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He certainly isn't perfect. He's still over-throwing, as you pointed out, particularly early in the game (it'd happen all game long throughout the first 3 games).
He's still taking time to move through his progressions. Much like a new driver has to see everything and consider it (whereas an experienced driver sees everything internally but dismisses most of it as irrelevant), it's only experience that teaches.

A defense that hurries his decision making (or denies it altogether) plays into his inexperience. When allowed to get into rhythm, he'll find and throw the right route.

I mean this is his third year in the system.  He had two years under a veteran to learn the offense.  He had over 2 full games of starting snaps last year to adjust to the speed of the game.  That's way more than a lot of other current starting QBs have.

Every week, all over the country, there are first-year QBs contributing better.  And plenty of them have crappy olines as well.

Again, I'm not really trying to run-down Arch and I certainly take no joy in it.  I just think he's a known quantity at this point.  I don't think he's going to suddenly hit a light switch and everything will change.  This is who he is, and who he is, really just isn't good enough to meet the lofty goals of this team.