is that he checks off a little too much. From what I've seen, it looks like when the Bills receivers run deep routes, they are covered pretty well, and therefore Holcomb will dump it off. He won't even think about going downfield unless a receiver is wide (and I mean wide) open. The difference between him and Losman, and Bledsoe for that matter, is that Losman/Bledsoe would make an attempt to throw the ball downfield, even if a guy like Moulds was covered. They will take a risk to in order to try and make something happen. Sometimes it went well, other times it ended up in disaster. I still think Kelly Holcomb is more effective than Losman at this point, and that the offense functions better with him under center, but he needs to take some shots downfield and not give up every time a receiver is not incredibly wide open. Make Moulds and Evans go up and get the ball and make a play. In other words, take a few risks. I am not saying throw into double-coverage, but Holcomb still needs to challenge the opposing DB's deep, even if they have the receivers somewhat decently covered.
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Re: Kelly Holcomb's problem
Originally posted by Mudflap1He has been efficient. His rating is 95.2. We have a whole lot bigger problems than him.
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I'm not opposed to the deep ball. What I don't like is going deep on three consecutive passes and trying to make something happen series after series. And when he's in there, JP's the kind of QB that won't throw it deep once and then play conservative. He keeps going for it to the detriment of the running game.“The Bills: better than the record indicates.”
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Holcomb doesn't have enough time to effectively throw downfield. It's like a jailbreak on him every time he takes a snap. No, he's not the ultimate answer, he doesn't have a big gun and doesn't throw a lot of deep balls. Sure, I'd like to see more. But I think he's doing a decent job, about the best he can do, and that the QB position right now is nowhere near our biggest problem.
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Originally posted by Mudflap1Holcomb doesn't have enough time to effectively throw downfield. It's like a jailbreak on him every time he takes a snap. No, he's not the ultimate answer, he doesn't have a big gun and doesn't throw a lot of deep balls. Sure, I'd like to see more. But I think he's doing a decent job, about the best he can do, and that the QB position right now is nowhere near our biggest problem.
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Originally posted by andyxc71Our biggest problem is the D-line. Backs are running through untouched. If you would have told me a simple trap play would get a first down on 3rd and 14 before yesterday, I would have scoffed. Now? I'm biting my nails on 3rd and 20.“The Bills: better than the record indicates.”
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Originally posted by justasportsfanfunny thing is, while he is effective at short yardage where Drew was horrible at, he isn't as good as Drew throwing downfield.Penguins at Sabres Highlight Video 10/10/05
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I think Holcomb has a high percentage of INT's for his career, so maybe he is really trying to be conservative, but then he falls in the category as a yes man to Mularky because to me Mularky is a total conservative coach
RUN THE DAMN BALL DAMMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!TommieBoy
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