Preseason 1 Report Card

DavidM said
I don’t entirely disagree with you - Payton will be looking at all of this in a way none of us are able to. He knows what his expectations are for every player on the field, and for every play he calls.

But I think you’ve got it wrong on the TD pass. Red zone production is an area of importance and I think Payton will be evaluating it in that context. The field shrinks, the margin for error is tighter, and the goal for every possession is a TD.

Right within the context of it being a shorter field with the pressure on makes it a tougher throw then if you made the same play at the 50. The defense is condensed. You grade it accordingly. Just like throwing under pressure on the move versus having time. Or converting on 3rd and long because your running game is stagnant. The argument made that he automatically was better because he threw a touchdown is a cop-out to me.