09-08-2020, 01:56 PM
(09-08-2020, 01:23 PM)Whatever Wrote: In their 2nd seasons, QB's throwing to Tate did so at a 67.4 QBR. Williams was at 131.9. Their numbers only look similar because you omitted the fact that Williams scored 10 TD'S compared to Tate's 1 and Williams did his damage on only 63 Targets.
We can split hairs over Pro Day 40's, but Williams has proven he's a legitimate deep threat on the field, which is where it matters. While Tate may have similarities in his game to Williams, he doesn't have the speed to stretch the defense like Williams can. Because of that, he's not comparable.
Actually, I didn't use TD's because you were strictly going off yards in your initial post.
"Speed" to stretch the field is such a cliche that sounds good but really isn't what people think it is, especially when you think about the fact a 2 high shell negates the idea of guys just running straight by. Rarely in the NFL does a receiver line up and just run by a DB. A couple of reasons for that, one being that a .2 second difference in a 40 time doesn't make up for a 6-8 yard cushion. That is why even on a 9 route there is a skill to running the route. You can win the release giving you leverage at the start, thus allowing you to stack them, or you can stem them attacking leverage at the top of the route which then allows you to stack.
Speed can make these things easier because there is more room for error, but I can show you highlight after highlight of "slow" guys beating much faster corners via proper stemming and stacking. If it was as simple as being fast Al Davis would have had the greatest air raid offense on earth, but he didn't because he didn't actually understand there was more to getting vertical than just speed.
