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Guys, I have bad news for you...this isn't going to be pretty. Sam had a really bad day and missed a lot of open WRs and throws that he should have made. If you don't like an unbiased realist's take on Sam...I recommend you stop reading now.
Here it is:
What a terrible play by Sam here. He has the WR open early in the play if he makes the throw. Instead, he holds it far too long and ends up throwing a duck straight to the defender. Luckily for Sam, the defender drops the ball.
Sam has a wide open target underneath but instead, he locks onto the WR running the cross who is blanketed, holds onto the ball too long and basically has to throw it away.
It's 3rd down and Sam has a wide open WR at the sticks for a first down but instead tries to force it down the seam into double coverage.
Sam makes a great read here and the TE has a step in coverage but instead of leading the TE, he throws it behind him and the TE can't make the catch. Bad throw.
Sam has a WR running WIDE OPEN on a flag route but instead locks onto and checks down to the HB.
Sam actually had a WR open on the seam earlier in the play but holds onto the ball, the WR on the sideline works himself open for what could have been a TD but Sam never sees him and takes an unnecessary sack on 3rd down.
Play-action and the LBs bite...Sam has his WR open across the seam. All he has to do is drop the ball in. Instead, he holds onto it, the LBs recover and he has to throw it away.
Sam has two open WRs down the seam but instead forces the ball to his WR on the outside who is well covered. Locking onto WRs again.
And, of course, Sam lost us the game with this throw:
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap2000000257167/Adam-Jones-intercepts-Tom-Brady-to-secure-Bengals-win" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-high ... engals-win</a>
As you guys can see, Sam played terribly against the Bengals and cost us a win with his poor vision, locking onto WRs and some bad thro...wait...hold up...we played the Jaguars and won?
Sorry guys, I have the wrong QB here. :ww:
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But on a serious note, I did this purely out of curiosity and it seems that every QB makes some mistakes...especially when you're looking at aerial still-shots.
Sam has his faults. Faults that sometimes frustrate me. But...I have a feeling you could second guess just about any QB in the NFL using this same method if you really wanted to.
I plan on doing the same thing for Sam on the Jaguars game. Just thought I'd try to give a little perspective that this sort of thing does happen to other QBs. I find that it's nice to see where plays could have been made which is why I think it's useful. Plus you guys get to see some things you wouldn't otherwise. However, it's not quite as damning of evidence as some make it out to be.
There are certainly plays that I would say are damning evidence...but the majority are simply opportunities that were open for a split second and were missed...and that happens to every QB.
Here it is:
What a terrible play by Sam here. He has the WR open early in the play if he makes the throw. Instead, he holds it far too long and ends up throwing a duck straight to the defender. Luckily for Sam, the defender drops the ball.
Sam has a wide open target underneath but instead, he locks onto the WR running the cross who is blanketed, holds onto the ball too long and basically has to throw it away.
It's 3rd down and Sam has a wide open WR at the sticks for a first down but instead tries to force it down the seam into double coverage.
Sam makes a great read here and the TE has a step in coverage but instead of leading the TE, he throws it behind him and the TE can't make the catch. Bad throw.
Sam has a WR running WIDE OPEN on a flag route but instead locks onto and checks down to the HB.
Sam actually had a WR open on the seam earlier in the play but holds onto the ball, the WR on the sideline works himself open for what could have been a TD but Sam never sees him and takes an unnecessary sack on 3rd down.
Play-action and the LBs bite...Sam has his WR open across the seam. All he has to do is drop the ball in. Instead, he holds onto it, the LBs recover and he has to throw it away.
Sam has two open WRs down the seam but instead forces the ball to his WR on the outside who is well covered. Locking onto WRs again.
And, of course, Sam lost us the game with this throw:
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlights/0ap2000000257167/Adam-Jones-intercepts-Tom-Brady-to-secure-Bengals-win" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-high ... engals-win</a>
As you guys can see, Sam played terribly against the Bengals and cost us a win with his poor vision, locking onto WRs and some bad thro...wait...hold up...we played the Jaguars and won?
Sorry guys, I have the wrong QB here. :ww:
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But on a serious note, I did this purely out of curiosity and it seems that every QB makes some mistakes...especially when you're looking at aerial still-shots.
Sam has his faults. Faults that sometimes frustrate me. But...I have a feeling you could second guess just about any QB in the NFL using this same method if you really wanted to.
I plan on doing the same thing for Sam on the Jaguars game. Just thought I'd try to give a little perspective that this sort of thing does happen to other QBs. I find that it's nice to see where plays could have been made which is why I think it's useful. Plus you guys get to see some things you wouldn't otherwise. However, it's not quite as damning of evidence as some make it out to be.
There are certainly plays that I would say are damning evidence...but the majority are simply opportunities that were open for a split second and were missed...and that happens to every QB.
