highwayman
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My theory is three fold--
1) Letting him roll out -- more time to survey the field.
2) Throwing long -- we probably attempted more long throws in this game than in the first 8 combined. It allowed the medium 10-20 yard routes to open up.
3) Losing Decker -- probably the biggest of all. I think Weber relied too much on number 7. It was actually a liberating experience for Weber. He looked around, found the open guy, threw the ball. McKnight never sees this game with a healthy Weber. McKnight showed incredible speed closing on the bomb in the 4th. Decker never catches up to that ball.
I hate to say it, but losing Decker makes Weber a better QB...
1) Letting him roll out -- more time to survey the field.
2) Throwing long -- we probably attempted more long throws in this game than in the first 8 combined. It allowed the medium 10-20 yard routes to open up.
3) Losing Decker -- probably the biggest of all. I think Weber relied too much on number 7. It was actually a liberating experience for Weber. He looked around, found the open guy, threw the ball. McKnight never sees this game with a healthy Weber. McKnight showed incredible speed closing on the bomb in the 4th. Decker never catches up to that ball.
I hate to say it, but losing Decker makes Weber a better QB...