Interesting? Its fucking horrifying. It basically solidifies what we all knew for the majority of last year, but have willfully forgot in the fog of the offseason (with a healthy dose of advanced stats to confuse what our eyes have told us).
A dude who's always had really shitty mechanics has a toasted shoulder. In order to get ANY juice on the ball, he basically has to turn his body into an elastic and slingshot blindly towards the receiver.
Everyone keeps saying shit like, "every QB has horrid throws like Cam. We were just spoiled by Brady!" It sounds reasonable. But, even if you just watch Pat's games, you see 16+ other QBs throughout the season. Really think - how many of them have you seen miss SO horrendously on dumps to running backs as safety valves? On 3 yard drags crossing the field right in front of them? I dont care what his completion percentage is - those plays are drive killers, and hes the most wild QB on the field almost every Sunday.
I dont want to dig into the Dalton/Cam debate too deep. Dalton was just an example, and I'm not in love with him or anything. But let's be clear: the last 3+ years, Dalton has had garbage lines, young/rookie receivers, a broken AJ Green, and guys like Jeremy Hill running the ball 200+ times. His pieces were trash, and the plays were being called from the brilliant minds of Bill Lazor and Brian Callahan.
During that same time, Cam had perennial studs on his line - Kalil, Turner, Norwell combined for several pro bowls and all pro selections - Christian McCaffrey, DJ Moore, Curtis Samuel (the same dude many on this board are pining for the Pat's to sign this offseason), and Greg Olsen.
Again, I'm not in love with Dalton or anything. But yes, I do believe that with this teams offensive line and running game, Dalton would be a better QB for this team both last year and this upcoming year, regardless of Cams experience in the system. If the biggest perk for signing Cam as your starter is wish casting like, "I dunno. People like him. Maybe better players sign here because of him?" Well...I think that's a problem.
As for his leadership? He was a great leader last year, too. And the offense fucking sucked.