rjdriver":3fbvjh3n said:
SoulfishHawk":3fbvjh3n said:
He's not lucky. He's one of the best QB's in football.
Agreed!
Which is exactly why the coaching staff should be burning the midnight oil trying to find more effective ways to use him, especially earlier in games.
What exactly is Wilson the best at? Throwing deep passes. How do you do that effectively? Run the ball until the safety moves into the box, and then throw over the top of the defense.
So what do we do? We run the ball early and often until the safety moves up and then we hit Lockett for money. Now we have DK for that as well.
And based on this way of using Wilson, who is the best QB in the NFL on deep throws? Wilson.
Guess we're using him correctly after all.
Seriously, have a look at the Lockett TD. The defense first bites on the play action pass, and when the safety sees it's not a run, he looks to Metcalf, who was doing the most damage. Lockett was wide open because we started by running, and because we were featuring Metcalf.
There is more to athleticism in the NFL - you need strategy as well.