It's one thing as a quarterback to sit there and warm up. And there's one thing to throw routes. And there's another thing when you drop back in the pocket and, when a guy comes open, to really be able to urgently - bam - all of a sudden. That guy's open; your body has to do what your mind's telling you.
In pick-and-roll situations, I feel like the NBA is all pick-and-rolls, so I want to be able to handle the ball in pick-and-rolls and make the right read, make the right passes, and make plays for my teammates.
I try to go through my reads and then, if I have the option to run, I do run.
You can work on routes all day in practice but in the game what it comes down to is if somebody is open or not. You kind of go through your progressions and go through it that way.
I think as a play-caller, you have to just go out there, rely on your guys that you have that are out there, rely on the fact that they have ability. And as a quarterback, you have to go out there and just go through your reads.
Getting through the reads in an efficient manner. I don't want to stay on receivers too long to where a bad decision is made.
You have to go through your reads and you have to make smart decisions because if you start forcing it in to double coverage you will get into bad habits and that is when bad plays happen.
You see Tom Brady, you see Alex Smith, and you see all those guys in the pocket and how quick they are with their footwork and how they get the ball out fast. I have to get like that.
I'm good at extending plays and finding throwing lanes.
I have to make sure that we're in the right plays and I can get the ball out quickly and get into our playmakers' hands.
A quarterback is always going to be the most valuable player on a football field because he touches the ball every single offensive play.
I just think that's the key to all of the quarterbacks throughout the league. You want to have a consistent drop, a consistent balance in the pocket so that you can really get everything into the throw, so that you are throwing with good velocity.
For me, it's just staying myself, trusting the process, trusting the game, just going through my reads at the end of the day.
The passing game is timing and trust, expecting those guys to be in the right spot at the right time.
