Jacoby Brissett: 2014 Highlight Reel

Recently Matthew touched on just how good of a season Jacoby had in 2014. Here is a recent highlight video of Brissett’s junior campaign. Number 12 will be all important this season as he looks to catapult the Pack towards the top of the ACC. As I watched these highlights I can’t help but notice how good Jacoby is at navigating the pocket and using his legs to extend plays. This ability is rare and is a huge problem for opposing defenses. A great example occurs at the 1:44 mark in the video where Brissett simply steps up in the pocket to thwart a defensive end who was in his face before he could look up field, Jacoby then composed himself and threw a strike to Bo Hines for the score. In the prior sentence I use the term “simply” loosely as it was not that simple of a move and a move only a handful of QB’s can make at the collegiate level. Is Jacoby primed to become the number 1 signal caller in the ACC? Time will tell as the season is quickly approaching.