- Jun 9, 2014
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There are times for everything. If you have Grantham on the other sideline with his DBs lined up 13 yards deep on 3rd & 5, then run buttons all day. Or simple WR screens. Low risk and move the chains.Improvement in this area requires talent and commitment.
There are guys who play wide receiver and then there are wide receivers.
Guys who play wide receiver are able to catch balls thrown at their hands while they're mostly facing their QB. This is not difficult.
Wide receivers are able to catch balls thrown over their shoulders while their QB can read the name on the back of their jersey. That's a different skill and a lot harder to learn.
SOS ran screens, too, but he did it when the defense dropped back into a 4 high shell hoping to stop the bleeding. Everything works and was designed to exploit some aspect of a defense.
However screens and buttons are high risk low reward when a defense is up tight expecting run and the DBs are pressing tight also. Not only will the dink game be ineffective as we saw last year but a slight error is a pick 6.
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