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[QUOTE="mgurtz79, post: 111248, member: 1006"]
So Nassib in the Pinstripe Bowl was capable but magically he was no longer able to complete deep passes that he completed earlier last year to Chew (before he got hurt, which I believe he has never been the same since) and in the Pinstripe Bowl to Sales (NOT LEMON).  Like most QB's not named Barkley or Luck he could be more accurate, but the reality is he doesn't have a receiver who makes it easy.

I dont' know if there are metrics on deep passes for college football but I can tell you Nassib did complete more than 10% of his deep passes (FYI most metrics list a deep pass as longer than 20-yards in the air, some keep percentages for over 40 as well).  Lemon is a great route runner and good on short and intermediate routes, he is not a deep receiver.  We do not have a guy who can get open deep and speed is not the only necessary requirement.  Mike Williams was not as fast as Graham yet he was always open deep, why?  We don't have a receiver capable thats why.  I don't know if there is one on the roster redshirting (Hale) or who was not ready yet (Foster, Kobena, Flemming) or one coming in (Cornelius, Ford, Lewis) but it is clear that Graham and Lemon are not those guys.

Just an FYI I went to the home games this year.  Yes Graham and Chew ran fly routes a few times a game and I can only think of one instance where they (Chew) were beyond the defense to where they could have had an easy touchdown.  Mike Williams had at least 3 or for of those instances his last year.
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