This is completely wrong again. Stacking the box in this instance is the fact they know Bateman struggles to complete passes over 15 yards. They will bring everybody up because they know he is inconsistent and the pressure will make us be more conservative in our play calling.

Again, there are literally no reasons (outside easing one of the youngsters in) for starting Bateman. He greatly limits what we can do. Only grasping of straws for reasons only God knows?

This post was edited on 8/23/16 at 12:21 am

3 ...

Report Post

Posted by Cobrasize

Birmingham

Member since Jun 2013

49682 posts

Posted on 8/23/16 at 12:20 am to YStar

quote:
This is completely wrong again. Stacking the box in this instance is the fact they know Bateman struggles to compete pars over 15 yards. They will bring everybody up because they know he is inconsistent and the pressure will make us be more conservative in our play calling. Again, there are literally no reasons for starting Bateman. He greatly limits what we can do. Only grasping of straws for reasons only God knows?

I agree.

0 ...

Report Post

Posted by sarc

Member since Mar 2011

9997 posts

Posted on 8/23/16 at 12:34 am to YStar

quote:
Stacking the box in this instance is the fact they know Bateman struggles to complete passes over 15 yards. T

This is an example of how things can get progressively blown out of proportion on message boards. We've gone from "Bateman is having trouble on his deep ball" to "he struggles to complete passes over 15 yards". I watched him complete back to back 30+ yarders for TDs at fan day (a video of one was posted in this thread). But message boards are an echo chamber and when posters question his arm strength over and over again we start imagining someone on the level of a Pop Warner QB.

2 ...

Report Post

Posted by prevatt33

Member since Dec 2011

2837 posts

Posted on 8/23/16 at 1:22 am to YStar