"That's the key to elite cornerback play in the NFL.There isn't a starting corner in the league who is allowing fewer than 45 percent of passes thrown his way to be caught. Even in 2009, Revis' best season and probably the best season of cornerback play overall in the past decade, he allowed 36.9 percent of passes thrown his way to be hauled in, more than a third of all targets."

 

 

This just reinforces what most already know, it's a passing league. If 45 percent of passes thrown are caught, it shows that with just a decent line geared to pass blocking, an acccurate QB, an innovate coordinator, good tight ends,and two decent receivers, any team can score 30 points a game.The odds clearly show that if the first 3 plays in a series are passes, at least one will connect for a 1st down. You don't even need big names or great receivers to run this scheme. That is the reason a guy has great numbers in a passing system but is just a guy if he is in Jacksonville. With the Pats,everyone from the running backs, tight ends,are picked on their ability to catch the ball. There are no Mercedes Lewis kept around for their blocking ability. It's pass, pass, pass, mixed in with an occasional run.Green bay and New England with their 3 step drops, figured this out long ago. It also stops your QB from being sacked so often.

  They only run more to move the clock in the 4th quarter, or if the safeties start backing up 20 yards.

The Jack Del Rio's, and the Bradleys,run and stop the run types, never followed this air it out theory. JDR and Gus pass when they have to, and when the defense knows they have to. They also lose a lot. ( Note: I dont count Jedds 2 yard swing passes as a pass. it's not spreading the field,and they never work.). But in this last game Jedd throws down field, and gets first downs. He mixes in runs that work better because we are passing. Toby looks good again. Jags Win. Who would have thunk it? Maybe the 1000 fans screaming throw the ball Jedd!

Of course Gus will claim it is because he challenged his players, but I am starting to ignore Gus, hopefully Jedd keeps airing it out.

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