Is Anquan Boldin Really Joe Flacco Go To Guy?
by jazz20 on Oct 12, 2011 8:03 PM EDT
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In the NFL a majority of elite/good quarterback have a special wide out that he loves passing to and the chemistry between the two (quarterback & wide out) are usually strong. Joe Flacco used to have a go to guy in Derrick Mason but since his departure some will think Anquan Boldin will be the new/better go to guy. Flacco Chemistry with Boldin is much better than last year but it seems like what needs to be there is not there yet; The season is still young and there still a whole lot of growth to be made on offense but from observing the past four games it doesn't seem like Anquan Boldin is Joe Flacco go to guy.
I'm confident that everything will get better with time but what do you think? Is Anquan Boldin really Joe Flacco go to guy? Or will it be someone else?
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As of right now, he has completed passes to 9 different players with Boldin, Rice, and Dickson being his favorites.
very well-written, Jazzy… we’ll see who steps up and becomes Flacco’s favorite WR target.
thanks
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?-langton Hughes
yeah I agree with Jimmy and Cary shutting down the other teams WR’s, they’ll make anybody rushing the QB look good - Jaz
I’m going to say Boldin. The chemistry between the two will only improve throughout the season, and to a degree, Flacco has to be aware that Anquan is his most reliable receiver. But on the other hand Flacco will continue to grow with Reed, Torrey, Tandon, and maybe even LaQuan. But I’d have to say right now, that Boldin is (and should be) his go to guy.
Great write-up J-dub!
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Great offenses don’t have just one go to guy. Look at Packers, Saints, Patriots, previous Colts, etc. They all had those obvious #1 guys, but still made sure that the other WR, TE and in our case, the RB see alot of passes.
I think the days of seeing multiple 100+ rec WR in this league is starting to fade due to offenses spreading the ball more. There were only 2 last year.
I mean, we were THE ONLY team last year that had 3 players with 60 or more catches. That is a pretty damn good stat considering the amount of really good pass offenses there are out there.
With the weapons we have, all we really need from Boldin is about 60-70 catches for 850-1000 yards. I will be very happy with those numbers.
Flacco has to trust his receivers to make catches, but shouldn’t throw towards coverage. He needs to attack deep more often, but shouldn’t hold onto the ball so long. He needs to show more awareness in the pocket and move to extend plays, but nothing good comes of him leaving the pocket. He should run with the ball if nobody’s open, but he definitely can’t run with the ball.
Flacco should have the awareness of Roethlisberger, the elusiveness of Vick, the control of the offense of Manning, the leadership of Brady, the accuracy of Brees, and the arm strength of … Flacco? - Ampallang
his point is that it might not be the right question to be asking. Your go-to guy on 3rd and 7 at the 50 isn’t necessarily the same go-to guy in the red zone. That’s why teams use so many different weapons now, Ravens included.
Obstacles are the things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
Exactly
Who is Brady’s go to guy between the 20’s? Welker. Who is Brady’s go to guy in the redzone? Gronkowski.
All of those guys jazz stated are the clear #1, but I highly doubt they are the first look on nearly every play.
Flacco has to trust his receivers to make catches, but shouldn’t throw towards coverage. He needs to attack deep more often, but shouldn’t hold onto the ball so long. He needs to show more awareness in the pocket and move to extend plays, but nothing good comes of him leaving the pocket. He should run with the ball if nobody’s open, but he definitely can’t run with the ball.
Flacco should have the awareness of Roethlisberger, the elusiveness of Vick, the control of the offense of Manning, the leadership of Brady, the accuracy of Brees, and the arm strength of … Flacco? - Ampallang
what I would ask
is who is our red-zone go-to guy? Obviously sometimes Rice can beat ‘em with some trickery on either a delay from 6 or 7 yards out, but I want a guy who can get to one of the corners and you know he’s going to bring it in from where Joe puts it. I’m not sure how heavily involved in our offensive game-planning he is, but I think the ideal guy for that situation is actually Pitta. He drops nothing and positions his body well.
Obstacles are the things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
Rice is our redzone guy it seems. 5 of Joe’s 7 TD passes have all been over 20 yards this year, so we really don’t have a good feel for that yet.
Flacco has to trust his receivers to make catches, but shouldn’t throw towards coverage. He needs to attack deep more often, but shouldn’t hold onto the ball so long. He needs to show more awareness in the pocket and move to extend plays, but nothing good comes of him leaving the pocket. He should run with the ball if nobody’s open, but he definitely can’t run with the ball.
Flacco should have the awareness of Roethlisberger, the elusiveness of Vick, the control of the offense of Manning, the leadership of Brady, the accuracy of Brees, and the arm strength of … Flacco? - Ampallang
i guess that's what i'm saying
Rice is an established red zone threat, but I he usually gets the ball outside the endzone in space and darts in. You can’t always do that, which is why most (good) teams have some kind of jump-ball threat who is just too physical to guard (Gronk, Finley, Jimmy Graham, etc)
Obstacles are the things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
And our guy is going to be Dickson for those. Those guys are just a bit farther along right now than Ed.
Flacco has to trust his receivers to make catches, but shouldn’t throw towards coverage. He needs to attack deep more often, but shouldn’t hold onto the ball so long. He needs to show more awareness in the pocket and move to extend plays, but nothing good comes of him leaving the pocket. He should run with the ball if nobody’s open, but he definitely can’t run with the ball.
Flacco should have the awareness of Roethlisberger, the elusiveness of Vick, the control of the offense of Manning, the leadership of Brady, the accuracy of Brees, and the arm strength of … Flacco? - Ampallang
Dickson typically scores from 20+ too
I don’t think we have any receiving threat from 5 or less yards. Our redzone needs work
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Look at Packers, Saints, Patriots, previous Colts, etc. They all had those obvious #1 guys, but still made sure that the other WR, TE and in our case, the RB see alot of passes.
Yes they all used many offensive weapon in their offense but it ’s still that one go to guy that a quarterback has strong chemistry with. lets look at the team offenses that you mention :
Colts offense : Peyton Manning & Reggie Wayne
Saints offense: Drew Brees & Marques Colston
Patriots: Tom Brady & Wes Welker
All to these team offenses indeed have many other good offensive players but the combination of the quarterback & wideouts that I just listed are the most deadliest because not only are they good but they have a very strong chemistry with each .
I agree that great offenses have more than one go to guy but it’s still that one guy on the offense that make opposing defenses players say man we have to really look out for this guy because peyton manning or etc loves throwing to him and their very dangerious when they are on the roll
all we really need from Boldin is about 60-70 catches for 850-1000 yards. I will be very happy with those numbers.
I’m not really focused on stats but it does reflect the production of the player. I just want to see a better chemistry between flacco and Boldin also get a chance to see what Boldin can really do with a better trust from Flacco.
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?-langton Hughes
yeah I agree with Jimmy and Cary shutting down the other teams WR’s, they’ll make anybody rushing the QB look good - Jaz
Flacco is getting the ball to our best WR, our best TE and our best RB just like he should be. Those 3 have 16,16, and 15 receptions. I think Boldin and Joe have really good chemistry, but Joe has also made it a point that he doesn’t really need to have that go to guy. He wants to make every player the go to guy, and I think Joe has always done that.
I am more worried about who is open more than who he has chemistry with, and I bet Joe is as well.
Flacco has to trust his receivers to make catches, but shouldn’t throw towards coverage. He needs to attack deep more often, but shouldn’t hold onto the ball so long. He needs to show more awareness in the pocket and move to extend plays, but nothing good comes of him leaving the pocket. He should run with the ball if nobody’s open, but he definitely can’t run with the ball.
Flacco should have the awareness of Roethlisberger, the elusiveness of Vick, the control of the offense of Manning, the leadership of Brady, the accuracy of Brees, and the arm strength of … Flacco? - Ampallang
I think Boldin and Joe have really good chemistry,
Im not saying that you wrong but I dont think the chemistry is where it should be. I been hearing how Boldin was such a elite wideout and etc but he hasn’t looked all that elite to me but I think there should be more from Boldin and it will only happen from better chemistry with Flacco as they move forward.
Flacco is getting the ball to our best WR, our best TE and our best RB just like he should be
I dont find nothing wrong with that and it should continue to be like that but I just think it should be more when it comes between Flacco and Boldin. great offenses do spread the ball to many good offensive weapons but each of those offenses have that one guy that is the most dangerous/ the most reliable wideout the quarterback throws to.
When you speak about the colts offense you talk about Peyton Manning & Reggie Wayne, when you speak about the saints you talk about Drew Brees and Marques Colston, when you speak about the Ravens you talk about Joe Flacco & ? well its a work in progress but I guess you could say Ray Rice so far.
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?-langton Hughes
yeah I agree with Jimmy and Cary shutting down the other teams WR’s, they’ll make anybody rushing the QB look good - Jaz
49 hasn’t established a go to since mason left. i’d like to think boldin will be but he’s really not quick enough to get open as often as a #1. boldin’s more of a light TE. i’d like to see us get our young TE’s down the field- bavaro esque. i always thought that a younger heap needed to run more WR routes. i would become a TE pass first team. Pitta and dickson create big match up issues. boldin not as much.
Watching them connect at Training Camp,
I would have bet that Q would be a unanimous choice as Joe’s go-to guy, but the stats aren’t clear enough to confirm it. Other than his check-down buddy, Ray Rice, I think he is getting real comfortable looking for Dickson perhaps even more than Boldin. At the same time, remember that the opposing defense wants to shut Boldin down and puts their #1 CB on Anquan and rolls coverage toward him. Until we have a serious option on the other side of the field, Joe to Anquan will continue to be a challenge.
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The real go to guy is the one targeted on 3rd downs.
I don’t have the numbers in front of me but if I had to guess it would be Dickson.
Yup, Dickson has the most targets. He is also the guy on the team that should be considered our biggest match up problem.
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When Evans is healthy
It might become Boldin. I think Boldin has too much attention on him right now though.
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I think that whenever Lee Evans gets healthy will be too late…Torrey Smith has started stepping up and emerging as a deep threat…by the time Evans finds himself back in the lineup, it will be as the number 3
I don't expect to see a true ranking of WRs.
I expect a rotation, with Boldin on the field almost always (basically, the #1), but then with Smith, Evans, Williams, and Doss swapping in and out.
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by organizedchaos52 on Oct 17, 2011 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree, running that 9 route can tire a receiver out. Those poor secondaries will be dying once the 4th quarter roles around.
I expect Evans will prove to be valuable once our rookies hit the “rookie wall” towards the end of the season. Hopefully rotating them all can prevent it all together.
by Mayne_Event on Oct 17, 2011 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd prefer our rookies
hit the Emmanuel Sanders/Antonio Brown wall toward the end of the season and own some teams in the playoffs.
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by organizedchaos52 on Oct 18, 2011 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions
I think the days of true "go-to guys" are mostly over.
You have your Fitzgeralds and Johnsons (Calvin or Andre), who are the “you KNOW where the ball is going in this situation” guys, but no other team really has someone like that. The Pats might bear some comparison, since Brady clearly prefers Welker on 3rd down, but you still can’t be sure. I almost think it’s more important to avoid having a #1 where teams know where the ball is going, unless he’s a complete savant at his position.
I think Flacco’s chemistry with Boldin is fine, maybe it could be better, but the priority is clearly developing more chemistry with the deep threats in Smith and Evans. Once that happens, Boldin’s job will become easy. Who the so-called “go-to guy” is isn’t really important.
Obstacles are the things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
Correct, there are really only 5-6 of those true go to guys that you just know is getting the ball. Look at Greg Jennings, he is obviously the best WR of that group, but man does Rodgers like getting the ball to Finley, Nelson, Jones and Driver. The guy hit TWELVE different pass catches against the Falcons. That isn’t a go to guy type system.
In my opinion, Boldin is not a go to guy in this offense, but is definitely the first look on many plays, just as Dickson is, Rice is, and Evans will be. We have enough really good pass catchers on this roster where we do not need to have one guy that has to be our guy when times of desperation come.
I am sure Joe and Boldin have great chemistry, but like I said above, I am more worried about who is open than who he has the best chemistry with.
Flacco has to trust his receivers to make catches, but shouldn’t throw towards coverage. He needs to attack deep more often, but shouldn’t hold onto the ball so long. He needs to show more awareness in the pocket and move to extend plays, but nothing good comes of him leaving the pocket. He should run with the ball if nobody’s open, but he definitely can’t run with the ball.
Flacco should have the awareness of Roethlisberger, the elusiveness of Vick, the control of the offense of Manning, the leadership of Brady, the accuracy of Brees, and the arm strength of … Flacco? - Ampallang
Correct, there are really only 5-6 of those true go to guys that you just know is getting the ball. Look at Greg Jennings, he is obviously the best WR of that group, but man does Rodgers like getting the ball to Finley, Nelson, Jones and Driver
Yes but Greg Jenning is still there leader stats wise so you can tell who the true play maker is . Its nothing wrong with spreading the ball to other good wideouts in the league but you still know Greg Jennings is that guy in green bay, Wes Welker is that guy in New England, Desean Jackson is that guy in Philly, and etc.
When the season will be over most likely these wideouts will be in conversation of being the best wideout of the year and im sure somebody will say yeah thats so and so go to guy.
I know there can be more than one go to guy and its nothing wrong with that but we all know there is a go to guy and there is Thee go to guy
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?-langton Hughes
yeah I agree with Jimmy and Cary shutting down the other teams WR’s, they’ll make anybody rushing the QB look good - Jaz
We just don’t need that main go to guy like those teams do. All those teams are pass happy offenses with nowhere near the running game or defense (except GB) that we have. We spread it around a lot and I’m fine with it. Somebody may separate from the pack, but we are not doomed if someone doesn’t. I think people are expecting a little too much out of the offense giving the huge transition it is going through right now. A lot of those top QB and WR duo’s have been together for years and the longest we have had one of our WR’s is coming on year 2. It’s a work in progress and talent doesn’t automatically translate to big numbers. Some just need to settle down and realize we are right where we need to be offensively.
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this is incorrect
you’re ignoring the whole situational qualifier here.
Yes but Greg Jenning is still there leader stats wise so you can tell who the true play maker is .
This is irrelevant. Someone has to lead in the stats, right? Jennings is that guy between the 20s, while JerMichael is the matchup nightmare in the red zone. Obviously that’s not a hard and fast rule, but the closer to the endzone the more likely it is that Rogers will target Finley.
Desean Jackson is that guy in Philly
This is just plain wrong. Desean is a playmaker and a game-changer but he isn’t a go-to guy by any means because you can’t rely him to get open on a diverse set of routes and in a variety of situations. In fact, most Eagles fans would agree that their big problem is that while DeSean is capable of big plays, the offense’s biggest problem last season and this season to a large degree is that there is no go-to guy. On 3rd down Sunday, Vick looked to Avant again and again, only to be let down by Avant in the end.
Obstacles are the things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
Agreed and also Maclin leads the eagles in targets and talking to philly fans is much more of a complete WR than Desean. Desean just has that big play ability.
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Maclin has the dropsies though
they’re suffering from a lack of reliability at WR on 3rd down.
Obstacles are the things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
Exactly right about Desean. He is not a go to guy, the man had only 45 receptions last year. Not exactly “go to” if you ask me.
Flacco has to trust his receivers to make catches, but shouldn’t throw towards coverage. He needs to attack deep more often, but shouldn’t hold onto the ball so long. He needs to show more awareness in the pocket and move to extend plays, but nothing good comes of him leaving the pocket. He should run with the ball if nobody’s open, but he definitely can’t run with the ball.
Flacco should have the awareness of Roethlisberger, the elusiveness of Vick, the control of the offense of Manning, the leadership of Brady, the accuracy of Brees, and the arm strength of … Flacco? - Ampallang
good vs great
how many times do we see the great qb’s in this league throw more bullet YAC passes in one drive than we see from flacco in a game. some of these qb’s make it look so flippin easy and they are not throwing to hall of famers. their are many levels of qb’s in this league.
how many times do we see the great qb’s in this league throw more bullet YAC passes in one drive than we see from flacco in a game.
How many of these QBs you’re talking about have established chemistry with their wide outs? I’m not saying Joe can be as good as the Brees and Bradys of the league, but he will (obviously) improve from his 49% completion percentage as he develops chemistry with his guys.
Those bullet passes you talk about require that kind of chemistry. At this point, Smith and Dickson aren’t polished enough route-runners for Flacco to be able to predict where they’ll be and when. That’s how you get YAC. I think it’s pretty clear that Flacco has the accuracy, he just hasn’t had the personnel. Now he has the personnel, he just has to work it all out still. This stuff doesn’t happen overnight.
Obstacles are the things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
its easy for a QB to look innacurate when a receiver isn’t where he’s expected to be.
He places the ball perfectly at the sideline because he became accustomed to knowing where Mason would be there. Wouldn’t it stand to reason that he will be able to do the same thing over the middle once he has that same chemistry with his receivers there?
Obstacles are the things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
actually i blame cam and ozzie. the receiver merry-go-round doesn’t really allow for any chemistry to be established. the tj housh, stallworth experiment just stole reps in practice and games. they haven’t allowed joe to grow with anyone except rice. FINALLY, it looks like they are actually going to let dickson and pitta have ACTUAL playing time. heap was a injured mess in flaccos years, mason was it. boldin was new. evans went out. so, yeah, i have to say flacco has been screwed by many uncertainties.
A reasonable response
Obstacles are the things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
by jackmca on Oct 15, 2011 9:54 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I agree with that and its true ozzie and cam didnt really give flacco wideouts that he could truly grow with.
he now has some young guys to work with but its going to take sometime for flacco to adjust to the young guys and the lockout really didnt help much to give flacco more time to get to know his new weapons but we will see how things play out and i think the texans game will be a good test for these young tights/wideouts
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?-langton Hughes
yeah I agree with Jimmy and Cary shutting down the other teams WR’s, they’ll make anybody rushing the QB look good - Jaz
Maybe Flacco just needs a concussion to knock him out for a week
to remind him how much he loves the game, so he can come back more focused and strap the championship belt on his waist. Wait, does this mean Tyrod Taylor = Matt Flynn?
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by organizedchaos52 on Oct 15, 2011 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Tyrod is going to be a star in this league.
Flacco is a beast who’s never had great wr…and terrible coaching
Ravens fans who criticize him make me laugh… Especially the dude here who calls him 49.
by Evan Skev on Oct 16, 2011 12:23 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I rather see Tyrod Start than Flacco
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?-langton Hughes
yeah I agree with Jimmy and Cary shutting down the other teams WR’s, they’ll make anybody rushing the QB look good - Jaz
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Obstacles are the things you see when you take your eyes off your goals.
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What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?-langton Hughes
yeah I agree with Jimmy and Cary shutting down the other teams WR’s, they’ll make anybody rushing the QB look good - Jaz
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I don’t think Flacco has a go-to guy right now and that’s part of his problem in my opinion. I don’t think any of his receivers outside Boldin are great route-runners and none of them have very good chemistry with him. I love Boldin… and it looked like he was developing good chemistry with Joe last season, but it seems like he’s been off and (uncharacteristically) dropping passes for whatever reason so far this year.
Maybe that’s because he’s drawing more attention now that he’s the most threatening receiver, but even against the Jets, he didn’t seem to be getting open against Cromartie when Revis was on Smith.
My point here is that I think the inconsistencies in the passing game, particularly Flacco’s low incompletion percentage, are the result of Flacco not having any real go-to guys. The young guys show excellent upside but are inconsistent, and I really can’t explain what’s up with Boldin so far.
I don’t think Flacco has a go-to guy right now and that’s part of his problem in my opinion. I don’t think any of his receivers outside Boldin are great route-runners and none of them have very good chemistry with him. I love Boldin… and it looked like he was developing good chemistry with Joe last season,
Atleast some body agrees with me lol. I just don’t see the chemistry when it comes to Boldin and Flacco atleast not that type of chemisry where i’m seeing Boldin as Flacco go to guy.
When you look at Derrick Mason or Todd Heap you could tell that Flacco had chemistry with those guys but its still young in the season and the chemistry should grow as the season goes on . I just hope this year excuse wont be that we too young because last year excuse was that we was too old
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?-langton Hughes
yeah I agree with Jimmy and Cary shutting down the other teams WR’s, they’ll make anybody rushing the QB look good - Jaz
Personally, I like the fact Joe doesn’t seem to play favorites. You could argue he trusts Ray more than anyone, but I love that a second year tight end (Dickson) is tied for the team lead in receptions thus far. I think Joe is the type of QB that feels the guy who is open will get the ball, regardless of his name. And I totally agree that there are truly only five or six number one wideouts in the NFL; not every team needs one.
I think Joe is the type of QB that feels the guy who is open will get the ball, regardless of his name. And I totally agree that there are truly only five or six number one wideouts in the NFL; not every team needs one.
I think every quarterback should pass to a wideout/ tight end that open regardless of the name but when i watch Flacco play it seem like he doesn’t have that go to guy/go to guys.A go to guy is very important to have its kind of like having a best friend you can have many friends but it nothing like that chemistry you have with your best friend.
I can use Mason as example because when he was here Flacco still spread the ball around to other players but we all knew Mason was that guy even when Boldin had more receptions than him. Its not about the stats overall that makes up a go to guy any its about the chemistry when Flacco threw a Ball to Mason, Heap, or even ray rice you can notice the chemistry.
This is Boldin second year and i expected for Flacco to develop some thing special with Boldin atleast chemistry wise and their chemistry seems to be a little better than last year but its needs to be better and that goes for the other guys as well.Every quarterbacks needs that go to guy and I havent seen elite quarterback yet that doesnt have one
What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?-langton Hughes
yeah I agree with Jimmy and Cary shutting down the other teams WR’s, they’ll make anybody rushing the QB look good - Jaz
That go-to-guy doesn’t necessarily mean he is an elite pass catcher; that’s what I was saying. Again, I think there are really only five or six of those types of players in the entire league. For us, I think Dickson is slowly becoming that go-to-guy for Joe; he just needs to be a more consistent pass catcher. And who knows? Maybe Torrey and Joe will develop a strong rapport and grow together. There are a lot of young guns on our offense right now.
So much for this post
Boldin – 8 catches, 132 yards……on the one CB who has given Flacco the most trouble, Joseph.
Flacco has to trust his receivers to make catches, but shouldn’t throw towards coverage. He needs to attack deep more often, but shouldn’t hold onto the ball so long. He needs to show more awareness in the pocket and move to extend plays, but nothing good comes of him leaving the pocket. He should run with the ball if nobody’s open, but he definitely can’t run with the ball.
Flacco should have the awareness of Roethlisberger, the elusiveness of Vick, the control of the offense of Manning, the leadership of Brady, the accuracy of Brees, and the arm strength of … Flacco? - Ampallang
by Mr MaLoR on Oct 16, 2011 8:30 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Torrey also
3 catches, 84 yards. Had ’em in his back pocket most of the day. Makes a great compliment to Boldin.
"What we've got here is failure to communicate."
Yea, and to think people were writing this guy off as a bust after 4 freaking preseason games. He has really turned it up, and while he only had 3 catches, a 28 yard per catch average is exactly what we brought him in here to do.
Once Evans gets back, whewww, how the hell are defense going to defend this speed and still stop all our weapons underneath.
Flacco has to trust his receivers to make catches, but shouldn’t throw towards coverage. He needs to attack deep more often, but shouldn’t hold onto the ball so long. He needs to show more awareness in the pocket and move to extend plays, but nothing good comes of him leaving the pocket. He should run with the ball if nobody’s open, but he definitely can’t run with the ball.
Flacco should have the awareness of Roethlisberger, the elusiveness of Vick, the control of the offense of Manning, the leadership of Brady, the accuracy of Brees, and the arm strength of … Flacco? - Ampallang
We should see some hellacious 3-wide and 4-wide sets
Torrey split wide right, Evans split wide left, Boldin in the slot.
Torrey split wide right, Evans split wide left, Boldin and Doss/Reed in the slot.
Torrey wide with Boldin/Evans/Reed in a bunch formation.
The possibilities go on and on. I am drooling while writing this.
"What we've got here is failure to communicate."
Who's big Joe's go to guy?
Well, troy is in the clutch…
Couldn’t resist ;)
by troy43polamalu on Oct 26, 2011 12:17 AM EDT reply actions
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