Caleb is facing the highest blitz rate in the Next Gen Stats era (since 2018).

Right now his Blitz Rate is 53.1%, but even with that he still has a CPOE of +6.9% and EPA/DB of +0.23 which is insane.

For a full season as qualified starters, the two highest Blitz rates and only QBs within 10% of Caleb's are Newton in 2020 and Mariota in 2022, yet neither of them was successful that season:

Newton 2020 -1.4% CPOE -0.07 EPA/DB
Mariota 2022 -0.9% CPOE -0.04 EPA/DB

Both had slightly below-average seasons with that high of a blitz rate.

The blitz rate has impacted Caleb's ability to throw downfield, but that has actually helped him play on time and get the ball out of his hands quicker. Now that he is mastering that, but can still play outside of structure and extend plays, they are making him even that much more difficult to defend.

9 hours ago, adam said:

The blitz rate has impacted Caleb's ability to throw downfield, but that has actually helped him play on time and get the ball out of his hands quicker. Now that he is mastering that, but can still play outside of structure and extend plays, they are making him even that much more difficult to defend.

For sure. This past week he was a surgeon, and also once he makes the read, his compact throwing motion is SO fast it reminds me of Marino. So that doubles the effectiveness of playing in tempo.

I think this is in part why WR and bubble screens are working for us this year after watching them fail for 30 years. The comes out of Caleb's hand so fast, the play actually works in terms of timing.