Looney ... The Morning After: Philadelphia

[Just Passin' By]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Bull ****ing shit, the entire purpose of the flea flicker is to; 1) give the QB some room to launch on a variation on a 7 step drop, and 2) launch downfield to WRs on burners, on the hope that either the WRs superior speed or a hitch from the DB reading run creates separation.


List for me the number of times in the HISTORY of the NFL where a flea flicker EVER resulted in the QB back up in the pocket, finding the checkdown and throwing into the line. Feel free to go back as far as you want.

I've been watching for 20 years, and seen my share of NFL Films, and had never seen it before Cassel.

If the CB doesn't bite on the fake, you don't throw the deep ball. That's smart on the part of the QB, and it happens. Brady's been in that situation numerous times in recent years. Your "throwing into the line" argument is the fault of the offensive lineman, who left the D-lineman disengaged.