(01-08-2024, 06:00 PM)ChrisJagBoy Wrote:

(01-08-2024, 05:56 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: Meh - that whole narrative is way overblown. 

He threw 13 passes inside the numbers yesterday.

This "middle of the field" horse [BLEEP] ppl have been on about all year is mostly garbage

Trevor is hesitant to go over the middle vs certain coverages or defenders, but he has also shown a willingness to do it in multiple games this year and the play calling has given him tons of M.o.F. targets to choose from. 
he could get better with choosing the easy stuff over the middle instead of going hero-mode at times,  but he does it a very solid amount. 

Here are just a few games that show plenty between the numbers:

I'm not gonna speak on this much because it's not something I really payed too much attention too but I do feel like Trevor tends to wait too long when he does throw over the middle. Instead of ever hitting a guy in stride to gain YAC it feels like the only time he does it is on a quick in or curl route and almost always they are standing still when it happens.

I could be wrong, but that's what it always seems like.

That is indeed sometimes the case. That MoF route is often a second or third read and he wants the deep route so badly - he waits too long to come off of it and throw shorter over the middle if it isn't the primary. This disrupts the intended timing of the route.

I pointed this out a few times in November and December in game threads and post game chatter sessions. 

Should be something he can get better at, but again, it is this hero-ball thing in his DNA that is clouding his judgement. He hasn't learned when to just be smart with the football and he isn't arriving at that decision in under 2.2 seconds yet. At least not consistently. 

It would help if we had a line that gave him 2.5 or more seconds like 26 starting NFL QBs enjoyed this year, but we don't have that.

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