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I posted this in another forum, in relation to Smith vs. Quinn. Why Quinn has more yards and TDs, and why Smith has a better passing % and has the ability to do well in big games...
You can't have it both ways. You have to take a stance on what happens when you throw more balls. It will likely decrease your completion %, because everyone knows you are passing. And it will increase your yards and TD's, because... you are passing more.
Weis likes to run the ball more than we have been, he always talks about wanting to have an even play calling scheme.
But here's what happens when you start passing a lot. You are either doing it for one of two reasons, or both.
Reason 1: You can't run the ball effectively. Defenses aren't scared of your running game, and it is getting nothing accomplished. What happens? You HAVE to throw the ball because you have no other option. How does the defense respond? It KNOWS you are going to pass every down, it puts more people in to coverage, blitzes more, making it more difficult to pass overall... which is why they are doing it.
Reason 2: Your team is behind, and you need points quick. In this situation, the defense will either attack, or go in prevent, either way, they know you are passing. It still makes it difficult to pass effectively because there is no threat of the running game.
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Since everyone is comparing how Smith did against UM, compared to Brady, let's look a little deeper at the comparison. Following what I typed up in the previous paragraphs, how do you think it would effect somebodies ability to pass?
Team A:
Yds rushing: 4
Attempts: 17
YPC: 0.2
Team A fell behind by 3 TD's in the first half
Team B:
Yds rushing: 187
Attempts: 29
YPC: 6.4
Team B was slightly ahead the whole game.
Just looking at that, which QB, assuming they are identical in skill, would perform better? Which defense is going to be playing primarily pass defense, opposed to run defense? Which QB do you think would have more turnovers?
In conjunction with that, which QB will be throwing more? Which will be padding his offensive yards, and TD throw, while sacrificing completion percentage?
Just something to think about.
You can't have it both ways. You have to take a stance on what happens when you throw more balls. It will likely decrease your completion %, because everyone knows you are passing. And it will increase your yards and TD's, because... you are passing more.
Weis likes to run the ball more than we have been, he always talks about wanting to have an even play calling scheme.
But here's what happens when you start passing a lot. You are either doing it for one of two reasons, or both.
Reason 1: You can't run the ball effectively. Defenses aren't scared of your running game, and it is getting nothing accomplished. What happens? You HAVE to throw the ball because you have no other option. How does the defense respond? It KNOWS you are going to pass every down, it puts more people in to coverage, blitzes more, making it more difficult to pass overall... which is why they are doing it.
Reason 2: Your team is behind, and you need points quick. In this situation, the defense will either attack, or go in prevent, either way, they know you are passing. It still makes it difficult to pass effectively because there is no threat of the running game.
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Since everyone is comparing how Smith did against UM, compared to Brady, let's look a little deeper at the comparison. Following what I typed up in the previous paragraphs, how do you think it would effect somebodies ability to pass?
Team A:
Yds rushing: 4
Attempts: 17
YPC: 0.2
Team A fell behind by 3 TD's in the first half
Team B:
Yds rushing: 187
Attempts: 29
YPC: 6.4
Team B was slightly ahead the whole game.
Just looking at that, which QB, assuming they are identical in skill, would perform better? Which defense is going to be playing primarily pass defense, opposed to run defense? Which QB do you think would have more turnovers?
In conjunction with that, which QB will be throwing more? Which will be padding his offensive yards, and TD throw, while sacrificing completion percentage?
Just something to think about.