DropKickFlutie
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As a rookie, about 3.5 of Mac’s pass attempts per game went for 20-plus yards, according to Pro Football Focus. In three games this season, he was nearly doubling that number (6.7). He was also second in the league in intended air yards (10) and third in air yards on completions (7.5).
But it came at a price. Last year, Jones made just seven of what Pro Football Focus considers “turnover-worthy plays,” which are defined as “a pass that has a high percentage chance to be intercepted or a poor job of taking care of the ball and fumbling”. He had already piled up six of them through three games before his injury.”
[Zappe’s plays are completely different]
“By the numbers, Zappe’s leash has been pretty short. He’s averaging 6.4 intended air yards — and 5.3 on completions — on the 70 throws he’s made, according to NFL Next Gen Stats.
Of Zappe’s 76 dropbacks, 21 have been play-action passes (27.6 percent) and 14 have been screens (18.4). It’s a skill Zappe said he’s honed at the NFL level.”
As a rookie, about 3.5 of Mac’s pass attempts per game went for 20-plus yards, according to Pro Football Focus. In three games this season, he was nearly doubling that number (6.7). He was also second in the league in intended air yards (10) and third in air yards on completions (7.5).
But it came at a price. Last year, Jones made just seven of what Pro Football Focus considers “turnover-worthy plays,” which are defined as “a pass that has a high percentage chance to be intercepted or a poor job of taking care of the ball and fumbling”. He had already piled up six of them through three games before his injury.”
With shorter throws and more play-action, Bailey Zappe is looking a lot like last year’s Mac Jones - The Boston Globe
In the last two weeks, Zappe has led the Patriots to back-to-back wins making the same kind of “dink and dunk” throws that Jones did as a rookie.
www.bostonglobe.com
[Zappe’s plays are completely different]
“By the numbers, Zappe’s leash has been pretty short. He’s averaging 6.4 intended air yards — and 5.3 on completions — on the 70 throws he’s made, according to NFL Next Gen Stats.
Of Zappe’s 76 dropbacks, 21 have been play-action passes (27.6 percent) and 14 have been screens (18.4). It’s a skill Zappe said he’s honed at the NFL level.”