"The thing is out of all three, Fitzpatrick had the experience," Owens said. "It wasn't until he got in there that I started getting more involved in the offense. Prior to that I just felt like I was just there, running routes."
Edwards' average pass travels 7.7 yards in the air. That's tied for 26th in the league among quarterbacks with at least 10 attempts.
As the accompanying chart shows, Edwards' stats plummet the farther his passes fly.
Edwards throws 10 yards or shorter 77 percent of the time. He has thrown only 21 passes beyond 10 yards, and eight of those were longer than 20 yards downfield.
As the accompanying chart shows, Edwards' stats plummet the farther his passes fly.
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Edwards throws 10 yards or shorter 77 percent of the time. He has thrown only 21 passes beyond 10 yards, and eight of those were longer than 20 yards downfield.
The Elias Sports Bureau tracks every play, and it credited Edwards with only two pass attempts that traveled more than 40 yards in the air and 21 that traveled farther than 20 yards.
But 140 of his 183 attempts were 10 yards or shorter, with 47 of them thrown behind the line of scrimmage.
But 140 of his 183 attempts were 10 yards or shorter, with 47 of them thrown behind the line of scrimmage.
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