Next years QB

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Originally Posted by Alvin Walton

That play looked to be set up quite nicely but yea, I hear what you are saying.
Griffin was supposed to be our superstar, he should have found Morris.
Instead he does a deer in the headlights....
bleh

I know a lot of people like to look at a negative play (which every QB has in every game) and make it out to be referendum on a given QB, especially Griffin.

But I believe there are correct ways to look at and assess a play or game-film and there are incorrect ways to look at an assess them.

Sure, Griffin "could" have found Alfred Morris. Heck, every QB "should" make every play there is to make on the field. It is possible to fault any QB on any given negative play and say they could/should have done X, Y or Z. (especially with all-22 which imo leads to dangerous conclusions in the hands of a novice or biased viewer). But just because something looks like it could/should happen doesn't means it makes football sense in the situation or at all.

On the particular play you are talking about I don't see a 'deer in headlights' at all. And to be clear there are times that Griffin did look lost in the sauce last year. But on half-field read bootleg pass that got blitzed on the play-side I'm not going to bang on the QB for not throwing back across his body to Alfred Morris who has to be one of the least targeted and least featured receiving options on the team.

There are a bunch of plays from that game that you can much more legitimately knock Griffin for his mistakes.
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Btw- I'm curious what made you decide to post this random play/random thought?