Greg McElroy made a comment the other day that I’ve heard JPW make a few times as well. Putting it in layman’s terms the QB was responsible for reads, yes, but responsible for seeing the entire field while looking for the open receivers.
So, imagine we are putting 3 receivers and a TE into the passing formation. While our QB is dropping back he didn’t have what I would call a “progression pattern” he was supposed to follow. He was responsible for watching both wide-outs, the slot and the TE within a few seconds. Seeing both sidelines is a talent and a task I think you can see as difficult on any QB.
Enter this new system…
Picture the same set. In this example we’ll have a WR wide right, TE on that side with two receivers on the left (one in the slot.) The WR on the right side playing a post route.
I make this example because McElwain has a set progression read pattern for the QB’s that he’s instituted. In this example,
First look, slot.
Second look, wide out to the left.
Third, crossing pattern by the TE.
Fourth, post pattern by the wide out on the right.
Result? I think you can put it together. But, what I feel we see less of next year is people talking about the QB’s locking on to a specific receiver.
If anything, set progression reads are going to make the QB’s job easier…and therefore should lead to better productivity.
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4 months ago
This is great. A few QB's have the ability to see the whole field, but not a lot of them. Giving the QB's a set progression should help them out a lot. Hopefully by doing this, John Parker Wilson won't lock onto one receiver like he's been known to do in the past.
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