MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL WEEK 6 ANALYSIS

Mike Lawrence - Right Again!

Mike swears by this rule. Home Team - Network Broadcast - Night Game.

A. Give 3 to Home Team
B. Don't Bet Cross Country Road Team

Colts Traveled Cross Country to San Diego.

Dropped 5 passes and reversed every positive stat trend they had going thus far this year.

Nuff Said.

P.S.

How do you turn a Bum QB into a Winner?

3 Step Drops.  Rivers and Cutler - just to name a few. The bums crack under pressure. Quick releases take away the pass rush and the pressure off the QB. If you have a questionable QB - take the game out of his hands.

BTW -  this does not take away the long pass. NFL receivers are fast. Next time you watch a game - count how many times they underthrow the receivers. A 3 step drop takes around 3 seconds. Then add travel time for the long ball.  Most WRs can get 40 yds down field in a little over 4 seconds.  A 5 step can be very effective too. Only takes a second longer. 

7 steps - you better have a good Offensive Line. I do not know who came up with the idea that you need to give receivers time to get open? It wasn't Bill Walsh - father of the modern pass game. Montanas' first look was to the WR - then he came back to a TE crossing route or drop off to the running back. Rice made a living turning short slant routes into TDs,

Throw to position. Once the WR is behind the CB, along the sideline, throw to the opposite shoulder of the coverage.  You will notice - most  long completions are executed this way. Peyton manning and Tom Brady live off it. 

QB Rushing. Not every team can count on their Offensive Line to hold the rush for more than 3 seconds. Russell Wilson in SEA learned the hard way.  Don't ad lib in the Backfield. When forced - it is a great talent. Romo lives off it and his record shows it - lotta 4th QTR losses. Wilson has learned to Throw quickly or take off running North to South. They can't stop him now.  Terrell Pryor made the mistake of improvising behind the line of scrimmage this week in KC. He is a super talented passer and runner. If he learns to do One or the Other - quickly - he will succeed. 

- Rick Jansen