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What is the weakest link in the pass game? Protection, receivers, game plan, or QB?
I would say it is the protection. While all facets are weak, this one will kill any team. Any QB under constant pressure is not going to have a good game. I have seen Tom Brady look bad under serious pressure. When protection has been good, Alex and the receivers have shown they can be productive and efficient. Not dynamic or explosive, but enough to get the job done while the D holds down the other team.
Second, I would say it is the receivers. There is just almost no ability to make special plays, explosive plays. They just about never do it. Other than Williams taking that little pass and going 56 yards in the previous game I cannot remember the last time a receiver did anything like that. The cardinals won yesterday because they did it 3 times.
3rd I would say play calling. With the limited field view available on TV it is hard to say but it seems like most of our pass patterns are very short and therefore we put little pressure on the defense. Contrast that with Green Bay who seems to have everyone out on 20-30-40 yard passes routes every play that opens up big holes in the defense. I think we ought to at least sling a few deep ones down the field early in each game to open up the defense.
Finally, Alex is only average or so. Combine that with all the above you get what we have: a weak pass attack that scares no one.
The lesson to take I think is that you have to fix the first three before you worry about QB. yes we need another one, a better one, but we can take our time to find and groom one while getting the other pieces in place. Alex can be the guy or another couple of years.
I would say it is the protection. While all facets are weak, this one will kill any team. Any QB under constant pressure is not going to have a good game. I have seen Tom Brady look bad under serious pressure. When protection has been good, Alex and the receivers have shown they can be productive and efficient. Not dynamic or explosive, but enough to get the job done while the D holds down the other team.
Second, I would say it is the receivers. There is just almost no ability to make special plays, explosive plays. They just about never do it. Other than Williams taking that little pass and going 56 yards in the previous game I cannot remember the last time a receiver did anything like that. The cardinals won yesterday because they did it 3 times.
3rd I would say play calling. With the limited field view available on TV it is hard to say but it seems like most of our pass patterns are very short and therefore we put little pressure on the defense. Contrast that with Green Bay who seems to have everyone out on 20-30-40 yard passes routes every play that opens up big holes in the defense. I think we ought to at least sling a few deep ones down the field early in each game to open up the defense.
Finally, Alex is only average or so. Combine that with all the above you get what we have: a weak pass attack that scares no one.
The lesson to take I think is that you have to fix the first three before you worry about QB. yes we need another one, a better one, but we can take our time to find and groom one while getting the other pieces in place. Alex can be the guy or another couple of years.
