Doesn't matter if a guy is wide open when he isn't ready or expecting the ball at that time.
Had he thrown it than, it would have gone sailing into the sidelines and you would be bitching about that. Let us know when you plan on quit posting idiotically.
Originally Posted by: PackFanWithTwins
"Idiotically" is such a strong word-especially when Nerd is 100% correct.
at 22 seconds Rodgers is looking left; Rodgers/Cobb in flat; Jones slows as if to block and takes off; but his CB stays to guard the screen. Sendejo is late and Jones is WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDE open for 15-20 yards!
FOR 15 TO 20 YARDS.
This was 100% by design. And AR 100% literally shit his pants.
You make a somewhat advanced football thinking statement about the WR needing to be ready for the ball, only problem, it has no application to this play.
I mean WTF are you looking at or are you just purposefully trying to deceive, I dont get it! Jones was ready, as soon as his guy stopped JJ was looking back for the ball! And if JJ aint ready, which he obviously was, why would the ball sail, makes no sense.
There are 50 QB in college every year that have Rodgers' physical skills. The difference between Brady, Sanchez and Trent Edwards [Ranking of physical skills: Edwards, Sanchez, Brady] is their ability to see the field in slow-mo and not be scared of the pass rush.
Rodgers instead of focusing on the route; saw Griffen and Sitton engaged, but he didn't stand up like a man in the pocket and stopped looking at the route too early. Then he tucks the ball and sprints out FEARING that someone was coming from the rightside, but the backside was blocked well. And this is important: as Rodgers is maneuvering he refuses to look and see if JJ is open! So by the time he sprints WAYYYYY outside for absolutely no reason, and then looks up, it's too late. In years past when AR was moving, he's looking downfield.
In years past; AR stood in the pocket like man EG Cobb throw to beat Bears in 2013 w/ Peppers bearing down. If the old Rodgers didn't like the Griffen/Sitton match and he pulled it down; his eyes would have remained on the route and he would have made a skip step or 2 left and hit the WIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDE open Jones.
Rodgers aint coming back. Beside succumbing to narcissistic arrogance; he's got money and prestige and lost the will to take a hit! He's a scared little egocentric debutante.
Note: it dawned on me, when watching Rodgers unable to see that his backside was protected that maybe Rodgers has lost some peripheral vision. This would explain alot, maybe in years past with his head forward he saw the whole field, as well as the DEs until they were well behind him. But, now he cant see the edges of the field and the DEs are in an absolute blind spot. If he's often turning his head to look for them, this would explain why so many throws are so late and delivered off target.