Quote:I disagree. i believe its the other way around. Defenses give cushion to receivers because they don't want to get beat deep. Defenses know that Brady/Rogers WILL make them pay deep if they get beat, so they tend to give the underneath. This is why receivers from NE and GB always look "open". Now, they are additionally deadly because Brady/Rodgers are accurate and scans the field quickly, so even short passes becomes dangerous weapons for them.


They are also experienced, so you can't really blitz them because they'll know where its coming from and kill you.


In general, defenses want to keep the offenses in front of them. Until we show, consistently that our receivers are good enough to get behind their coverage and that our young QB can deliver the ball, they'll keep sitting on the shorter routes and blitz.

I'll tell you a secret.... The defense you play against a qb you don't respect is a stacked box. You already know they cant make the stick throws in one-on-one coverage so you crowd the box and take away the run. You do this all game until they show they can beat it consistently. We have seen this type of defense since 2008.


Just because its man to man doesn't mean the play call should be a deep bomb. Man to man means put the ball on target so the wideout can catch it and make a move. Open in the NFL is a yard or two. For the most part good qbs are constantly making stick throws into tight windows.


The wideouts for the most part are usually as open as they are gonna get. This ain't college where guys are open 10 yards down the field every play. The qb has to excel at making tight window throws. This is like the same conversation I had with previous qbs. In my mind this is not a good sign.


Like I've said I am a defender of this team and will possibly be back to it tomorrow. I really want Blake to excel but he is not making the throws and getting the chunk yardage consistently. 298 on 50 attempts is not quality. That is very average. Hopefully next week is the week we see humans this team turn the corner.


I just knew that week was this week.....

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