(12-20-2019, 02:51 PM)rfc17 Wrote: I'll have to find the link but saw some nextgen type stats that showed Lamar is throwing to receivers that are far more wide open than your average QB does.  It's just an undeniable truth in football that running QBs have bigger lanes to throw to in the passing game because defenses have to scheme differently worrying about the run.  Not even sure why that's a controversial subject.  It's not a knock on Lamar, it's just the reality that his ability to run allows to him have an easier defense to throw against than a traditional pocket QB.  Whether it be defenses having to worry about playing man coverage because the back 7 have to turn their back to the QB, to LBers having to focus more on him than they do the TEs and RBs coming out of the backfield, LBers having to play closer to the line of scrimmage which opens up bigger gaps between the LBs and safeties, etc... it's an endless list of reasons why it's so much harder for defenses to defend a running QB that is also proficient at passing the ball.  Put Lamar in an offense that wasnt schemed around his skillset and forced him to stand in the pocket and he wouldnt be nearly the same player.  Even when you watch him you see some throws that are pretty terrible at least a few times a game.  The guy isnt Drew Brees as a passer.  But he is still a great player.  And like all QBs who are gifted runners, if they take one bad shot and they lose that aspect of their game, those huge passing lanes get a lot more narrow and do they then become just another average QB?  Or like RG3 do they even belong in the league anymore?