08-30-2022, 01:18 AM
(08-29-2022, 08:39 PM)Soonerpeace Wrote: Converting a third and 25 with Tom Brady to Jerry Rice in his prime is long odds.
Thank god someone finally has the guts to admit it.
If it was just about talent then guys like Rodgers and Brady would be converting these throws. But it isn't. Teams defending a third and 25 play differently. I guess you could say the "luck" involved in this specific play was the Chiefs blitzing and leaving Chase in single coverage.
But just like none of you would be able to point to the "luck" involved in a ten-year-old making a perfect 60 foot shot on a basketball court ("It's just perfect execution. No luck involved. Derp.") the fact that it almost never happens is proof that there is more involved than just skill. If it was just skill then the most skilled players would be successful at it. But they are not.
