12-21-2015, 03:26 PM
(12-21-2015, 12:00 PM)BengalFanInNJ Wrote: I think if he threw a better ball to Green, he would have scored. Still, not a bad throw and I won't complain about a 37-yard reception.
I'm sure this qualifies as complaining about it.
Can't wait for the PFF to come out. AJ did everything asked of him and showed the touch and velocity necessary to play at this level. With a 21-0 lead at the half the coaches decided to play very very conservative. This was the right decision and would have been the plan with any QB in the backfield.
The only real benefit Andy would have given is the ability to scramble and get more yards when there was nothing open downfield. There's no adjustment to fix the line getting pushed back on a 3rd and 1. And the notion that AJ was missing open receivers all over the place is non-sense.
The truth is Hue needs to learn and dial up some short yardage passing plays. McCarron took a few coverage sacks because there was no outlet receiver to check down to. If you watched him at Alabama you would know he's good at reading the check downs. He's proved he can throw deep, let him prove he can throw short. We obviously don't have a dominant run game, we need to copy the Pats and use the short pass as a supplemental run game.
Despite all the pessimism I'm sure AJ is going to grade out just fine when real analysts look at the game tape.
