Originally posted by Memphis9er:
Originally posted by backontop:
Originally posted by Afrikan:
Originally posted by backontop:
Originally posted by LambdaChi49:
From Lynch..
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In the first round of team drills, I timed the two quarterbacks in getting rid of the ball. On his three throws, Smith took 3.5, 4, and 4 seconds to get the ball out. Hill went 2, 1.5, 1.5 and 2 seconds on his four throws.
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Hmm, this is a little troubling. Smith's taking almost DOUBLE the time to get rid of the ball.
The only explanation or reason for this would be Smith is throwing deeper passes therefore they naturally take longer to get rid of.
I want to see the timing of passes from BOTH QBs on short AND long passes.
If Smith is taking 3-4 seconds to get rid of the ball on a little dink and dunk passes then forget it.
I think you were correct with the first option. Most of Smith's highlights in camp have all been long passes. I don't think I have heard anything about Hill connecting on a deep throw. I am sure that he has but it just isn't being written about.
yeah....but you would think Lynch would have mentioned that.....I'm sure he would have because that would be an obvious explanation...... I wonder if others have timed the 2 QBs in practice......but I do know for a fact that, that is one of things Hill does best....and he prides himself on it.....getting rid of the ball fast...
I believe Hill brought up a point awhile back, that if someone timed how long it took him to run a play, compared to other "strong armed" QBs.....that it would be similar or to his favor....because he reads defenses pretty fast and gets rid of the ball so quick....and of course accurate and throws catchable soft passes......which all together results in making our WRs and overall offense look better....
its just funny thinking way back when Hill was first starting to play for us.... he would throw a pass and I'd be like OMG 
someone is going to pick it....because it looked like it was floating......but you would see no one there but a WR.....and I'd be like WTF...did the Defense F'up
.....phew..that was close.........OMG HE'S AT IT AGAIN!!!!
but I started to get used to accepting that Hill knows what he is doing.....sure he got nervous playing in front of his Family in that Rams game.....and sure some mistakes in that Cards game.....but I'm fully comfortable now when I see those soft looking passes go over the middle 
I thought I was the only one. I would be like WTF throw it harder. Oh dear god here comes pick 6. And nothing! Next play same thing, next play same thing. Then he throws deep and I would be like WTF was that!!! a bird a plane. Yup it was a duck thrown by Hill. Every time he threw my heart would stop for a few seconds.
He still has that effect on me,floaters eventually get picked.Smith has done the same thing as well on some of the deep throws.I do not get how guys that throw the ball for a living can't consistently get rotation on it,it makes accuracy suffer and allows DB's time to get their hands on the ball.
deep floaters....yes.....but the short to intermediate passes, well Hill still throws spirals but it doesn't seem like with much velocity but it gets there and most of the time to where the WR catches it on the run but it is also very catchable....its like it just drops to them....where as a bullet from a strong armed QB...the receiver has to
catch it.....sounds weird, but I hope it makes sense.
the thing with these passes is that Hill reads the defense, knows where to go and quickly gets rid of the pass and finds the open area where the WR can get it and it is away from the defender....sometimes he takes chances, like that pass to Vernon over the deep middle against the Cards...but that comes from the confidence he has, that His player will make a play if he throws it to where our receiver has the best chance at getting it..... that pass to Vernon, while the Safety was underneath him....well Vernon had the best look at it...buy the time the Safety could turn around, it was too late.
