Joshua Dobbs has made some amazing passes, like to Josh Smith in the endzone. But you are choosing to overlook screen passes that were behind the RB or passes to the flat that were far enough off the mark for the receiver to look like an idiot trying to make the play. I'm not arguing that he is always inaccurate. I'm arguing that he is inconsistently accurate. I've seen QD throw two passes this year that looked nothing like the passes Dobbs throws. One went deep to Josh Malone in the spring game and landed in his hands in stride. The other went to Preston Williams against Bowling Green, I believe. How many completions has Dobbs made that receivers had to make a play on the ball and could not get yards after the catch because the throw was off, behind, high, etc.
I'm not going to keep this argument going any longer, but I think you are choosing not to see the truth because of your bias. I was hoping for civil, reasoned conversation about where accuracy would outweigh mobility.
I expected to see Dobbs passing game develop a lot more this year, since he had the benefit of taking all first team snaps in the Spring and in Fall camp, plus all the game experience thus far. But, as big of a Dobbs fan as I have been, I have to admit, I've seen him struggle at times and it hurt the offense, demonstrably. Even without a defender in his face, he has made some throws that make you think WTH?
Nevertheless, he has come up big at various points, even putting the team on his shoulders. I too, just wish he could be like that a majority of the time, not 1/3 or 1/2 of the time. I think much of that is just the natural shell shock QB's get when they are routinely pressured in the pocket. Their mind is more focused on the defender than it is on their targets downfield.
Hopefully, during this 5 game stretch, the OL can handle themselves better than they have with defenses like OU, UF and Bama's. They still are the weak link in this program. It's possible Debord may have messed with his mechanics too much, as well. If given time to set his feet in the pocket and make accurate throws, Dobbs passing game may finally develop the way we thought it would. It's hard to do going through such a gauntlet, with a shaky OL.
If I were Debord, I would use this stretch to emphasize the deep passing game. We haven't gotten that going at all this year. Run, run, run...then run some more. Then when you have a 2nd and 1 or so, hit their arse deep, using North, Malone, Williams and Jenning's size to snare the jump balls.
