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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Thompson is probably still picking rib shards out of his spleen. On a play that meant absolutely nothing, Alex got the guy crushed.
There was some serious PTSD involved in watching that game. The first drive was just peak Alex - 2nd and 10, he throws a swing pass to his RB that everyone in the world saw coming and AP gets blasted. 3rd and 10, he throws a 5 yard hitch with another yard of YAC so they punt on 4th and 4.
Hidden touchdowns indeed...
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And those examples are some of the reasons the whole “ball protection is most important!” concept is ridiculous when it comes to QBs.
Ball protection is important ... but it’s less important than the ability to make difficult throws, or challenge the whole field, or anticipate receivers breaking open (throwing them open).
If you don’t have at least 2 of those factors, all the ball protection in the world won’t matter.