Why Flacco Always Have At-least 2 One-on-One Deep Plays

[beastson]

Every game Flacco has a play where its just a one-on-one deep ball, no safety help. Ravens always somehow can get that single coverage

Last time I remember that happening for Cam was the playoffs last game was Funchess fuging up at the end there. Before that it was KB TD in Detroit

Other than that its been extremely minimal to see a single coverage deep ball from Cam since probably 2015. Why? Are we just not running Go routes on the outside? Is it cause KB and Funchess aren't those kind of players due to the lack of burst off the line? Is it play designs? Is it just defenses against us are mostly cover 1 and cover 2? It's probably all 3 together

[Khyber53]

And yet, Baltimore lost the game. Perhaps it's not that big of a deal after all.

[Khyber53]

Actually, let me go into this a bit more, because it bears explaining.

Since the Superb Owl appearance by the Ravens and the Big Fat Paycheck (TM) that Flacco got, he hasn't been what you'd call a great QB. An okay one with a few moments, but that long ball thing isn't a big scare. It's not just him but the team has just run flat and on offense and defense they just run middle to low middle of the pack. 

Offensively, Flacco gets an opportunity or two each game for a one on one long pass because defenses don't have to worry about that chance of a score. Either his line will break down, he'll check down to a short pass, hand off or just lob it and miss. He connects once in a while, but his team is behind enough to cover for the score (if they get it). 

With Cam, the long pass is always covered and there is always a safety back there somewhere playing centerfield or shadowing the breakaway. Cam's arm always makes the long pass an option and his legs can extend a play long enough to give even our slower wide receivers some runway. Beyond that, we're generally playing close games where tight coverage is dictated by the defense and the gamble of sending a safety in to blitz just isn't worth the risk (Cam can outrun many of them and knock the crap out of most, too).

Basically, Flacco gets those opportunities because he and the Ravens are nowhere near the threat that Cam and the Panthers are.

[bigpoppa]

Don't think it would help as by the time someone gets that deep Cam would be on his back or running for his life with Amini (or Matt Kalil before he was injured) watching and just shrugging his shoulders.

[Udogg]

Lol.. people play us single high safety all the time.  

However don't take advantage  because

1.  Our OL doesn't hold up long enough. 

2.  We don't run a lot of deep combination routes to force the safety to choose. 

3.  Cam hasn't been throwing them.  Why? don't know. 

 

 

[GoobyPls]

Cam only completed two passes longer than 40 yards last season. That’s criminal that we underutilize Cam’s greatest attribute