Originally posted by matguy87:
Originally posted by insanemike27:
If you are refering to the deep sideline pass to Deebo, that reminded me of something Jerry Rice said to Nate Burleson on NFL Network. Jerry said that in that exact situation that a receiver should wait until the last second to put his hands out for the ball as to not give a cue to the db of when the ball is coming. Deebo had his head turned to locate the ball and put his hands out too early in which the db read it the entire time. I am not ripping Deebo for this. He is a rookie and still learning the nuances of the position. Just thought it was a bit ironic how Jerry pointed this out the week before the game and was demonstrated against us in this very game.
Yea, your right. Also the best wrs learn to throttle their speed and use their body to shield the defender until the last moment then burst at the last second to create a little seperation when they go up for the catch... It makes a lot of ok throws look great. Antonio Brown was very very good at this.
I noticed Deboo didn't do this on that throw and he could have since he won off the line. He had separation and was in front of the db. He could have stacked the defender,but again he's only a rookie and I think that's more of veteran thing to do.
How could he put on a burst to go up for the catch when the ball was under thrown. He was reaching back for the ball.