re: Blake Sims at Home

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When you only have one to throw to, it is not staring down.

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First, Bama has 16 different receivers with a catch this year. AU has 14. MSU has 17. That's not "only have one to throw to".

Second, Amari Cooper is the best WR in the country this year. He's a mismatch against any single coverage. Throwing to him works more often than not. Why would you NOT throw his way as much as the D allows?

Finally, the whole "staring down" argument is usually made when people don't fully understand route concepts. Usually, a QB has a hi-low read on one side of the field (or a low-hi read). If that is not open he then works his way across to his other reads. USUALLY, a QB has two reads on one side of the field so what looks like staring down a single receiver is actually reading two. Not always the case - and may not be the case with Sims - but to assume that he only looks at one receiver shows a fairly elementary football knowledge.