TJ on John Ross: 'They took his confidence'

[JerseyDD09]

(04-22-2020, 04:39 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: https://www.footballoutsiders.com/stat-analysis/2019/2018-19-deep-ball-project


2018 Deep Ball Accuracy
Tom Brady: 37.5%
Drew Brees: 52.1%
Russell Wilson: 59.0%
Matthew Stafford: 40.9%
Ben Roethlisberger: 33.9%
Joe Flacco: 37.1%
Deshaun Watson: 46.7%
Andy Dalton: 46.4%
Aaron Rodgers: 47.1%
Cam Newton: 37.9%

If deep passes were something that everyone could complete on a regular basis, that's all they would ever throw. It's almost as if having a guy run 20+ yards down the field and throwing a ball to meet him in mid-stride while he's being covered by 1-2 people whose job is to stop him from catching the ball is a hard thing.

Dalton was right there with Watson and Rodgers, and way above Roethlisberger and Brady in 2018 with just half a season from AJ Green, a garbage OL, and a terrible OC.

The average accuracy the article found for QB deep passes was 46.6%

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Also keep in mind while you recall the vastly overthrown or underthrown. If you're using the term vastly, then consider that Ross wasn't where he was supposed to be. Guys who quit on routes or run wrong routes don't exactly get the benefit of doubt that they are in the right spot when you start using the word "vastly".

You make some good points. And those are good stats. But, we are specifically talking about Ross here. And people are hammering him that he doesn't know how to run the correct route or catch or run or do anything correctly. And, whenever Dalton or Driskel or Finley over or under threw Ross, it was Ross's fault every time? 
Sorry to say though, those post routes he ran and that he had step or steps on the defenders were not his fault. Every time it happened, I cussed the damn QB out b/c Ross was wide open for a long TD. 
I'll agree with you that Ross has messed up routes, short armed some balls, dropped some balls, etc, etc....But every deep ball that the QB couldn't get him the ball hasn't been his fault.