Do they practice down field throws at practice?

[Jmac]

I have no way of knowing if they do or don't, i'm assuming they at least try to stretch the field. There is no indication during live games they do. It seems that the time to drill the twenty plus yard plays is during the week and try to get something to work.

Unless Young isn’t able to do it and fails constantly. I'm not privy to what they do at practice. Maybe somebody on here can give some insight into what they are doing. 

Stretch the damn field and prevent opponents from stacking the line, or they are doomed to failure 

[Johnstonny]

....They do....and thats why they don't do it game time....

[Jmac]

If they do than Canales must be beside himself that he is stuck with a QB that can't. Trying to game plan with one arm tied behind his back. I want to see his offense with the full potential.

Edited November 11, 2025 by Jmac

[Johnstonny]

6 minutes ago, Jmac said:

If they do than Canales must be beside himself that he is stuck with a QB that can't. Trying to game plan with one arm tied behind his back. I want to see his offense with the full potential.

We are extremely limited with this dwarf and its evident for almost 3 yrs...

[Jon Snow]

They do but you cannot hit the qb in practice. 

[strato]

59 minutes ago, Johnstonny said:

We are extremely limited with this dwarf and its evident for almost 3 yrs...

Yeah. I distinctly remember being apoplectic watching his first game vs Atlanta in 2023. 
His lack of urgency on the drop and in general, and the lack of downfield throws were the two primary motivators for that. 
I was against it but the hype on this board was so great, you couldn’t question him. Post draft, camp, preseason. 
 

I had held my tongue until I saw him on the field in a real NFL game. Boy oh boy, total confirmation he was a huge mistake.
 

It hasn’t changed much. he hits a lick occasionally where he does well but it flatlines again pretty quickly.

The best memory of him that I have is that TD he threw where he knew it was good and turned around and didn’t watch it get caught. That is his high point.  It was so good that a lot of people lived on it and are still living on it. 

Edited November 12, 2025 by strato

[PleaseCutStewart]

1 hour ago, Jmac said:

I have no way of knowing if they do or don't, i'm assuming they at least try to stretch the field. There is no indication during live games they do. It seems that the time to drill the twenty plus yard plays is during the week and try to get something to work.

Unless Young isn’t able to do it and fails constantly. I'm not privy to what they do at practice. Maybe somebody on here can give some insight into what they are doing. 

Stretch the damn field and prevent opponents from stacking the line, or they are doomed to failure 

At this point, I'm not sure we even practice at all with how unprepared we look most weeks... I think DC just gives them a "victory week" where they can all play Madden then show up Sunday morning and go through the motions

[Tbe]

Canales addressed this in his presser the other day.

He said they will call more explosive pass plays in games once they can execute them in practice. 

Bryce isn’t hitting them in practice so DC isn’t calling them in the game.

[toldozer]

8 minutes ago, Tbe said:

Canales addressed this in his presser the other day.

He said they will call more explosive pass plays in games once they can execute them in practice. 

Bryce isn’t hitting them in practice so DC isn’t calling them in the game.

He is not capable of seeing the intermediate routes because he's too short and can't throw deep because he's too weak so he throws outside the numbers short but is too weak again so you get throws like that incredibly awful one on Sunday from a clean pocket. Dude is cheeks and Dave knew it after two weeks last year.

Edited November 12, 2025 by toldozer

[strato]

1 hour ago, Jon Snow said:

They do but you cannot hit the qb in practice. 

Bam. That’s it. Bryce always looks good until he is at risk. 

[Jmac]

Fug this. They brought Mike White back and let him take over. At least he has some success  and can throw it down field. Young can be the back up untill they can jetison him.

[Newtcase]

What we're really talking about here is just semantics.  Cannales says chuck one deep and Bryce hits Tmac for 8 yards.

Edited November 12, 2025 by Newtcase

[Newtcase]

2 hours ago, strato said:

The best memory of him that I have is that TD he threw where he knew it was good and turned around and didn’t watch it get caught. That is his high point.  It was so good that a lot of people lived on it and are still living on it. 

Honestly this is just blind squirrel, broken watch territory at this point.  I've chucked many a back yard football, occasionally they accidentally go exactly where they should.  

[strato]

35 minutes ago, Newtcase said:

Honestly this is just blind squirrel, broken watch territory at this point.  I've chucked many a back yard football, occasionally they accidentally go exactly where they should.  

Oh yeah. I have said the same type of thing and no one bought it. They weren’t in the market. 
If you are inaccurate at +/- 35 yards, it can accidentally land right where you wanted it. 

Edited November 12, 2025 by strato