Okay, here are some facts. I feel like the majority of you post on emotion rater than facts - such as throwing strikes down the middle when under pressure. Read my previous posts, I am not anti-Dobbs and want him to do well. But, let's be real and talk about facts when it comes to Dobbs' shortcomings as a passer.
I was bored so I watched every GA pass of his again and charted if it was on target or not. On target means the receiver did not have to adjust to the ball. And I was somewhat generous on that and was not overly critical.
On passes of 10 yards and under (QB to receiver - not inclusive of YAC), 19 of 21 of his passes were on target with one of the 2 misses being under pressure. Excellent stats - with 17 of 21 completed for 80%. Of course, with most of those being in the flat and screens, we would expect that.
On passes more than 10 yards, 9 of 19 were on target and he wasn't under any significant pressure on the misses. Not so good with 8 of the 19 completed for 42%. Those of you are astute will notice I'm 2 passes off from the stats - that is because I didn't count the 2 of them because one was tipped at the LOS and he threw one away.
I think we can all agree this was his best game this year and his down field passes were still off target for the most part. I'll say that his decision making was really good this game and he did make some excellent throws. I believe his best throw was the pass in the end zone to Wolf that he dropped. His placement was perfect and that was an awesome pass. Wolf just couldn't control it.
I saw improvement last night and I firmly believe he can continue to get better and more accurate on his throws. When his passing catches up to the rest of his game (running, leadership, etc.), it is going to be awesome.
He has earned the right to keep his job and gives us the best chance to win. I think he proved that last night. But there is still plenty of room for improvement.
