Matt Flynn now has 8 career TD's. 5 of those 8 TD's have been from 40 yards or more. A lot of Tiger Fans have been asking for the long bomb. He could be that savior. :geauxtige
I think you are right. JR can throw farther, but Flynn can hit a man in stride. I would put my house on JR overthrowing Craig Davis on that bomb last night. I can see it in my head. He would have missed him by 5-7 yards. Flynn always gets a big play in. That interception to UGA is the only negative thing I can remember about him. Besides that, everyone always makes big plays when he comes in. Also, I think his passes are way easier for our Wr's to catch. I don't remember many dropped passes last night. Does anybody else?:geauxtige
Flynn's long ball throws the other night were quite pretty. We had 2 drops too that hit the WR's perfectly in the hands.
Matt Flynn is a cool, double threat QB who can play smart football. When you have a QB that gets the respect and confidence from your offense, everyone would naturally play for him. That might have been the missing link in this season's inconsistent offense performance.:thumb: :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: ________ PROBLEMS FROM ZOLOFT
Very good point. I will take accruacy over distance any day. Also, Flynn is a better scrambler than Russell, which gives an important extra dimension to the offense.
I was saying the exact same thing after the play the other night. It was the first time our offense ran on all cylinders the entire year, that much can't be denied.
There are lots of things that can explain away different stats here and there, it's easy to discount stats..but really, 5 of 8 over 40yds says something on its own. The guy stretches the field one way or another.
Flynn also seems to have better pocket presence, which allows him more time to find the receiver open down field.
I think Matt's long passes are more catchable than JR's....Flynn doesn't have the arm strength like JR, but I think he throws with more of an "arch", whereas JR's are more "on a line".
Seems like Flynn has better vision. Someone had posted this point before; good performance during practice doesn't necessarily translate to handling of the offense in game situation. Flynn has known the playbook well for several years, and that probably partly explain how he can step in without much game experience. He seemed to check off well suggesting he was able to read the defense well. The coaching staff will have their hands full, and have to take a good hard look at this in deciding who's going to be the starter next year. RP being in the mix makes it even harder! Continuing on with the point of chemistry, which also has something to do with the players' psychology, maybe the coaching staff should take a secret poll from the rest of the offense which QB they feel would be able to help them maximize their chance of success on the field, and whom they are more comfortable with running the show to help them make their QB decision! (and I am serious about this as I am a strong believer in sports psychology .... the mind can be a powerful thing) ________ Gm family 0 engine history
