Quarterback Spotlight: Sean Mannion (Oregon State)

vs SAN DIEGO STATE

[1st 6:32] Elongated motion becomes an issue here. In attempting the deep ball, he got strip-sacked. [1st 6:07] Missed the deep ball dropping. Stiff front leg killed the momentum coming forward from his hips.

Strong arm. Might be a see-it-and-throw-it type of guy. Surprisingly not Philip Rivers slow. [1st 2:50]  Deep ball thrown right over a defender with high velocity for a huge gain. [1st 0:54] DPI call, but threw a ball where the defender could have made a play on it without the call. Again, his stiff front leg keeps him from getting full momentum and staying tall in the pocket. Not a great decision to throw the ball. His man had maybe a half-step ahead of the defender.

[2nd 10:35] Steps up into the pocket nicely and throws a nice bucket pass in stride. [2nd 10:27] Throws into tight coverage on a short pass. Couldn't get the first down. Doesn't stand tall through his throwing motion. [3rd 11:33] Takes pressure, resets his feet quickly, then sent the ball off. Impressive that the ball left his hand and hit his target. [4th 12:00] Throws some passes that he just can't make. [4th 9:12] Throws a nice jump ball down the sideline in stride. [4th 4:25] Badly over-throws his target, resulting in an interception.