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Right you are. But those situations (above vs behind) will happen, and yes Brewer will throw more picks if he plays from behind too much. But on top of the situation he's placed in, his numbers will also wiggle a little based on his own risk/reward mindset.

Ultimately what I want is Brewer's mindset from games 5 thru 13 last season with more familiarity with the system and his teammates. Oh, and healthy, too. If we get that, I think Brewer maintains a 2:1 TD to pick ratio.

There's a question of priority. Is Brewer more concerned with throwing TDs or not throwing picks? I'm sure more than 25 TDs is attainable for him, and I'm sure fewer than 10 INTs is as well. But he'll miss out on some TDs if he is consciously avoiding throwing picks, and he'll toss a few more INTs if he's pressing to pad his TD passes.

Pulling numbers out of my ass, I'll predict 24 TDs to 12 INTs.

I'm a little surprised Searels is kind of throwing him to the wolves like that, just for fear of destroying his confidence. That highlight from practice that showed how frustrated he was getting beaten by Dooley, he's gotta be feeling that in spades right now. Having said that, all the one on one time with Searels hopefully shows Yosh how well regarded he is.

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