re: My primary take-away from the first three weeks of the 2023 season

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Did he really say it wasn't a bad decision?

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He said the long pass into double coverage was a bad decision but otherwise played well. He didn't say the 1st interception was good or bad.

Hindsight tells us the 1st interception was a poor decision but it did hit the receiver first.

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Our starting defense is as good as any out there but if our offense can't figure out an identity quickly it is not going to matter.

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Amen

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It’s at 1:48 in this video for everyone to decide for themselves.

Looks like it hits the WR in the hands. Might’ve got tipped but at the very least not a horrible decision. Risky decision? Yes

Keep telling yourself how great you are Stuart Smalley.

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but it did hit the receiver first.

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Maybe after a deflection.

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Problem is I provided a picture that shows a deflection is more probable than hitting the shoulder first. Which receiver in the SEC tries to catch the ball with their shoulder pad?

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Looks like it hits the WR in the hands.

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Yeah I think it hit him in the hands while the opponent obstructed his view or something. The opponent probably also factored into the ball tipping up. shite like that factors into that throw. Look at Thorne out of bounds right here. He easily threw across the body trying to squeeze it in for receiver that had a defender draped all over him at the 9-o clock like white on rice in a snowstorm. It was even a good pass. It still ended up picked because the opponent was not brain dead.

Delete. Bourbon.

He was going out of bounds when he threw it. The great thing about ESPN is you can scrub the feedback of the video just like that and see for yourself. In that picture his arm is literally still cross his body. what makes you think that is good form?

I agree with weagle it wasnt the worst decision as he was just trying to make a play, but that play is actually frowned upon. Ashford threw one across the body the week before and he almost had it picked off as well...Well this time we were on the 6 yard line.

quote]Describe both interceptions please.

To me, it looked like he threw into a crowd both plays.

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We were clearly working on our passing and decision making. 6 of the first 7 plays were passes. We could have won that game running every play.

On the first pick, we ran 3 straight pass plays inside the 5 yard line. It was clear to Samford that we weren't going to run the ball so they were in dime. The play call was a roll to the boundary with a two receiver pattern. Thorne threw to the more open receiver trying to score. IMO, he should have thrown it away and I think he does against better competition.

The second pick was Thorne rushing himself. He still had another couple of seconds in the pocket, but he threw a gamble. #14 was wide arse open on the cross.