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Not trying to be a but... I really think Kaep is just as raw now as he was in his rookie season. He looks ridiculously uncomfortable when he's confined to the pocket. Teams just play contain with the ends and push up the middle. You don't even need to have the pressure get to him, but don't give him avenues to run, and he crumbles.
The reason is when you scramble, your reads get simplified. As you run (presumably to your strong side), all the receivers are taught to stop their routes and run towards the same sideline. So the routes just become straight lines and simple to see. Secondly, it removes the need for timing on a pass. On standard play, the routes are specifically designed to be timed with the drop, so you'll have different route combinations with a 3 step, 5 step, 7 step, or play-action drop. When you just abandon the play and rollout, it removes the need the have an understanding of route concepts and timing.
This is why a lot of these runners devolve into 1-read quarterbacks. If their primary isn't open, they don't have the ability/patience/poise to made reads, so they just roll to the right and all the routes change. Kaep is still in this stage of his career 3 years later. He's 27. I don't see him ever progressing, and he's going to rely on a coach/coordinator willing to run a gimmick offense that will be really limited
