Interesting Curtco Factoid

[weyco2000]

He's  made a few spectacular plays in the red zone, but in other situations where he is open in space and has the opportunity to make a big play... He morphs into Philly Brown. 

[MMA]

26 minutes ago, weyco2000 said:

He's  made a few spectacular plays in the red zone, but in other situations where he is open in space and has the opportunity to make a big play... He morphs into Philly Brown. 

Philly was a much better receiver than Samuel is now. 

[WOW!!]

9 minutes ago, MMA said:

Philly was a much better receiver than Samuel is now. 

This is the new dumbest post in this forum..

Congratulations..

[weyco2000]

3 hours ago, MMA said:

Philly was a much better receiver than Samuel is now. 

The comparison is that he tends to catch with his body... 

[WarHeel]

8 hours ago, Snake said:

Samuel and Moore are good complements to Anderson's speed. None are #1 WR though. 

There aren’t many “#1 WR” in the NFL as it stands so I’m OK with that.

[MHS831]

Of course I was not a professional--I was a college kid more interested in beer and women than football, but I was a TE when not drunk and talking junk.  So take this for what it is worth:

Cam had a lot of drops.  There are some QBs (like Brees, Brady, Tua, etc.) that throw an easy ball to catch.  What makes a ball "easy to catch?"

1.  The route is designed for you to be open at one point in time--that is what we call "timing" (technical term for the high flyers).  When the ball does not arrive at that time/point, you continue the route, but you are now looking back to the QB.  That slows you down, causing defenders to close on you rather quickly.  In the back of your mind, you know it makes you more vulnerable, but you try to focus on the ball, if it is thrown to you.  If the ball arrives a half second late on a crossing route, for example, it arrives when your inside leg is lunging forward--that closes your inside shoulder, making the catch feel "across the body," leading to drops and taking your eye off the ball.  When you see the ball coming toward you after you pass the "sweet spot" in the route, a guess you can compare the mental difference like switching from "controlled, planned chaos" to "panicked chaos."  That is an exaggeration, but you get the idea. It is so hard running with all that gear and looking back to catch a ball knowing that there is some NFL-bound safety running full speed at your blindside looking for a highlight.  Again, you try not to think about it, but when the ball arrives with your torso twisted away from the pass and head turned toward it, it makes a difficult job more difficult. 

2. Cam was a great athlete, but he did not regularly deliver the pass on time.  How do I know?  The pass is supposed to be thrown when he plants his back foot during his drop.  Harder to see it out of the shotgun, obviously, and the shotgun replaces timing with vision in some ways.  Cam, knowing that his OL was suspect at times and his WRs (Benjamin and Funchess) were slow and not likely open, often positioned his feet (perhaps unconsciously) to run, not pass.  That is why his footwork was bad and he tended to overthrow WRs.  To make up for the delay, he would put more mustard on the football.  While a strong arm is a valuable tool when needed, touch is equally important.  The ball is easier to catch. 

In college practices, we had several QBs and they all were different.  Some were harder to catch than others.  If Cam is throwing harder because the window is closing (timing off) and he hits the WR later than designed, his completion percentage would drop as the WRs dropped seemingly catchable balls. 

All that to say this:  Bridgewater is a different QB.  He will deliver the ball on time.  It will not be forced or late.  Samuel is likely to be a different WR next season.

 

[Moo Daeng]

10 hours ago, Snake said:

Samuel and Moore are good complements to Anderson's speed. None are #1 WR though. 

There's only a handful or so of those in the league.

[MHS831]

11 hours ago, Matt62881 said:

I really hope with the Anderson signing we stay 3 wide most of the year otherwise someone is being wasted... Both can take the top off even out of the slot so it's exciting to see what this offense can do. TB is light-years better then Allen and dj still balled. Keep pounding! 

I think we will.  Samuel and/or Roberts in the slot,  Moore and Anderson outside--of course, they will all move around a lot.  Kirkwood and Cooper in mix as well.