re: Jefferson's Smart Decision to throw the ball away (with Pictures)

He should have been releasing the ball in pic 3

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just saying on any fade route in college or NFL the ball is thrown anyway

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For the last time........the route was not a fade.....repeat it with me....the route was not a fade the route was not a fade the route was not a fade.....

Terrence Toliver ran fade route from the three yard line. Toliver is halfway between the hashes and the sideline. Toliver takes one step forward and then heads on a slow diagonal. There is no option, in or out. There is no read. The throw is made before Toliver crosses the goal line, three yards downfield from the line of scrimmage.

Rueben Randle ran an in/out option from the six yard line. The inside route is taken away so Randle drives hard straight ahead for 10 yards, halfway into the endzone. THEN he cuts on a 90° angle to the outside.

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He hesitated. Now, it was the right decision, but that throw is a quick step drop.

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yes but if you have the time you have time to wait for a play to develop. JJ actually does this fairly well. In this case, great coverage by Florida defense.

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I too had to explain this to the guy sitting next to me in the stands. He was complaining and I told him to watch the safety on the replay screen and that he read the play.

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I didn't see that the safety read the play until looking at this sequence of photos. As soon as JJ takes the snap he looks straight at RR. How many times have we all seen Drew Brees look off a receiver. If JJ takes the snap and immediately looks to his right what are the chances that he at least momentarily freezes the safety. Instead, the safety makes an immediate move toward RR. As the sequence of photos progress it is the safety who is the only one in a position to make a play. The CB is so turned around he is never in a position. If anything, this photo sequence shows me that JJ executed this play poorly by not looking the safety off.

Only on the rant could a topic about one play involving a single receiver route go to 8 pages.

Reminds me of last year when someone claimed that Jarrett Lee's handoffs looked cleaner and crisper than Jordan Jefferson's.

Uggghhh.... why is the one insignificant play being talked about as if it changed the game. I remember that play and JJ could have made a quick fast throw if his timing was great and it could of scored. But he didn't pull the trigger.

So, it would have had to of been a very good pass in a very tight time window. He didn't make it in time and then made the right decision afterwards to throw it away.

Hesitation is better than squandering a scoring opportunity when you are well ahead on the scoreboard.

I don't see what the big deal is. JJ didn't make a super stellar play. And you point is?

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I don't see what the big deal is. JJ didn't make a super stellar play. And you point is?

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I don't see what the point is either, but then again why don't you ask the OP in reference to his post and thread title.

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Uggghhh.... why is the one insignificant play being talked about as if it changed the game. I remember that play and JJ could have made a quick fast throw if his timing was great and it could of scored. But he didn't pull the trigger. So, it would have had to of been a very good pass in a very tight time window. He didn't make it in time and then made the right decision afterwards to throw it away. Hesitation is better than squandering a scoring opportunity when you are well ahead on the scoreboard. I don't see what the big deal is. JJ didn't make a super stellar play. And you point is?

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this was pretty much what I tried to say earlier. He didn't throw it in time and made the right decision afterward to throw it away.