Bort
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One of the things I loved about watching Mahomes on film back in 2017 was how often he would complete a pass because the safety thought it was impossible.
Zach Wilson does the same thing here:
Wilson escapes pressure by rolling out of the pocket to his right. Meanwhile, there is a receiver running a go route down the left sideline on the near side of the field. The circled safety has help responsibility, but he thinks he's fine here. In fact, he starts cheating in towards the center of the field. He's cheating in because he's thinking that there is absolutely no chance that Wilson is going to be able to beat him over the top and deliver that ball to that receiver at the bottom of the screen. Wilson would have to throw it back across his body, all the way across the field, 50 yards down the field, with enough velocity for the ball to arrive before the safety. The spot where the receiver would need to catch the ball is probably about 70 yards away from Wilson when you consider the width of the field.
And then the 70 yard frozen rope arrives right here, with the safety still a good 7 or 8 yards away, and the receiver strolls in for an easy touchdown.
You can watch the throw at 1:30 here:
Zach Wilson does the same thing here:
Wilson escapes pressure by rolling out of the pocket to his right. Meanwhile, there is a receiver running a go route down the left sideline on the near side of the field. The circled safety has help responsibility, but he thinks he's fine here. In fact, he starts cheating in towards the center of the field. He's cheating in because he's thinking that there is absolutely no chance that Wilson is going to be able to beat him over the top and deliver that ball to that receiver at the bottom of the screen. Wilson would have to throw it back across his body, all the way across the field, 50 yards down the field, with enough velocity for the ball to arrive before the safety. The spot where the receiver would need to catch the ball is probably about 70 yards away from Wilson when you consider the width of the field.
And then the 70 yard frozen rope arrives right here, with the safety still a good 7 or 8 yards away, and the receiver strolls in for an easy touchdown.
You can watch the throw at 1:30 here:
