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(03-22-2021, 04:09 PM)Sled21 Wrote: It doesn't matter how quickly the receivers get open, unless you are going to do nothing but short routes, they have to have time to run the deep routes. They can have 4 feet of separation, if the QB is on the turf it doesn't matter.

It's even more important that guys get open on longer developing routes to ease the stress placed on the OL.  You can dink and dunk and keep your QB's jersey clean, but you can't win like that.

When you go back and watch the play Burrow was injured on, WFT brought 6 guys after Burrow and singled Boyd on a fly route.  And Fuller erased Boyd with ease despite the fact that they brought Boyd out of a bunch formation to get him a free release.  Burrow even recognized it and tried to force a back shoulder throw in there, but Fuller was in such good position, he made the play with ease.  You can't run long developing routes with guys who run 4.58-4.67 like we have.  .81 seconds separates the fastest release in the NFL from the slowest.  Asking your OL to block for an extra .1 of a second on a route that takes a long time to develop because you trot out nothing but slow WR's is a huge deal.