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Link: Will Notre Dame Speed Up Lenzy, Keys in Cotton Bowl?
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his 70% completion rate isn't going to be much help vs the best team we (and he) have played if he can't be effective at stretching the field.
I'm not trying to be a debbie downer but while an accurate short distance is certainly an asset, the extremely weak link re: downfield passing is going to kill us against a complete team that will simply press our WRs, and dare Book to throw deep.
It is a recipe for disaster ala Miami game.
While Book's long range passing is still a question mark, his short range and medium range passing are fine. The key here, is that he can still stretch the field vertically with the medium range passing game, to the point where they can't simply squat in a short zone like our opponents were doing in 2013 when Tommy Rees was at the helm.
Rees didn't pose a medium range threat when it came to passing, which was why teams could simply drop 8 into a short zone coverage, and try to jump the routes.
Now, that being said, yes, it would be quite a boon for us to stretch the field vertically with a long range passing game, so that squatters could be burnt, and that would certainly open up all of the offense to be used effectively.
Consistency in the long game is the final piece of the puzzle, though.
level. But if you slightly ever so slightly don't fall in line with a lot of these POSTERS you get called names...like what just happened.
In any case, I agree with you. If he can throw a better long ball he will be over the top. I would imagine that is being addressed right now.
Agreeance.
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I think he's too good for that to continue, he'll get it done..
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