Can someone explain to me why Baker Mayfield this year is completing >40% of his throws to TEs and RBs and we didn't do that when he was here? We did throw to Davis quite a bit but almost never to TEs. He definitely looks in his element in the NFL - no hard feelings from me. But, we threw to the WRs with a lot more frequency from what I recall than we ever did to the TEs and RBs. And, many times, the WRs would be covered and/or would drop the pass right in their hands.
Coen and Tampa Bay
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Last year under Coen (2023), 37.4% of completions were to RB/TEs. We distributed the ball among 3 good receivers in Brown, Key, and Robinson too.
Tampa Bay leans heavily on only two receivers in Godwin and Evans, and they have both been hurt. They have to lean in on the RB/TEs more now out of necessity. Baker Mayfield is also a pretty savvy QB with an exceptional TE in Cade Otton, and two running backs with good hands.
Maybe Coen learned from the 2021 season and tried to increase targets elsewhere, but Chris Rodriguez's pass catching ability did not help the stats much that year. Levis could have thrown to TEs more, but it might have cut into his desire to scramble and make a big play on his own. We still finished 9-3, and we'll never know what Coen would have done differently over a larger body of work.
We need a pass catching back in the mold of Anthony White. Of course that means you have to actually run pass plays for the position.
UK took too long to throw to Davis even if he finished the season 4th on the team w/ 33 receptions.
Davis pass-catching is what single-handling what won the UofL game, and it continued into the bowl game. College linebackers couldn't cover him...which is the opposite of the TEs on the roster. They can't get open.
Coen is using his weapons because Tampa Bay has several. UK probably only had 1.5 weapons last year. UK doesn't throw to TEs because they can't get open consistently. People hated the way Gran used CJ Conrad but Gran schemed Conrad open on RPOs that LBs bit on, otherwise Conrad couldn't get open on conventional 3 or 5 step drops consistently.
The reason UK doesn't throw to TEs begins and ends with: they can't get open because UK doesn't recruit/develop All-SEC quality ones (so far).
All coaches just leverage their players skillsets. It's why Shannon Dawson looks like a genius this year because he's got a Heisman candidate QB. Coen has more weapons this year than last.
Davis pass-catching is what single-handling what won the UofL game, and it continued into the bowl game. College linebackers couldn't cover him...which is the opposite of the TEs on the roster. They can't get open.
Coen is using his weapons because Tampa Bay has several. UK probably only had 1.5 weapons last year. UK doesn't throw to TEs because they can't get open consistently. People hated the way Gran used CJ Conrad but Gran schemed Conrad open on RPOs that LBs bit on, otherwise Conrad couldn't get open on conventional 3 or 5 step drops consistently.
The reason UK doesn't throw to TEs begins and ends with: they can't get open because UK doesn't recruit/develop All-SEC quality ones (so far).
All coaches just leverage their players skillsets. It's why Shannon Dawson looks like a genius this year because he's got a Heisman candidate QB. Coen has more weapons this year than last.
For one reason or another, over the years most of the opportunity for tes get missed. This goes all the way back to sj and Terry overthrowing tes on rpos.
This year alone, dingle dropped passes, had a big gain batted down vs ole miss. Plus two of keys tds were threaded in to him when dingle was wide open.
So they get ops called for them. They just dont work out.
This year alone, dingle dropped passes, had a big gain batted down vs ole miss. Plus two of keys tds were threaded in to him when dingle was wide open.
So they get ops called for them. They just dont work out.
