Labrev wrote: ↑31 Mar 2023 10:31
Going to re-post, I deleted because I remembered an older conversation where a certain someone ( ) vociferously denied that Rodgers has a strong tendency to eschew the middle of the field, and thought I'd post it there as a slam-dunk response.
But that took place in the Love thread; I don't want to sidetrack a thread about him to talk about Rodgers. And no need to necro an old convo.
this is what I responded to emotionally, Labrev used Rodgers to attack me, or what I had previously said, and if He'd simply use a little history to see that when we had players that excel at running routes in traffic with the ability to win contested passes he does throw inside the hash passes.
not going back to whenever I made the comments Labrev feels the need to respond to months later, and this blogger took a short sample of 3 seasons, zipo TE, zipo slot receiver, I'am sure Jones and Dillon make up a good portion of inside passing.
My point is when he had Finley, Bennett, Cooks, the young Cobb, I think he threw inside more, he sure isn't afraid of it as Labrev would suggest, I expect my prior response was in defense of that, hell I bet half of Lazards receptions where seam and crossing routes, same with Tonyan and probably 1/3 rd of Adams, imo this tells as much about the players we've had lately as it does Rodgers.
that game against Dallas last year, of run first and play action, 2 of Watsons TD passes where mid level crossing routes, give him players with excelaration out of there breaks and he has no problem doing that, give him a young Cobb who can separate in a 2 count and Rodgers could gut a mid level zone.
If ya lack those type players ya use more stacked sideline sets, or the bigger receivers that can win contested balls.
but I never meant, and it shouldn't have been taken to mean Rodgers and the coaches don't prefer high percentage passing towards the sideline, there safer passes, thats actually a good thing, this blogger and Labrev use this stat to crap on Rodgers.
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