10-21-2015, 12:44 PM
(10-21-2015, 12:38 PM)InTheJungleNow9 Wrote: At the same time, though, having these weapons around him probably increases his confidence quite considerably. Can you not see how that would lead to him making better decisions, having better pocket presence, and throwing better balls? Obviously it isn't the only factor, but I can see it being a major one.
No. Having certain receivers or not shouldn't change whether a guy senses pressure that isn't there and gets happy feet or how accurate his intermediate and deep throws are.
His throws looked alright last year, but he was throwing to worse receivers. His receivers are better this year AND his passes look even tighter. It's not because of the receivers, I'm watching those two things separately, something that any observer should be able to do.
If Andy had high school kids as receivers, I'd still be able to judge aspects of his game dealing with the pocket and his placement on passes. Yes, having a guy like Eifert is great because it lets Andy have a reliable target to throw to and will allow him to put the ball places where only a great athlete can get it, but that's what I'm trying to say, Andy is able to put it there with accuracy that's never been seen from him before. Whether he's throwing slants to Sanu last year or throwing to Eifert up the seams, his placement has been much better this year, he isn't sailing many passes, and that's a VERY good thing.
