Minshew releasing the ball sooner

Gardner Minshew is improving, in part because he’s releasing the ball sooner this season, writes Chris Trapasso:

“Let's start with the speed at which Minshew's gotten the football out of his hands this year compared to last season. The short, quick passing game is the cornerstone of the West Coast Offense and needs to be the calling card of a passer with a limited arm like Minshew. 

It's actually amazing Minshew played as well as he did as a rookie considering how long he held onto the football. He's clearly much more comfortable now that he's in Year 2, and Gruden's system must speak to him more than John DeFilippo's did. 

And about that system difference -- Gruden has started the season utilizing play-action just about twice as often as DeFilippo did with Minshew a season ago (14.2% vs. 28.2%). He's completed 76.5% of his play-action passes at a hefty 9.2 yards per attempt with two touchdowns and no interceptions.”

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