QB1 Will Howard (Official Thread)

[zbuck]

Listening to Howard speak. man i wish he had a high level arm to go along with his clear leadership qualities. Also if he could fix his one or two dumb decisions a game

 

[billmac91]

Do explain because certainly it does. Sometimes things really are simple.

Even if ball placement isn’t great did the guy catch it? If yes that’s good enough.

Jeremiah Smith is short (4) Tuddy’s this year in deep balls that were significantly under thrown. Throw in a few he overthrew or led Smith OB and it gets even more drastic.

Howard’s completion percentage is absolutely inflated by WR screens, and actually one of my favorite routes against man defense but the underneath drag route. Both are very short throws that inflate completion percentage.

But his completion percentage was a bit up and down through the final (5) games on top of being turnover prone. I’m beating a dead horse here but I feel like his average arm strength became an issue when weather got cold and windy.

 

[Thump]

 

[sparcboxbuck]

Jeremiah Smith is short (4) Tuddy’s this year in deep balls that were significantly under thrown. Throw in a few he overthrew or led Smith OB and it gets even more drastic.

Howard’s completion percentage is absolutely inflated by WR screens, and actually one of my favorite routes against man defense but the underneath drag route. Both are very short throws that inflate completion percentage.

But his completion percentage was a bit up and down through the final (5) games on top of being turnover prone. I’m beating a dead horse here but I feel like his average arm strength became an issue when weather got cold and windy.

Two balls that he gave up on because he thought the play wasn’t coming to him put it at a net -2.

 

[Captain Buckeye]

Two balls that he gave up on because he thought the play wasn’t coming to him put it at a net -2.

Yep. That doesn’t even count the INT vs Marshall that was his mistake on the deep ball as well.

 

[CMic]

Can we stop saying he can’t throw the ball deep?
I agree he doesn’t have elite arm strength, but you don’t need elite arm strength to throw the deep ball.

 

[dragurd]

Can we stop saying he can’t throw the ball deep?
I agree he doesn’t have elite arm strength, but you don’t need elite arm strength to throw the deep ball.

He passed up some deep shots this game I think he had but he completed a 20 yard throw on it so I'm not mad.

But short of CJ I'm not sure I'd take another QB of the last few years over him and that includes Fields