Food for thought

BoudinSandwich · 11-07-2005, 09:18 PM

Unless you're running full speed in one direction and the quarterback throws 5 feet behind you in the other direction. You may be able to get a fingertip or two on the ball...maybe even a full finger, but the odds of you bringing it in is completely stacked against you.

I know what you're trying to do and the fact is Saints receivers are constantly catching balls thrown too high, behind them, and on the ground. Brooks hardly ever hits his receivers in stride. The receivers are always jumping on the ground to grab the ball. It seems the only passes that he can throw succesfully are check down passes to his running backs and come-back routes.

Have you wondered why the Saints haven't been able to run a succesful screen play in the past few years? It's because Brooks is the quarterback. I don't care what you say. It's blatantly obvious to me that he's always missing the receiver/back on the screen pass. It's always too high, too low, too far behind, or too far in front.

Brooks hit a player in stride on one play this week(Chicago). It was a slant route and the receiver never missed a step. The receiver broke it for a huge gain down field. With the receivers that this team has, there is no sense why this can't happen on every drive. The Saints have receivers with great ability to get YAC, but they never do. Why? Because they're always diving on the ground to catch the ball.

Also, another thing about Brooks' passes, he's always throwing bullets as hard as he can no matter how close or far the receiver is. Brooks is one of the tallest quarterbacks in the league. There is no sense for him to have as many passes batted down at the line as he does. Instead of throwing a "touch" pass to someone 5 yards away and hitting them in stride for the potential of gaining YAC, Brooks throws a bullet 10 feet high causing the receiver to stop and jump just to catch the ball.

I understand there are "lanes" that a quarterback has to throw through. However, this limits Brooks' ability even further because he can only throw one type of pass, a bullet.

11-07-2005, 09:18 PM	#1
BoudinSandwich OldiesDJ Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Scott, LA Posts: 951 Blog Entries: 12	RE: Food for thought Unless you're running full speed in one direction and the quarterback throws 5 feet behind you in the other direction. You may be able to get a fingertip or two on the ball...maybe even a full finger, but the odds of you bringing it in is completely stacked against you. I know what you're trying to do and the fact is Saints receivers are constantly catching balls thrown too high, behind them, and on the ground. Brooks hardly ever hits his receivers in stride. The receivers are always jumping on the ground to grab the ball. It seems the only passes that he can throw succesfully are check down passes to his running backs and come-back routes. Have you wondered why the Saints haven't been able to run a succesful screen play in the past few years? It's because Brooks is the quarterback. I don't care what you say. It's blatantly obvious to me that he's always missing the receiver/back on the screen pass. It's always too high, too low, too far behind, or too far in front. Brooks hit a player in stride on one play this week(Chicago). It was a slant route and the receiver never missed a step. The receiver broke it for a huge gain down field. With the receivers that this team has, there is no sense why this can't happen on every drive. The Saints have receivers with great ability to get YAC, but they never do. Why? Because they're always diving on the ground to catch the ball. Also, another thing about Brooks' passes, he's always throwing bullets as hard as he can no matter how close or far the receiver is. Brooks is one of the tallest quarterbacks in the league. There is no sense for him to have as many passes batted down at the line as he does. Instead of throwing a "touch" pass to someone 5 yards away and hitting them in stride for the potential of gaining YAC, Brooks throws a bullet 10 feet high causing the receiver to stop and jump just to catch the ball. I understand there are "lanes" that a quarterback has to throw through. However, this limits Brooks' ability even further because he can only throw one type of pass, a bullet.