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Originally Posted by SunnySide
Didnt want to post my negative thoughts the day after a victory but ..
man we got lucky af.
Heinike's best throw I thought was that big play wheel route to McKissic. Perfectly placed ball. He didnt have to make a read on that play as it was his one and only option.
But I do think Turner is limiting the play book for him, catering to the throws he can make and making his reads simple. For this offense to work, Turner needs to call plays where Heinike can watch and see if his receiver wins before he has to throw the ball. Crosses, digs, screens, there are some outs and those scare me as Heinike's arm is a little soft. A corner sitting on an out can read, react and step in front of it .. jump it.
Hes not being asked to throw before a receiver makes his break, putting the ball on time and to a space.
This is the same "training wheels" QB play calling weve seen for the past few years as we play the QB shuffle.
I really wanted to see Turner be able to use his entire playbook so we can judge him accurately.
Still plenty of season left .. but this playcalling walks on a razor thin line. if the first read isnt open? Heinike has to tuck and run. Teams should start to key in on our predictable play calling.
Last year teams only had to defend the first 20 yards from the LOS. This year ... looks like we are going to fall into the same pattern. Recipe for .500 ball at best imo.
Still plenty of time .. I hope Heinike can start throwing the entire route tree and more complicated passing concepts ... but I imagine hes an IR waiting to happen.
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I was reading Kiem's review of the game on Friday. He was commenting on the number of passes TH makes short of the sticks. I am basically reading it as get the ball quickly to F1, Gibson. Thomas and have them make the plays to extend the drive. It does sound like training wheels to me. Obviously with more reps we should be able to see the playbook open.
I also read in the Kiem article the TD run by McKissic was a check out by TH. It was supposed to be a pass. That is a good sign in his reading the D.