10-31-2018, 02:32 PM
(10-31-2018, 01:20 PM)Wyche Wrote: This is exactly right. Mixon needs more involved in the passing game. I will say this though, the screens have been the lone criticism I would have of Dalton this season. Seems to me he has had an issue of leading guys too far on several occasions, making them adjust, or outright missing them. I haven't looked at any numbers, but that's what I've taken from watching.....
Fair criticism and I agree. I do think he'd naturally get better (I'd hope) with the screens if we used them more often. For comparison, Mixon has 19 catches and Barkley has a whopping 58.
That would also raise that completion % (and therefore passer rating) that Rfaulk is harping about. All these easy dump offs are something Dalton has never really benefited from. You see all those guys around 70% completion rate this year? Check how many catches their RB's have. I bet their RB's are among their top receivers.
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