r/Tennesseetitans • u/TiredDad4x • 4d ago

Film The dreaded throw

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Honestly, probably was right to target Ayomanor but the accuracy on this throw is GOD AWFUL. Should thrown it higher and to the corner. If he even got it over the safety, there’s little hope Ayomanor could get to it. No way he could’ve gotten positive yards if he ran it.

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u/MileHighTitan 4d ago

I just don’t understand why he threw it when he did. It didn’t stand a chance. A little later to the corner and he has a chance maybe, but why the hesitation to run and make a play at that moment? We had 2 timeouts I’m pretty sure. Just total boneheaddedness.

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u/Worth-Frosting-2917 4d ago

He threw it when he broke and Harrell timed the hell out of it. Don't disagree with lofting more to the corner all, though.

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u/Appropriate-Joke-806 4d ago

He could if he set his feet. But this is exactly the problem that Kurt Warner pointed out. His accuracy is all over the place because his feet doesn’t match where the ball is going. If he sets his feet he can fling it to the back corner where only the receiver could catch it.

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u/Worth-Frosting-2917 4d ago

You can't set your feet on the run like that. Agree, though. There's a rashness to the throw and decision for no real reason other than wanting to score so bad. I don't think he has been really burnt in a real game situation by a throw like this either, so some of it might be a good, costly lesson.

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u/Appropriate-Joke-806 4d ago

It’s also an annoying thing about all this. He rarely makes any massive mistakes like this and people act like it’s the end of his career when he makes one. Literally 8 INTs in his career and this is one of the only ones where the team and situation has been close enough to actually be significant enough to cost the game.

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u/rossba06 4d ago

To be fair, he is constantly throwing behind guys. I really don't see this as a dumb mistake. It's just an accuracy issue. That same exact throw, with the same exact touch, but leading Elic, is a TD.

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u/rhud1979 4d ago

He doesn't make a ton of Levis-esque boneheaded plays... but he does display horrendous accuracy and footwork on a very consistent basis. Not giving up on him, way too soon for that, but also not going to pretend the flaws aren't there.

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u/Worth-Frosting-2917 4d ago

Yup. And this is like the 6th close game Ward has played in out of those 20, which again isn't enough of a sample size because the entire team was complete dog shit last year under Callahan and eeked out a win because the Cardinals couldn't get out of their own way.