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re: Concerned about the down field pass against Florida
Posted on 9/19/14 at 2:13 pm to Jim From Tuscaloosa
Posted on 9/19/14 at 2:13 pm to Jim From Tuscaloosa
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I still have not seen Sims throw a good deep ball.
deep balls are about the worst way to beat someone. Its a low percentage pass, it means you most of the time just lose the down. New Orleans Saints only convert about half their deep passes and they usually lead the NFL at it. Think about that. Around half.
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Posted on 9/19/14 at 2:17 pm to inthemorning
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deep balls are about the worst way to beat someone. Its a low percentage pass, it means you most of the time just lose the down. New Orleans Saints only convert about half their deep passes and they usually lead the NFL at it. Think about that. Around half.
While I 100% agree with your post, a contrarian could argue that the constant threat of that downfield pass forces the defense to elongate opening the big holes for the short and intermediate passes to be more effective. So while the deep plays themselves may only work half of the time, the fact that it's even a possibility forces the defense to open up and make the higher percentage passes even easier.
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