Deep thoughts on the passing game

[MTK]

I'm not a big believer that we have to go down the field to be successful.

Yes, you do have to do it on occasion to keep the defense honest and with our speedy WRs it's certainly not a bad idea... BUT with guys like Moss and Randle El who are very slippery in the open field, all you have to do is get the ball in their hands and let them do the rest.

There's no harm or shame in getting big YAC numbers. Montana and Rice made Hall of Fame careers out of taking short passes the distance.

I think we're starting to find a nice balance. With a successful short passing game, it's only going to help open up the deeper stuff. Once you start hitting the deep stuff, it will only help keep defenses honest when it comes to the shorter stuff. It works hand in hand.