Originally posted by smileyman:Originally posted by Joecool:
You seriously need to understand the simple fact that in the NFL, if the QB takes 3 seconds before he makes his decision, then it is the QBs fault.
Why don't you take a look at most of Smith's completions...3 seconds is not needed and is normally not allowed to any QB.
But you won't understand until we have a probowl OL and still give up a lot of sacks.
I actually agree with this. Something like 80% of Alex's plays were over by 3 seconds--either throwing the ball away or complete. He had one 4 second pass play, and one 5 second (but that was a rollout so it an entirely different thing).
The three TD passes came on a 3 second play, 2 second, and 3 second. The only time a QB should need more than 3 seconds is if his receivers can't get open and if it's not done by 4 or 5 then he needs to get rid of the ball because it ain't happening.
What throwing from the shotgun allows Alex to do is see the field better and find the open man, which is why he's more successful running from there.
There's no reason we can't run a deep route from under center--but Raye refuses to call them. He'd rather call short crossing patterns or 5 yd post patterns that take the same amount of time to complete.
That's the difference -- the view, the time he's taking to drop back, and the shortened distance the defenders have on their way to him. I agree, we should be taking deep shots to back the defense off, but our line has to allow for enough time for Alex to actually set his feet and THROW those kinds of passes.