I think there are two major things.
1. As milkman points out, confidence. I do think he's seemed more confident than last year.
2. His accuracy to make simple throws. I don't understand why people criticize him like he can't make certain throws. He's not Manning, but he has the arm to make throws all over the field. He just doesn't do it consistently and accurately. Look at that bullet he threw for a TD at Houston, or that beautiful rainbow he threw to Tucker the other day. The guy can make the throws. He just doesn't. Every single QB in the NFL makes a couple overthrows on deep balls on a weekly basis. They just don't follow it up by winging it 8 miles over Charles' head from 5 yards away.
That won't make him a franchise guy necessarily, but it'd be enough to actually win playoff games with a running game and defense.
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