Thats why it was a bad call, because you have to depend so much on him throwing it just right. WRs get overthrown all the time on deep routes during the game, then you try to have one on the most important play of the game, of course he is going to throw it too far, the pressure was immense. Look at the overthrow he had just before that across the middle. I saw they should have had a short crossing route or a curl.
"peteralan71" wrote:
You're not going to get a better shot to score a TD. Frankly, if you can't trust your QB (even back-up) to make that throw then you need a new back-up.
Against the Vikings at Lambeau, Flynn made a similar throw on 4th down, but Quarless simply failed to get it. There is evidence that Flynn can make that throw. And we needed a TD.
All things considered, you are almost never going to see a team try to single cover Jennings with a corner groomed in zone coverage. The Lions did, and the Packers rightfully tried to take advantage of that. The pressure wasn't an issue on that play - Flynn had time to get off a good ball but overthrew it a touch.
You could say, given Flynn's earlier misthrows on crossing routes that those are not throws he is good at either. Frankly we weren't running the ball well either.
We needed a TD. the coverage on that play was to stop anything short. It's frankly a dream scenario - Jennings single covered by a CB who can't keep up with him who has no help over the top - that I'd be comfortable taking any situation where we need a TD to win.
The NFL: Where Greg Jennings Happens.