Jacob Eason was not activated for a single Colts game in his rookie season. His job was to learn the playbook and watch a movie from veterans Philip Rivers or Jacoby Brissett.
Eason, however, took advantage of his time off the field, primarily with then-quarterbacks coach (and now offensive coordinator) Marcus Brady, with whom he has an excellent relationship.
Today is the time for the young second year passer show everything what you learned in theory and put it into practice.
Carson Wentz, acquired in a trade with Philadelphia, had to have foot surgery that will keep it out of circulation for between five and 12 weeks, the Indianapolis coach reported, France.
Unless Colts sign a veteran free agent in the next few hours, everything indicates that Reich and Brady have enough trust in Eason to start the regular season with the fourth-round pick in 2020 from Washington.
“It’s observing yourself, seeing your decisions, your progressions, your progress,” Eason said., so far the QB1 in Indianapolis. “It’s very different to watch someone else do it, you can’t always see what they’re thinking, but you can talk about it. But, when you are doing it, you know what you are thinking. I’ve been watching and you can make those self-corrections ”.
“I am having many repetitions and I’m having a lot of improvement, feeling more and more comfortable every day, ”added Eason. “I want to be consistent, it is the most important thing for me at the moment. I want to go out there and be consistent, have good practice and stack reps. “
“I think he did a good job moving in the protection bag,” commented Brady., after one of the weekend practices. “We’re trying to emphasize that when you’re moving, keep both hands on the ball to protect it. Obviously, we don’t want that catastrophic play. So I think he handled it well, he came out of the bag, but without forcing passes, and if there is nothing, he takes three or four yards. “
Eason didn’t practice much in 2020 due to the pandemic, But in 2021 he has not only the training camp, but three preseason games, which will surely be very important for him, Reich and the rest of the Colts’ coaching staff, facing the Week 1 game of the regular season, the September 12 at home against Seattle.
On Saturday, Indianapolis signed Brett Hundley. The other quarterbacks in the training camp are Jalen Morton and Sam Ehlinger, sixth-round pick in the 2021 Draft.
