You do realize that a QB can choose not to throw to the first option, right?
Exactly, straw man deluxe, nobody thinks these QBs are single handedly winning games without help,,,, duh. The question is whether your QB is making those big plays when the opportunity is tee'd up for him.
Yes, I agree with what he said.
It doesn't always work that way. Eli Manning is the definition of mediocre QB, yet he has as many rings as his brother that is considered one of the all time greats. Eli lead the league in INTs in three different seasons, that's not good and he wasn't inspiring players, but he still got 2 rings. Peyton got two rings, but even he was just a passenger for one of those rings and it wasn't his presence that "inspired" their defense. Peyton shouldn't even had made it to that first super bowl, during the playoffs leading up to the big game, he had 7 INTs/2 TDs, his defense covered for him.
Wrong. The play design was doomed to begin with. Dak and the WRs had no chance. Horrible play design.
And in the video, Warner doesn’t even absolve Dak of all the blame. LOL.He did the thing ........
But for some reason Eli and the team he played for played better in the playoffs. Not always in general, but in key moments when it mattered. They kept the score close and somehow Eli made some play that kept them going so that they had a shot at the end. Their first SB win against the Patriots where on 4th down he escaped what looked like a sack to throw it up in the air to the receiver who somehow pulled it down even though the defender’s arms were wrapped inside his and were also on the ball. And in the 2nd SB they won against the Patriots where he threw a perfect sideline pass on 3rd and long from his own side of the field where only the receiver could catch it. Those were two plays that are by definition clutch.
I don't know how it happened but I have become the resident Eli Manning defender. When I read stuff like this I feel as though it is entirely emotional. Did you watch his play off runs? The guy made massive plays over and over all the way to a super bowl win twice. He has achieved legend status as a QB. No one can ever take that away from him. You might as well just accept the fact that he is a total boss from now until eternity.
This is false. The QB does not have to throw the ball. How are you struggling with this concept?
OK, so you blame Dak. Good to know.
THE PLAY-ACTION IS WHAT DOOMED THE QB ON WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A QUICK HITTING, 1-STEP PASS.
Why do you guys keep saying this? When has Dak placed blame on anyone lol? You’re not the first one to say this yet no one explains where this come from.
So Dak has to throw the ball regardless of what’s happening on the field?
Great post.
That wasn't an "elite" QB making a play, that was just one of those great moments and I would say the catch was more impressive than the throw, he caught that thing stuck to the side of his head. That catch doesn't make that WR "elite", but it was still an all time great moment. Those plays could be described as "clutch", but it still doesn't make Eli elite.
Your spin on what KW said, it gets old hearing you blame everyone but the QB who is the guy that makes the decision to throw, all those bad routes and concepts and schemes worked great for the offense the whole season but the one constant in 3 playoff appearances is the poor play of the most important position on the offense, do you know who that is. By the way garbage stats don’t count
You must not have watched any of those games because the guy made play after play after play that ripped the heart out of his opponents. Acting like that was the only play is crazy. He was an absolute boss and we all have to accept it and move on.
