bluecoconuts said:
That last picture I don't think throwing to cook would be the correct throw.
There is obviously a lane there, and sitting there watching Sam is the linebacker. It would have been an easy interception if he went to Cook. He can't lift it over the line because he'll just throw it over Cook's head. He can't throw between Wells and Dahl because that would be well behind Cook, and also an easy interception to the line backer there, and he obviously can't throw through the ref, which still wouldn't be a good throw and would be picked off because it would be behind Cook.
So essentially by the coverage by the defense, where the throwing lane is and to some extend where the ref is, Cook is not an option on that play. If he was to complete it to Cook for the TD it would have to be because the defense was so incredibly stupid they just didn't react and let it happen. Which you obviously can't count on.
The rest of the plays I'll take a look at. Obviously there are places that Sam needs to improve upon, and he has missed a few throws, as does every QB... That last one though it's a misread by Sam. Throwing it to Cook would be the misread.
I have issue with more than a few plays that you outlined, and I agree with nuts on the Cook throw. As soon as Sam turns his eyes there, the linebacker can take two steps and at least knock it down, they are way too close.
On another play, you want Sam to see someone while scrambling, and throw it back across his body, not a good choice if you ask me.
On a few others Sam is throwing to open players, so I can't fault him for that.
On one play, you want Sam to see and throw to the other side of the field, when you can see a whole route tree in front of him, he doesn't normally have time to go through 3 progressions, and look back to the other side of the field.
There are a couple plays where Sam probably could have made a different throw, not should have made a different throw.
There are pressures, breakdowns, we don't know if the receivers are where they are supposed to be, we don't know the play call.
jrry, we know that you have lost all confidence in Sam, and it seems that you are on a crusade to convince others to do the same. I am not willing to go there with all the other problems on the team. I will not do it, because there are so many factors that we know about, and so many more that we don't know about.
I know this for a fact, if Sam, or any QB in history, keeps getting crushed, hurried, pressured, sacked, hit in the face, he will under-perform. It is a fact. I've never seen a QB succeed under those circumstances. Never. Compound that with a offense full of guys NOT executing, receivers running sloppy, or wrong routes, dropping the ball on third downs, different interior offensive lineman whiffing, tight ends, and running backs missing blocks and assignments, not playing your best pass pro RB.
I'm not asking for a perfect complement that would make Sam look great. I am just looking for a little consistency, good or bad, because then he would know, and our OC would know how to make adjustments, and to overcome our weaknesses, and strengths. We can't do that, because we have a different guy freaking up on every play. If pressure only comes from the outside, or hopefully only one side, then he would be able to step up. But he can't, because our RB's can't block, our center gets beat, and hardly gets his hand on his man, then the LG misses a block, then, the RG misses a block. Internal pressure is way worse than external pressure. There is nowhere to go, and it gets there too fast.
I can't throw him under the bus at this point. There's too many factors contributing to his lack of success. BTW, you could do this type of analysis to any team, including Denver, and you will be able to find similar looks. Really, only the coaches know if Sam is making the wrong decisions. They know.
I do appreciate the amount of time and effort that you put into this.
