Throwing over the middle of the field

https://youtube.com/shorts/NE2LiC1Y0o8?is=kgVR4hYcizqjwRYw

Feels like when you've found a long lost friend

 

Not just the middle of the field, we actually used slants again. I don't remember seeing many of those for a few seasons.

 

Arthur Smith didn't call enough of this type of plays.

 

Just think if they could get TE's involved?

 

The X Coach stated he did not like throwing in the middle ..The new Coach has stated you better be able to run a slant route..By attacking that middle it forces Defenses to help in that area and creates space for the outside the numbers routes..It also opens up running lanes inside and out forcing LB'S and Safeties to be responsible for coverage over that same middle...

We had a saying every time we put a game plan together..How do we make them Defend every blade of grass , as such each week the first set of plays we put in had options to attack the entire field ..

 

So you're saying Tomlin did not like attacking every blade of grass

I like what I have seen with McCarthy, the new OC and the young QB's.

The weak armed QB's ( Pickett ) do not like throwing over the middle mid range or deep.

 

Yep Mike was scared .He was playing the keep it close game . He was a don't try to win until late, play mistake free Football ..MM is much smarter and way more aggressive than Tomlin .. He don't mind a mistake early if the Offense can make up for it by scoring TD'S and then playing clean late in the half and late in the game..

Coach T was also a do what we do guy and never looked for a weakness in Defenses each week,,,MM will test players and Coaches ..If the Defender is young or banged up he will test him.. If a scheme seems to have a weak area on film he will test it..This is why him and AR are so hard on knowing the schemes and looks the Defense is in on each play ,, they desire to get out of bad plays and into good ones and if the skill guys don't know the right answers they wont get to play..

 

I don't think it was "fear". I think it was a reflection of the offensive talent (or lack there of) on the team.

And while this system was very, very boring (especially Canada / Kenny)...I think we ended up winning more games than we "should have" because of it.

I'm looking forward to the changes on both sides of the ball this year. Maybe we aren't "guaranteed" to get 9 or 10 wins. But I bet the football will be more entertaining.

 

Not just weak armed...inaccurate. It's not a great idea to throw to the highest density of defenders if you can't put the ball "on target".

 

I think this is certainly how we played most of the time after Ben got hurt. I would argue that QB accuracy was a pretty significant issue from Ben's injury until at least bringing Rodgers in last year. But we clawed our way back to about an average offense over the last two seasons (when we had our best QB play since at least Ben retiring).

But I don't think it was how we played when we had good offensive talent (e.g. BBB era).

I agree that it will be really interesting to see the difference in style and results this year. It's only a one year sample size with Rodgers (for both groups). So I don't think it will tell us anything definitive either way. But it will still be cool to see. Especially after having the same coach almost 2 decades.