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doubt we see him this week, maybe next on a limited snap count
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Sometimes you just get stuck in a logic loop... I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with the premise of the article, but you're drawing some faulty conclusions. For example, the idea that if a QB has to create off structure it must mean the play call was bad is your own interpretation, and it seems to be rooted in some bias itself. There can be a lot of reasons for a QB to be called on to make a play outside of the structure of the play call -- poor protection, receivers not coming open, disguised coverages, etc. That's not specific to the Panthers offense, it's a general truth. But if you have underwhelming OL and receiver play, like the Panthers, the QB is going to have to handle some pressure and improvise. That's not necessarily an indication that the play call was bad. And that's not what the article is saying, either. They're saying Bryce Young is good at improvising, which might help make up for the OL and WR shortcomings, but Reich's play calling is restricting Young's ability to improvise. They use screen plays as an example. There's little room for improvisation, a screen is usually a single option pass play, and if it isn't working, the QB just has to get rid of the ball. The Panthers called 11 screen passes in the last game, with little success (eight of them to the right side). That's 28% of their called pass plays (including sacks and scrambles), where the QB is being told what to do with the ball before the play even starts. If you have a QB who can't improvise and doesn't handle pressure well, then that would make sense. Call screens for Jacoby Brissett all game long. But if your QB can actually create, maybe don't limit him that much. Or maybe call some more modern screen RPO concepts, which Reich isn't using. Also, it's very possible that Bienemy and Hackett are bad play callers. Let's see if either of them can have any success without their star QBs. But no, Rodgers and Mahomes being good off structure isn't evidence that the OCs are bad play callers. You've just decided to frame the conversation that way.
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By Restinpeacesweetchloe · Posted
Steichen made it clear yesterday it will be a joint decision with JT when he will play.
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