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Verfasst am: 15. Nov 2023 02:31 Titel: Reich not concerned about Andrew Lucks velocity |
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Reich not concerned about Andrew Luck's velocity Published: Sep 25, 2018 at 01:37 AM Around the NFL Writer coach Frank Reich replaced with for the final heave of Sunday's lo s in Philadelphia. The move spurred a trove of questions about Luck's ability to throw the ball deep coming off shoulder surgery. Both Luck and Reich , with the quarterback conceding Bri sett has a stronger arm. On Joseph Charlton Jersey Monday, Reich reiterated that he's not concerned about Luck's ability to throw downfield or the oomph on his pa ses. "What I've seen is he makes all the throws," Reich said, . "There's been plenty of throws down Thomas Davis Sr. Jersey the field, in my mind ... I've seen a guy who is extremely accurate. I have no concerns about velocity." While the coach dismi sed worries about Luck's arm, the display on the field Sunday showed a quarterback who underthrew a few deep balls, fluttered a long sideline pa s, and rarely targeted receivers deep. The ' best deep pa s play was an underthrown deep shot to that created pa s interference. Through three games, Luck owns a 5.5 air yards per pa s average, dead last among Brandon Zylstra Jersey quarterbacks with at least 14 attempts, per Next Gen Stats. The league average is 8.0. Luck sits behind the likes of , , , and in terms of air yards per pa s. The lack of field-stretching element has changed Hilton's usage. TY Hilton's average depth of target downfield, by year:2014 - 14.5 yards2015 - 13.6 yards2016 - 13.3 yards2017 - 13.1 yards2018 - 8.2 yards Graham Barfield (@GrahamBarfield) Through three weeks, the are a dink-and-dunk operation, but Reich isn't concerned. "Andrew's playing good football," Reich said. "He made a lot of plays in this game to give us a chance to win. I know he's like all of us, like the head coach and play-caller, when you don't win you never feel like you're good enough. We Sam Tecklenburg Jersey all wanna be better than we were. "The quarterback's always going to get more credit when you win and blame when you lose." Luck has looked good at times, but there are stretches when the ball doesn't seem to have Ikem Ekwonu Jersey the pop out of his hand that we were used to seeing. Whether the ' offense is a short-pa s scheme by design to protect Luck and a questionable offensive line, or because the QB still isn't all the way back from injury is a question Indy fans will surely ask moving forward. This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue. Click here Click here Click here |
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