So, in reading a D. Farrar article, I found this snippet from Cosell, the NFL's film guru:
"It's imperative that they get a receiving threat—and ideally, a tight end—because Russell Wilson is an outstanding seam thrower. That might be his best throw," Cosell said. "And this goes back to the Sid Gillman school of thought—the father of the modern passing game—that if you can control the middle of the field in the passing game, it opens up everything else. And now, they have a player that they can use to control the middle of the field. He's a matchup weapon you can line up anywhere."
Now, I don't have All 22 right now, but it was my impression (mostly from reading posts from smarter folks here at .net) that Wilson was lacking in his intermediate throws to the middle of the field, and he throws to both sidelines a lot more. This has been theorized to lack of vision/height issues, or lack of good throwing lanes up the middle. Cosell is saying he's outstanding in this area (yea, I know seams are a bit deeper throw, but not always).
So, a couple questions to you folks that have All 22, and know how to watch it:
Is Graham going to improve his short to intermediate middle of the field throws ? Based on the player I've seen in Graham, I'd say no. He doesn't like to catch the ball in heavy traffic, and shorter middle field throws are usually best suited to someone in motion, not posting up (not saying it's all Graham is capable of).
Or am I mistaken in that Wilson has trouble with the middle of the field ? I've seen Baldwin flashing open in the middle of the field, but he's a small target.
"It's imperative that they get a receiving threat—and ideally, a tight end—because Russell Wilson is an outstanding seam thrower. That might be his best throw," Cosell said. "And this goes back to the Sid Gillman school of thought—the father of the modern passing game—that if you can control the middle of the field in the passing game, it opens up everything else. And now, they have a player that they can use to control the middle of the field. He's a matchup weapon you can line up anywhere."
Now, I don't have All 22 right now, but it was my impression (mostly from reading posts from smarter folks here at .net) that Wilson was lacking in his intermediate throws to the middle of the field, and he throws to both sidelines a lot more. This has been theorized to lack of vision/height issues, or lack of good throwing lanes up the middle. Cosell is saying he's outstanding in this area (yea, I know seams are a bit deeper throw, but not always).
So, a couple questions to you folks that have All 22, and know how to watch it:
Is Graham going to improve his short to intermediate middle of the field throws ? Based on the player I've seen in Graham, I'd say no. He doesn't like to catch the ball in heavy traffic, and shorter middle field throws are usually best suited to someone in motion, not posting up (not saying it's all Graham is capable of).
Or am I mistaken in that Wilson has trouble with the middle of the field ? I've seen Baldwin flashing open in the middle of the field, but he's a small target.
