kamoshika
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Quarterback Joe Milton will enter Tennessee spring football practice as either promising or unproven, depending on your perspective of his performance last season. As a backup, Milton’s passer rating (204.3) was almost perfect and even better than starter Hendon Hooker (175.5), who ranked second in the nation. But Milton racked up big numbers in blowout wins against reserve players for inferior teams. So where does the truth lie between those two perspectives? The answers come by meticulously reviewing every snap of his 2022 season.
...Milton was 53-of-82 passing, meaning he had 29 incompletions. But 17 of those were catchable passes either dropped or broken up by a defenders or they were batted down at the line of scrimmage. The remaining 12 incompletions were errant throws. Seven passes were too far on vertical routes, one was too high on a goal-line route, one was too hard on a short route, one was behind the receiver on a timing route, one was too low and only one pass should’ve been intercepted. Milton tossed 10 TD passes and no interceptions.
...Believe it or not, Milton was reasonably accurate on deep passes. He was on target on 15 of 22 pass attempts (68%) on long vertical routes. One of those accurate passes was dropped and three others were broken up defenders, but those were not Milton’s fault. So why did it seem like overthrown deep passes were a bigger problem for Milton? It’s because they came in bunches.
I watched Joe Milton’s 191 plays for Tennessee football. What we learned and why it matters
...Milton was 53-of-82 passing, meaning he had 29 incompletions. But 17 of those were catchable passes either dropped or broken up by a defenders or they were batted down at the line of scrimmage. The remaining 12 incompletions were errant throws. Seven passes were too far on vertical routes, one was too high on a goal-line route, one was too hard on a short route, one was behind the receiver on a timing route, one was too low and only one pass should’ve been intercepted. Milton tossed 10 TD passes and no interceptions.
...Believe it or not, Milton was reasonably accurate on deep passes. He was on target on 15 of 22 pass attempts (68%) on long vertical routes. One of those accurate passes was dropped and three others were broken up defenders, but those were not Milton’s fault. So why did it seem like overthrown deep passes were a bigger problem for Milton? It’s because they came in bunches.
I watched Joe Milton’s 191 plays for Tennessee football. What we learned and why it matters
