Little Note on Ellis Hobbs

[PatsFan37]

Make room for me on the Hobbs bandwagon. If height and speed were everything, you could motion Watson wide on a corner and throw to him every time. What I remember Watson saying is he hopes that when he lines up wide that he draws off a linebacker, because he lacks the quickness to get separation from a CB.

QB's won't throw to a receiver who doesn't have at least some separation, even on a fade. It's football, not basketball.

 

[arrellbee]

The math just doesn't add up. Even if a receiver has a 7" overall height difference (height + vertical jump), that's still an incredibly small window for the QB to throw into. If the DB gets the same jump as the receiver, QB's just aren't able to hit a 7" slice of space with consistency, it's a low percentage play. Think about how pathetic QB's always look in those ESPN summer contests, no one can consistently throw it through the hoop. Thus it is far better to have a short DB that covers well (i.e. jumps with the receiver) than a taller one that gets beat.

Very interesting observation.