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[QUOTE="blizz, post: 3506196, member: 4252"]
I would argue that the receiving talent was better in 2019. Yet catches went down for all but our #1 who basically hit a plateau. Qualitatively the utilization of the slot guys and quick game, especially in obvious blitz and pressure situations was night and day, and in my opinion the most glaring element that explained the offensive struggles. The quick digs and comebacks to the slot when the defense shows zone or lb's playing cloud literally have no answer, we saw this regularly with Dungey and they even used it to set up vertical routes when the defense adjusted to squeeze these routes. That has disappeared. Why? The ball should be out of the pocket within 1 to 1.5 seconds at least half or a third of the time to neutralize the linebackers and dbacks being involved in pressures. But why when they show pressure and then commit to rushing, why does the qb hold the ball and continue to keep his eyes on his primary read? QBs at every level are taught to come off their read in this situation and get the ball out. Why does TD consistently not do this? Coaching? Are they really telling him "lock onto your pre snap read and don't come off him even if you take a sack!" Can any one confirm this is what's going on?
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