if you werent such a numb nut i could stick to football. at least the other guy, while he cant see that the linebacker isnt facing hte other direction can talk about football with me. your absurdity is beyond comprehension.
It's not about numbers Off target throws in a dome with no wind are catchable but with enough wind involved he has to be as accurate as possible Accuracy is an issue 99.8 passer rating is great but these are things that could hurt us in November and December
Yes. Everyone on this site would love anything even close to a 99.8 passer rating the last four years. Even if it was for one year. The point is, it was one game, where he played a singled quarter. Talk about over reaction. Lets see him string together some consistent play before we make it seem like its a given that he will continue to be very accurate (even though he wasnt with ball placement on the majority of throws). Have you ever looked at his other preseason games? Im pretty sure for the most part they have been very good outside of last year. Look how that turned out. I sure as hell didnt reflect his play during the season.
I implore you to watch the play again. I mean it. In Sanchez's line of vision, #21 and #10 were both present. Holmes is covered by CB presumably, [he is behind the LB already] and #21 is currently uncovered. What do YOU do as a LB? Your primary responsibility is the shallow zone behind the LoS, and a receiver is lurking in YOUR zone. Do you abandon him and chase Holmes? Is that what you are going to do? Really? You are caught in catch 22, literally. [This is how offenses apply stretch concept against zone defenses, if you didn't realize yet. You are stretched vertically - one with shallow receiver, and another deeper, slanting WR. Make your pick, and choose your poison. You are in no-win situation.] And even though such was the situation, the throw was by no means an easy one. If the throw was slightly off [ahead, behind, high, low, whatever] it would have been decent gain - but that's all. The ball came in at the sweet spot - and hitting these sweet spots is not 'decent' throws. As you can see, the LB was only a split second off - and the ball was in Holmes's hand. Sanchez led with his eye sights well here, and until the LB saw the trajectory, he couldn't commit himself to either receiver. By the time he realized Holmes was the receiver, it was too late.
I may be speaking too soon but from what I have seen from this offensive scheme, this is probably Sanchez's best chance to perform at a high level. The slants up field and seam routes are a defensive nightmare. We might be surprised by how well this season might turn out. Now watch Sancho throw three picks tomorrow and rain on my parade.
"It's just so easy! Everything you do with Tom...you come out of your break and BOOM...there's the ball exactly where it's supposed to be" I'd love to hear these kinda quotes, coming from our receivers. I ain't holding my breath...
The thing is... that trait [the ball being at exactly where it's supposed to be thing] seems to be the quintessential trait for any successful QB. I recall Michael Irvin saying exactly same thing about Aikman years ago - not an exact quote, but Irvin basically said he could catch the ball with his eyes closed if he had to, since he knew where the ball was going to come at. In a few of his TD passes, Irvin didn't look at the ball till the very last minute, indeed - it seemed as if Irvin did know where the ball was coming at. And Rice said of Montana in that light as well. Now, these QBs are a rarity, and exception.
Kerley was triple teamed on that play , I should have thrown it to him, my fault I have to play better
So you fear for a QB to improve and have success? That is dumb. Yes, which is why I want to see if he can have the same success against the giants.
