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

Oct 16, 2024
2:08:24pm

DirtyWater Intervention Needed

Is the receiver responsible for catching all those balls? Yep.

He didn't. That assigns a value to that player in that position. It is whatever it is.

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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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