Week 9 at Carolina - stats and stuff

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Originally Posted by ukcolt

Pierce and the whole offense needs to be getting targets deeper than they currently are. Making a defense have to protect a larger area, puts more strain on them. If they are struggling to make sideline passes, and then only passing 15 yards deep, there is very little space to actually be able to get open and subsequently there is little room to run the ball. Both Pierce and Pittman are good on deep balls, if not making the reception they have drawn a few pass interference penalties.

Pierce doesn't provide the same route running abilities of Pittman on shorter routes though, he just isn't as agile.

Minshew doesn’t throw deep. Pierce is the fifth option when he runs deep routes behind the TE and RBs. He just doesn’t have the arm for it and Pierce if the fastest receiver on the team right now so they default him as the deep threat. Pierce was wide open on his two targets and the passes weren’t even close. Defenses are kinda catching on though because they played 7-8 in the box last game and Pierce was targeted just twice. If teams are going to play 8 in the box you have to make them pay deep. But Minshew was out there running early leaving the pocket, he has little feel for pocket pressure.