50/50 passes from TL...

Jan 10, 2019, 11:56 AM

I've seen several write-ups/comments regarding TL's "average" passes that were made to look like great passes because of spectacular catches by Ross and Higgins.

My take on this is as follows: TL works constantly with this receiving corps, learning each receiver's strengths, capabilities, putting the ball where he believes that receiver can make the catch given the defender's coverage on that receiver.

Take the Ross one-handed catch.

In this case, TL's pass is leading Ross, such that Ross has to stretch out one-handed to stop the ball and pull it in. The back shoulder here would have hit the defender in the back of the helmet with perhaps an interception. Ross was too close to the sideline to probably have made the catch in bounds, and the defender again, would have had the upper hand to strip the ball. The pass was exactly what it should have been for the best odds at a completion, and it was.

A QB's success ALWAYS depends upon their receiver's ability to CATCH THE BALL. Great QBs have ALWAYS been surrounded by GREAT receivers that make spectacular catches that increase the QB's rating.

I'm not getting the minimization of TL's passing accuracy based upon the great catches by Higgins, Ross, & Renfrow, et al on the team.

Another example was the TD pass to Higgins in the end zone was SUPER high and with HIGH velocity. Only a receiver with Higgins height and reach, and knowing also the velocity of the ball, could have hauled in that pass.

Again, TL knowing his receiver's abilities, dictating his passes to each receiver for each situation.

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J. Marc Edwards
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Against Notre Dame, he threw about 5 perfect passes on go routes down the sideline. 2 of those were caught. The other 3 were dropped due primarily to uncalled PI. The 3rd touchdown pass was the last pass before half when Higgins made that unbelievable one handed catch, but TL had to keep the ball in the field of play. If he leads Higgins, the pass is likely out of the back of the end zone. He had to read the safety first to see which way he went and then let it rip. I just watched the coaches room version of that play and they called it a great pass.

Against Bama, the only pass that was maybe off target was the the one-handed, but again I watched the coaches film version. TL had to wait for Ross to run his route while the defensive line was bearing down on him. He waited until the last possible second, which was still before Ross made his cut, to throw it and was a millisecond from being hit when he released the ball. He threw it to an area that Ross could catch it. Again, the coaches room called it a great throw. Outside of 3 or 4 missed passes (out of 32), TL was absolutely on the money all night.

Any article you are reading that says otherwise is trash. However, I thought I had read everything about the game that is out there. I did not see any articles calling his passes average. Everything I read heaped praise on him. The only commentator I saw call it average was Joel Klatt, but that dude is garbage and has hated on Clemson all season. He knows as much about football as I do about cricket, which is a game I don’t understand at all.

50/50 passes from TL...

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Yes he throws some of what they call "50/50" but watch again

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TL’s 50/50 passes are 80/20 HTH***

There was like one iffy throw all night that was actually a

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