Originally posted by BigMar:
Originally posted by NCommand:
Originally posted by BigMar:
Originally posted by AKfanster:
The issue isn't Hill or the WRs. We know what those guys are capable of doing, just look at last season's offense. If I remember right, we were right near the top of the league with passes of 20+ yards.
The issue is Raye's playcalling and Sings desire to be a running team.
20+ yards when J.T. O'Sullivan was starting. Not with Hill.
Hill had 27 20+ pass completions in 8 starts last year. Double that and that's 54 which would put him 3rd in the NFL behind only Drew Brees (66) & Jay Cutler (55). Even more impressive is that Hill's offense was a pared-down version compared to when J.T. O'Sullivan was our QB the first half of the year. So again, these arguments about Hill's weak arm is ignorant.
Uhmmmm..... The 9ers brass and Hill himself to an extent all clearly recognize Hill has arm limitations, so I guess you are calling them ignorant, ehhh?
Sorry, wasn't referring to you in particular as being ignorant (that was from another post topic). I've heard from Hill that he says he HEARS that people talk about his arm strength as being an issue and how it doesn't bother him. I also don't believe our brass is subscribing to the idea that he is not
able to make those throws either as I do it has more to do with Singletary's goal to not risk anything and throw only high percentage passes and consequently, Raye is just the OC for that style.
You'll notice in the highlight reel in the other post, Hill never hesitated on any of those 20+ throws and threw them on a dime. This year, Hill won't even pass unless the WR appears to be wide open except on occasion. I think Raye/Singletary have preached to Hill NOT TO LOSE GAMES. He knows his roll with us. Hill, like any QB, needs to get into a rhythm. He can't be asked to hand off all game, throw under 10 yards and then suddenly hit a 50 yard bomb (though, he did do that too).
Unfortunately, after last year, it is obvious to me that he CAN make those throws and that's what we need to go far in this league with a nice balance of run and pass as dictated by the defenses and how they play us. Perhaps, as the year progresses and as Raye learns about his player capabilities, he will start to open up the offense and let Hill even audible (which would be huge)!
[ Edited by NCommand on Sep 23, 2009 at 3:48 PM ]