Week 11 AMA: Rizzler Ball

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I don't mind Taysom going deep. But as a quarterback he should have known not to throw it in double coverage. As far as the defense is concerned that front line is not winning one-on-one battle. I don't know if it's coaching or individual effort but we need to improve in that area.

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It was a designed shot play. He'd just flipped field position with the big return and going with the shot made sense. The "don't throw into double coverage" thing kind of ignores the situation and intent behind the play. There are absolutely instances where you say "let's take a shot" and you don't want your QB to hesitate or second-guess. Put the ball out there and trust your WR to make a play.

Taysom's issue has been consistent and it has to do with "putting the ball out there." His arm strength is fine, but for whatever reason his timing and placement on deep balls is really lacking. This has been an issue since day 1. I'm sure there's a lowlight reel somewhere of Taysom throwing deep balls, and even on the ones that have been caught they're usually floaters and underthrown.

I get the idea behind it. Trying to catch the defense off guard. But again--the great thing about Taysom is that his skillset and versatility stress the defense in a way that opens up opportunities for low-risk explosive plays. Pretty much the only way you can a make play high-risk with him is to have him throw a deep ball. They'd have been better off having him pitch it to Derrick Carr on a reverse -- an obvious pass play and unnecessary window dressing, but still lower risk than Hill pushing the ball down field.