Ok, going back to some real Jimmy G technical discussion:
I saw that PFF rated him #10 overall. I wager what's keeping him relatively low in the rankings is the fact that they graded him #24 in "big time throws", which I'm equating to being deeper balls that have the receiver somewhat covered (versus that wide open Goodwin in Cincinnati for instance). Maybe that first TD of the year to Richie James is a big time throw, or had Samuel came down with that bomb, that surely would have been.
But anyway it begs the question. The one thing I think we haven't seen a ton of from Jimmy in a 49ers uniform (don't know about Patriots) are deep ball attempts, let alone completions. It seems like a high percentage of the deeper attempts has a receiver pretty open thanks to Shanny.
He seems to do very well in the intermediate range (and obviously short) which is what makes him a much more efficient QB at moving the ball than most other 49er QBs the last 20 years, but the deep ball so far I don't think we can say is special. I feel possibly that the lack of intimidating teams in that fashion is what is holding him back possibly, or maybe just his perception.
Curious what you guys think, and if part of it could be the Shanahan offense and/or receivers? You'd hope we'd see more of it with Goodwin.
I'll optimistically defer to this becoming a bigger part of his game as the season goes on. I feel it's gonna be necessary for him to transcend as a universally top regarded QB. I'd consider the throws to Richie James and Breida for the TD in the KC preseason game as "big time throws".
I mean, Wilson makes 2 or 3 long completions a game and people think he's actually a great QB....meanwhile he would kill to consistently play from the pocket like Jimmy.
[ Edited by JTsBiggestFan on Sep 25, 2019 at 4:18 PM ]
