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Originally Posted by Fish
The opposing defense does...
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Missed this earlier...
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Originally Posted by Tuckdaddy
Honestly, who cares how far the ball travels. If he throws a seven yard pass and the wr or whoever runs for another 20 do I actually care if the ball went 27 yards in the air? I do not. As long as Alex can improve on getting KC more TD's who cares about his worthless yards per completion.
TD's matter, stats do not.
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How far the ball travels in the air definitely matters, in that a defense that doesn't respect a team's willingness or ability to work the intermediate and deep parts of the field with any consistency or aggressiveness can instead bunch up underneath and shut down the run while limiting the short passing game.
A 7-yard cross can turn into a BIG play if the safeties are deep respecting other things, and the middle has opened up.
When the defense is EXPECTING the 7-yard cross, it's much, much more likely to stuff it.