Legit question and may be a question others who attended the game live can respond too. Of the 6 catches, I think at least half of them, were when we split the RBs out and they were 1st option as somewhat of an extension of the running game.
RBs were targeted 6 times with 4 of them in first two drives, not sure I see a problem.
Y'all's thoughts were insightful ones to pursue, so I went back to the game video.
(Which probably means there's something else I
should be doing instead.)
1st pass to RB was to Sampson on the score. Milton went through his full progression of receivers before going to RB in the flats. But to be fair, this was from the 9 yard line, and there’s never a lot of space for receivers to get open down there.
2nd pass to RB was to Small on the next drive, but he appeared to have lined up in the slot and was probably first or second receiver in the progression.
3rd pass to RB was to Small, who stayed in to pass protect, then released up the middle once there was no blitz. The RB was probably the third or fourth receiver in that progression, and he came up short of the first down.
4th pass to RB was to Small, again lined up in the slot, either the first or second receiver, depending on the coverage.
5th pass to RB was to Wright, a shovel pass in the backfield after Milton began rolling out right.
So it looks like only twice did Milton throw to the RB because the rest of the receivers were covered.
And in fairness to the receivers, Milton may have missed an open receiver. I saw at least twice that happened.
But we all know the greatest leap in improvement is from the first to second game, so these are fine points, not criticisms or concerns unless they remain.
not yet anyway
