Originally posted by WiSeIVIaN
30 confidence qb in WL threw 0 tds and 12 int in two playoff games s90/s91 fwiw. I really don't think less confidence than meta is the solution here. Confidence without vision won't stop ints. In fact Int's are more likely a combination of several things. Vision (not seeing the defense correctly), Strength+Qb settings (lofty vs bullet), OC progressions (targeting the wrong receivers at the worst time and giving QB no good options), Quality of receivers (lack of fake ability will kill) and other little things... confidence being one of those if your QB was constantly under duress. Most top teams build both offense and defense with AOI so anytime any defender gets near the QB, the highly possible effect is damage against your accuracy due to the effect of both hurry and AOI. Confidence is supposed to help that but it cannot be the sole thing to save you. Also consider that, when hurried, a QB has a tendency to move... and it he throws while moving that's another penalty to both vision and accuracy. When I did scouting I noted that many INT's happened when the following occurred;
A.) Routes too close to each other when the pass is thrown. This was, by far, the leading cause of most of our QB's ints. Once the Qb throws the ball, any defenders in the area closed and closed fast on the receiver. If there were other receivers nearby then those defenders would peal off and become part of the play. One receiver vs 5 defenders is death. Best you can hope for is an INC.
B.) QB was under duress/hurry. Always caused QB to move as he was throwing and generally in haste so he'd throw into double coverage (or worse) and the pass had a very decent chance of being off target, meaning the defense had the better shot at the catch than the receiver did.
C.) QB was throwing too many deep passes. The deeper the pass, the more likely it will not be on target. The more likely it's not on target the more likely a defender gets a free shot at the INT. I'm not against deep passes... just against it being overused.
Originally posted by RyanCane26
And the same QB carved my defense up in s89 throwing to a single covered TE oftenHe's got my point here. Single coverage is a QB's best friend (especially if it's a high quality receiver.) Of course wide open with nobody covering is the best of all but any DC doing that isn't in WL.