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Is it because hobbits can't throw slant routes?
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Combination of not having full faith in Trubs and practice squad WRs as your starting WRs.
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Does that go for no crossing routes or screens?
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I don't know why they aren't doing any of that.
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Gentry seems like he would do well running slant type routes.
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He needs to trial it with Cohen first.
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Some route tree terrorism up in this piece.
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Should be hammering the slant / crossing routes - Trubs' accuracy and timing are strengths and its fairly low risk.
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I see crossing routes quite a bit, just not many quick slants.
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Loggains is slant route terrorist, sir
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I think we played it safe with Trubs facing MN/Balt. I think things get opened up a little more each week going forward.
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Slants and cross routes are what made Tom Waddle great. 
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Something to do with 3rd and 12 plus not under center on those plays. The problem is more about no pass plays on early downs negating that sort of play call.
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I would argue that Kendall Wright is our only "real" receiver and he plays in the slot... I was wondering this all day yesterday too. Easy throws for a young QB.
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You need a reliable receiver to get off jams, catch, and hold balls when potentially lit up by Lbers... and to have a good timing set with a QB or they can be risky to ints.
They're not a safe throw for sure
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They're not a safe throw for sure
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What about checking to quick slants when the defense is clearly playing off-coverage.... I wouldn't say the throw is any more dangerous there than some of the intermediate outside-breaking routes we've seen Trubisky throw.
Plus let's be honest.... if slants are too dangerous for Trubs, dude isn't worth having.
If his WRs are gonna get jammed and not be open, he needs to figure it out and check out or find another place to put the ball.
I would prefer to see if he can do it now, when things are toughest on him.
If Trubs can handle the worst situations.... that is more valuable to know at this juncture IMO.
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hard to throw a lot of slant when the entire defense is within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage..........
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The QB is irrelevant if you have 4th string WRs only and offer no trust of skill to grab in traffic.
You seem to put it as if it's on the QB, it's on the lack of talent wrs you can't trust to be in time with it and fight off the players to catch and not risk it bouncing right to a int.
Even White was big so you could try with him, even though he dropped the slants Glennon threw him.
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We have some good TEs.... Miller, Sims, Shaheen.... why not run some slants with them in the slot?
What about Kendall Wright? He can't run a slant?
A slant and/or beating a jam isn't only done by Julio Jones.... GB runs slants against the Bears with every WR they have.
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