Both. Several throws were off-target, but within the catching radius. He puts a

Oct 16, 2024
1:47:06pm

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lot of heat on his throws, so all of his balls within the catching radius are not really all that catchable, particularly the shorter throws. Lassiter wasn't that sharp this game, but Retzlaff also was off-target on many of those throws.

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Were the Lassiter misses all him, or was some of it the way Jake throws the

UNLVcougar

Oct 16, 1:39pm

They all hit his hands. WR should catch everything that hits him in the hands

Greg4BYU

Oct 16, 1:41pm

The one where he dropped to his knees was actually a good defensive play. One

JAGA97

Oct 16, 1:43pm

The other receivers didn't seem to have the same problem

Mikey

Oct 16, 1:44pm

Best post/point of the thread.

boctabulous

Oct 16, 1:59pm

He has uno job.

DirtyWater

Oct 16, 1:46pm

This is the definition of over-simplification.

LifeLongLakerFan

Oct 16, 1:47pm

Simplification ≠ oversimplification

DirtyWater

Oct 16, 1:54pm

Agreed, generally, but this is an over-simplification.

LifeLongLakerFan

Oct 16, 1:59pm

Puka would catch all of those. "Fault" is kind of a weird term in sports.

DirtyWater

Oct 16, 2:08pm

I disagree. The QBs job is to get the ball to his WRs in the best place

LifeLongLakerFan

Oct 16, 3:05pm

The other receivers dont seem to have a problem with Jakes passes

boctabulous

Oct 16, 3:27pm

So you are saying every pass to every receiver is the same?

LifeLongLakerFan

Oct 16, 3:38pm

No that would be crazy. Good and bad passes are thrown to all the

boctabulous

Oct 16, 3:40pm

Also not true. He had an issue with drops in the AZ game. He doesn't always.

LifeLongLakerFan

Oct 16, 3:52pm

Nope, not just the AZ game. He has had multiple games with multiple drops.

boctabulous

Oct 16, 3:58pm

So the Epps drops are all on Epps? The Hill drops were all on Hill?

LifeLongLakerFan

Oct 16, 4:10pm

If they got 2 hands on the ball, then yes.

boctabulous

Oct 16, 4:24pm

A catchable ball at the collegiate D1 level is if both hands can touch the ball

Coug

Oct 16, 2:13pm

Not exactly true. See my longer email. A ball at the fringes of a catching

LifeLongLakerFan

Oct 16, 3:08pm

Both. Several throws were off-target, but within the catching radius. He puts a

LifeLongLakerFan

Oct 16, 1:47pm

Jake didn't see him in the EZ on first drive. Jake missed him on simple crossing

Ferb

Oct 16, 1:53pm

We are fortunate to have Lassiter on the team. He was the leading receiver in a

Doogal McCougar

Oct 16, 2:34pm

I think he is the best receiver on the team. AND drops too many passes

boctabulous

Oct 16, 3:28pm

I can think of 4 throws. The first was knocked out of his hand, but he should

cougaman

Oct 16, 3:34pm

Was that just from last game against AZ?

boctabulous

Oct 16, 3:41pm

Yes. 1 drop, 1 knocked away, and 2 off target where I’m not sure if he or Retz

cougaman

Oct 16, 3:54pm

I thought so. The reason I asked is because there was another game where he had

boctabulous

Oct 16, 3:59pm

Great overview of Lassiter's drops.

LifeLongLakerFan

Oct 16, 3:55pm

Not sure “drops” is appropriate verbiage. Maybe 1 would be considered a drop and

cougaman

Oct 16, 4:02pm

Agreed. If you see my other posts, I'm arguing with a number of black-and-white

LifeLongLakerFan

Oct 16, 4:07pm

I think people see a little bit of an attitude from Lassiter, so they don’t cut

cougaman

Oct 16, 4:16pm

That could be true. All things considered, I think he's our best receiver. His

LifeLongLakerFan

Oct 16, 4:23pm

I also think he is our best receiver AND has had the biggest issue with drops of

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