Wintermute
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Thought this was a different donk. NM
Shouldn't a true number one receiver think they could beat double coverage? I doubt this happens to many. Are we really to the point where a good throw by Cutler is going to be dissected because of coverage, even though the throw made it through the window? How can this be on anyone but Jeffery?
never saw Mongo do any all-22s when Hoyer was missing wide open Alshon and Howard...but of all the plays to blame Cutler on, this one? really?
This!!!! Cutler didnt throw to Meredith as his route had been covered atthe start. Pressure cam and he went to his safety blanket Jeffery. Jeffery was starting the 45 degree out cut of his route and would have been turning to locat the ball soon, did not expect the ball that quick as it was not in the play design. Basing off the routes ran, Jeffery was option 3 on that play. I dont blame anyone really on that play, just a play where the timing was off.
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never saw Mongo do any all-22s when Hoyer was missing wide open Alshon and Howard...but of all the plays to blame Cutler on, this one? really?
never saw Mongo do any all-22s when Hoyer was missing wide open Alshon and Howard...but of all the plays to blame Cutler on, this one? really?
This whole thread is just confirmation bias on both sides of the debate.
You can side with the OP's argument that Cutler did not throw to the proper receiver and should've settle for the underneath WR.
But there's also an argument that since he quite literally "hit" his guy with the pass, it's on the WR to make the catch even if he's not the primary option.
I see what you're saying about the open receiver who would have had the 1st down. Assuming these game-shots were as clear to Cutler at the time, it was clearly the safer play to get the 1st down.Correct.
And more to the point, it highlights the problem with Cutler. Again, it's a given he's under pressure. So there was really only two options:
1) Hit the "safe" open underneath receiver - which probably nets us a first down.
2) Take a "risk" and Throw the ball up and hope that it's a perfect throw and that our guy comes down with it.
Cutler chose option 2. Which is what he has done throughout his career. Without throwing the ball perfectly, the risk of trying to hit a receiver 25 yards down the field is an int.
And again, he threw the ball perfectly - Although, before he should have as the receiver clearly wasn't looking for the ball yet.