Originally posted by Giedi:
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Originally posted by libertyforever:
Originally posted by random49er:
Originally posted by libertyforever:
If you see it as just completing a pass, sure.
However, that is not it. For short passes especially, it is important to hit the receiver on stride for YAC.
This also improves exponentially the shorter the pass is. Not sure what u are trying to say.
Originally posted by libertyforever:
U want those short passes to be as perfect as possible, not just catchable. In that sense, I disagree with you.
You want ALL passes to be as perfect as possible,... No?
It is easier to be more accurate the shorter the throw if you look at it like a basketball hoop, but I disagree because the hoop should not be the same size. The longer the throw the more time for the receiver to make adjustments.
I think short passes are as hard as long passes. *The catch* is an example. Joe couldn't even see Dwight when he threw because Ed "too tall" Jones was obscuring his vision. So he threw it blindly.
Another example, Jimmy throwing to (I think) Jeff Wilson to win the cardial game a few years back. Same thing. Jimmy couldn't see Jeff Wilson because a blitz was coming his way and the left tackle obscuring his vision. He just had to trust Jeff was where he was supposed to be and threw it.
Finally these outlet/check down passes are 4th or 5th reads, and they are the last options prior to just bailing out of the pocket. In that sense, their lower priorities tend to make them just as hard to throw as long passes because of all the reads you have to do before reading the short pass option.
You're reaching to make a simple comparison more complicated when it's not.
Hitting a pass further down the field is harder. It takes more arm strength and better accuracy.
Everything you said is even harder for longer passes down the field. If you can't see where you're throwing shorter throws are still easier in those conditions than longer throws.
Now if you want to play it off like shorter passes typically require faster processing and quicker release to be successful that's another thing all together. But when you break it down to simply which throw is easier it is always shorter throws easier than longer ones.
No different than easier to hit a target with a gun a lot closer to you than further away. But if there's someone right on top of you trying to murder you obviously it's more stressful and harder to draw and shoot the attacker vs seeing them come from a distance and having the time to target them and get them from further away.
