Quote:If Henne isn't very good at getting rid of the ball quicker then we have a bigger problem then we should have.

 

Henne getting rid of the ball quicker should be a big focus point of practices going forward. It really should have already been focused on really.

 

Design plays to make that happen and practice them over and over and over and over, until Henne and the rookie WRs have them down.

 

Of course you need to have several of them so the defense doesn't know what's coming.

 

Then run them as much as you can in the game, at least until the defense backs off some.

 

Of course you will need to mix in deep and intermediate passes along the way, just don't try it when a blitz is coming.

 

Make sure Henne knows that he CANNOT hesitate and that he must make the quick throw, and make sure the WR understands that it's coming to him and quickly.

 

If Henne is incapable of making those quick positive yards throws, then look down your bench and see if there might be a QB there who might be able to make those quick throws.

You do understand the danger of the approach of getting all his passes off quickly in slants/quick outs, etc...don't you?


Defenses will play tight and not respect anything long or intermediate... And you will have situations like this past Sunday when even a quick screen/hitch can get picked and taken to the house (I know that did not actually happen, but it nearly did).


Shorter drops and quicker passes help only a little.

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