One thing that drives me crazy about our downfield passing is the throws are almost always leading the receiver out of bounds making YAC nearly impossible on most throws. On the 30 yd pass Strong caught with his fingertips, he was led out of bounds and could have gained more yards and possibly broken it if the pass was leading him down the sideline instead of over it. On the deep TD to Miller, he was barely able to stay in bounds to get into the endzone. Athan also threw one deep pass completely out of bounds on Sat. This is obviously something that is being coached as it's been happening for 3 years now. I get it reduces the chance of an int, but when there's no safety help, why not trust your guy to either catch it or prevent the db from catching it. This strategy really reduces our explosive play potential. And we seem to be the only program doing it. How many deep shots did Maryland take? Quite a few - and none led the receiver out of bounds.
Yes, I know we just won a big game. But there's always room for improvement. 😃
Yes, I know we just won a big game. But there's always room for improvement. 😃
