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Joe B (The Athletic) on passing game problems (with data)
HappyDays replied to dave mcbride's topic in The Stadium Wall
I'd like to think Brady is lying through his teeth here. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt that he doesn't really believe this. -
Joe B (The Athletic) on passing game problems (with data)
HappyDays replied to dave mcbride's topic in The Stadium Wall
Yeah anyways a better throw would have given him a chance to run after the catch and probably pick up like 5 yards. -
Joe B (The Athletic) on passing game problems (with data)
HappyDays replied to dave mcbride's topic in The Stadium Wall
I guess. I've criticized this regime plenty for neutering what makes Allen special but I don't know that even I want Allen to make that throw in that moment. Moore has a poor catch radius and his CB has good leverage to break on the catch. Allen would have to tag that directly to his chest 30 yards downfield with pressure in his face, and even then I think it gets broken up. If that's AJ Brown sure I want him making that throw. Check down is the right option here, he just misses the throw. -
Joe B (The Athletic) on passing game problems (with data)
HappyDays replied to dave mcbride's topic in The Stadium Wall
I definitely do not agree that Moore was open when Allen got his eyes there. Especially with a pass rusher in his face that would have been a crazy difficult throw. And I can guarantee you this coaching staff does not want Allen making that throw. They want him playing it safe until absolutely necessary. -
Joe B (The Athletic) on passing game problems (with data)
HappyDays replied to dave mcbride's topic in The Stadium Wall
The first one you explained yourself. Moore just has to make that catch cleanly. The second one what makes you think Moore was an option? It's clearly a fake screen and seam to Shavers, very similar to the TD Kincaid caught against the Saints. Nice try from Shavers acting like he's gearing up to block but #2 doesn't bite on the fake so the concept is DOA. Moore was never getting that ball. Allen just needed to make a better throw to Davis to pick up some positive yardage on an otherwise broken play. Pressure in his face or not that is a throw he can make in his sleep but he rushed it. -
The first one didn't count on the stat sheet because of the penalty. The second one I'm guessing they officially recorded it as a throwaway? Even official stats can be subjective like that.
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Joe B (The Athletic) on passing game problems (with data)
HappyDays replied to dave mcbride's topic in The Stadium Wall
First play the read is low to high, which has been the case on almost every play since Brady took over. Second play I'm very confused about the route combination on the right side. Shakir's route has him practically running into Coleman... Zero chance of Allen hitting the top of his drop and completing that pass. Looks to me like Allen has the right read here. He's looking at the safety sitting on the 50 yard line to see if he declares for Shavers or Kincaid. Whichever one he declares Allen will hit the other one. Of course Shavers' CB straight up tackles him which kills that concept but also draws an easy penalty. -
Joe B (The Athletic) on passing game problems (with data)
HappyDays replied to dave mcbride's topic in The Stadium Wall
Against Baltimore and Houston last year it looked just as bad as it has these past few games. Wasn't great against the Jets the following week either but we managed to grind out a win off of our run game. Trading for Cooper is what caused our pass game to open up for the rest of the season. I know he didn't perform to the level we all hoped but just having that legit vertical threat outside made a huge difference. Like in the KC game there were two TD drives that only happened because of big completions to Cooper downfield. Just the fact that teams had to respect him opened up other stuff underneath.
