Gabbert and screens

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7 months ago cuffs007 4 comments 0 recs |

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pointless stat.

Screens only work if you throw them rarely. If you start throwing screens a lot, they start going for minus four or five yards a pop.

The more important part of this article is that he’s 50% on short passes. Most QBs hang out around 70% or so.

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by Brian Levenson on Nov 10, 2011 9:32 AM EST reply actions

stats are facts. the ones you choose to be important may be pointless.
remember how our defense used to get killed by screens last year? it’s like they never learned. made some poor qb’s look like hall of famers.
yeah, 60 out of 120 ain’t so hot. could be worse, i imagine.

Sean

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by cuffs007 on Nov 10, 2011 12:16 PM EST up reply actions

One thing I do know about those screen stats

is that they are not accurate in terms of effectiveness. First of all, I’ve seen screens setup that never made it to the stats column because Gabbert threw the ball away when he had pressure in his face. There is at least one example of that in our last game against the Texans where there was a screen setup for Lewis and Gabbert just threw the ball away.
People know we want to throw screens, and a screen is easy to complete if you can surprise people, but it’s one of the worst plays to run if they know it’s coming.

by Ewdtrey on Nov 11, 2011 6:00 PM EST reply actions

I agree. Now I need your input on....

Why do you think our defense seemed to have been beat badly time and time again during some games by these types of plays? Bad coaching? Players stuck in deep mud?

Sean

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by cuffs007 on Nov 11, 2011 9:56 PM EST up reply actions