*****The Jalen Royals Thread*****

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by BWillie

That is what is puzzling about Moore because in his first two seasons PFF and other analytical sites would always say how much yards of separation he would get. Which makes sense as he is quick off the snap. However as we have come to know he has an awful football IQ and is a horrible route runner. He gets open and doesn't stay open. Or will just whiff. Or will find some weird ass reason to **** up.

That tells you more about 'yards of separation' as a meaningful stat than it does Skyy Moore.

I've tried to tell y'all this, but if you're getting separation AFTER you're supposed to be getting it, how MUCH of it you're getting doesn't matter. Nobody's looking.

Moore NEVER ran his routes on time. He absolutely refused to run a clean, direct route. He was always trying to play playground ball out there and throw wiggle into his routes. So he was still looking to set up his break when he was supposed to be breaking into space. By the time he made a move, Mahomes had moved on.

Which is why Mahomes stopped even looking his way. Had he occasionally been where he was supposed to be, when he was supposed to be there, PM would've kept looking at him at least. But he didn't. And that was the why of it.

Yards of separation means ****-all. A foot of separation RIGHT at the precise time/place is exponentially more useful than 3 yards of separation when the QB is looking at a different route because when he looked at you, you were out there foot-firing.