and NFL passer rating is very low.
-PFF graded Caleb Williams very poorly under pressure. He is only completing 47% of passes under pressure and his adjusted completion rate is even lower at 42%. Caleb has the highest turnover worthy play rate when pressured and is holding onto the ball the longest.
-Jayden Daniels has an average PFF passing grade under pressure, but very high running grade with his scrambling ability. He has thrown zero interceptions under pressure this year according to PFF. He has a sky high NFL passer rating and big time throw rate, but the 2nd highest time to throw.
-Bo Nix is throwing significantly shorter passes than the other QBs, but he is very high efficiency. His NFL passer rating and 1st down rate on pressures is extremely high. He grades very well, but it is worth noting he is pressured half as often as the other prospects.
-PFF graded JJ McCarthy very well under pressure and this was with an average ADOT. He has the second highest completion % in the group after Nix, but his ADOT is 4 yards greater. His NFL passer rating and 1st down rate on pressures arevery high and his receivers have let him down the most with drops, but he has the 2nd highest turnover worthy rate % after Caleb.
-Michael Penix has an average PFF grade under pressure. Penix is only completing 43% of his passes when under pressure, but his adj. completion rate is average amongst the prospects. Penix has been sacked second least, with the lowest time to throw, even though he leads all the other in ADOT. Penix converts pressures to first downs at the 2nd lowest rate in the group.
-Quin Ewers has an average PFF grade when pressured. His TD to INT ratio is the worst in the group. His completion % and adj. Completion % are about average, but he is the worst at turning pressures into first downs, but he also has the lowest turnover worthy play rate. Ewers has the highest pressure to sack ratio in the group.