10-24-2018, 06:00 AM
(10-23-2018, 04:22 PM)murky Wrote: On the bright side, St. Brown has been very effective, catching a high percentage of deep balls for big yards per catch and impact on offense.
I think St. Brown looks very promising, but he has only caught 6 passes on the year so far.
He seems to have a knack for getting open deep. However, watching those routes it appears that some of that knack comes from the DBs thinking we're not going to throw to him so are cheating off and looking for a play going elsewhere. That advantage will disappear once he becomes more of a workhorse guy.
I also don't remember him yet making one of those back-shoulder, box-out catches that seem to have become our staple play. With only 6 catches, that may simply not have come around yet. On the other hand, I am fine if he has different skills. I don't love the back shoulder pass used too exclusively, as it tends to get rid of any yards gained after the catch, but I sometimes wonder if that has become too ingrained into Costello right now.
