Colts: What each quarterback on the roster needs to improve upon most

2. Jacob Eason: Mechanics

There might not be a quarterback in the last two draft classes that can claim to have a stronger arm than Eason in terms of raw velocity. He makes 50-yard throws down the sidelines look easy and can almost take a receiver’s hands clean off with a pass over the middle. Why wasn’t he a unanimous Round 1 pick?

Well, Eason has accuracy issues that stem from mechanical flaws. His release is quick and snappy for someone as big as he is, but his Washington game film is littered with throws made from awkward angles thanks to poor footwork.

Jacob Eason needs to make strides as a passer.

He was able to get away with this in college on pure arm talent alone. In the NFL, where everything is five times as fast, that minor mechanical mishap could be the difference between hitting a receiver in stride and getting intercepted.

Eason has already had a rough go of it, as he missed an entire preseason in which he could show off his improvements last year due to the pandemic. This year will critical for the second-year signal caller because it will show Reich how much he’s absorbed over the last few months and how ready he would be to replace Wentz.