ProFootballFocus - Going Deep

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(05-12-2011 05:28 PM)Beef Wrote:  Being 20 of 31 is so incredibly subjective though that you can't pin that on his ability to actually do it (throw deep with accuracy and timing).

Our O-Line is partly to blame.
Our lack of receivers capable of spreading the field is partly to blame.
Our lack of a change-of-pace RB to keep defenses guessing is partly to blame.
Opposing defenses stacking the box & blitzing over 50% of plays is partly to blame.
Our run-first philosphy is partly to blame.
Our OC's insistance on being vanilla and 2-dimensional (mostly due to lack of personnel) is partly to blame.

Those things contribute a crap ton more to Ryan's lack of deep passes than him not having the arm, accuracy, or timing to do it. Again, there's video proof he can do it. So now that we've given him the personnel, hopefully MM calls the plays or gives Ryan the ability to call his own plays and we see it actually happen. And hopefully our O-Line does their job and helps enable it too.

The move to get Julio and Rodgers changes everything.

(05-12-2011 05:45 PM)illmusic Wrote:  I said that an improvement to his environment would probably boost him 10 spots on the list, but I believe an increase on his own abilities could bump him up 5 spots

i think these two posts go together very well. thanks for the input guys