Who would you start?

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

The last game? Dru executed a good first scripted drive. Then he went 2 and out 20 times, then he executed probably another scripted short drive starting on tor's side of the field.

The rest of the time he completely stunk, including like 9 deep shots with zero completions, often to wide open Recievers.

That doesn't give me confidence for anything. The only way he'll be good is if you limit him to 35y targets. Let's face it, dinwiddie was right about him throwing deep.

So the question becomes, can a qb who a d can ignore deep be a winning qb? Or does everyone playing underneath clog it up too much. That could explain dru's int problem.

Yes, Matt Nichols rarely threw deep mainly because he despised interceptions. 15-20 yd. completions along with a good running game and a great kicker will get the job done if they have the patience to execute and the wisdom to take what is given.

[Tecno]

Yes, Matt Nichols rarely threw deep mainly because he despised interceptions. 15-20 yd. completions along with a good running game and a great kicker will get the job done if they have the patience to execute and the wisdom to take what is given.

But with no DB playing the top, will anything be given?  They will, at times, rush 3, and if every single one of the 9 pass-cover guys is flooding the zone within 30Y, is it possible for anyone to be open?  That's defenders 3-deep (10,20 & 30) in 3 lines down the field (simplified, of course).  Can you find 15Y zone holes in that??

Also makes the run difficult when 12 players are all within 30Y of the LoS.

In fact, I think this is why we dialled in 8-10 deep shots for Dru last game even though he made ZERO of them and everyone knew he'd fail EVERY TIME... they have to still fake it because the need to shake a DB or 2 deep in order to open up the desired accurate shot at 25Y.  My point this week is, if I'm MTL, and Dru is the QB, I'm telling my DBs to not follow ANYONE outside of 35Y.