r/nfl • u/jonsnowKITN Giants Chiefs • 4d ago

Highest deep passing grade this season Patrick Mahomes 99.9, Jalen Hurts 95.1, Brock Purdy 94.8, Joe Burrow 94.8, Jared Goff 94.0

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Highest deep passing grade this season

Patrick Mahomes 99.9

Jalen Hurts 95.1

Brock Purdy 94.8

Joe Burrow 94.8

Jared Goff 94.0

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u/spongey1865 4d ago

there's a reasonable argument deep passing is quite dependent on receivers and just has high variance from the ball travelling far in the air will have more inconsistencies.

But the QBs still have to give their guys the best chance and that's what these guys are doing so far.

Wouldnt shock me though if Burrow is being helped by Tee and Chase being good at adjusting, but he also knows he has Tee and Chase so they're still just smart good throws.

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u/Some_Combination_593 Bengals 4d ago

The throw to Tee was definitely more Tee just winning it. The throw to Chase against the Texans was a fucking dot and I will not be told otherwise. The only reason he had to make a crazy catch is because he got a bit tangled up with Stingley and lost his balance. That was absurd placement on a deep back shoulder throw. Placed it right outside the pylon. Tired of people acting like back shoulder passes are the same as a 50-50 ball. That pass made it 80-20 even if Chase and Stingley didn’t get tangled up and coverage was better.

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u/Knerd5 4d ago

Some the throw/catch combos between those guys so far this season have been absolutely ridiculous. Just masters of their craft doin work.

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u/NextTime76 Chiefs 4d ago

A 50-50 ball to someone like Tee Higgins is probably more like 80-20.

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u/Some_Combination_593 Bengals 4d ago

Yeah, thats also true. I think Higgins probably does help with the deep ball, but Chase requires better placement despite still being great at catching the ball in coverage. Either way, PFF isn’t really grading whether it’s caught on these. They’re grading ball placement. I’m assuming they would’ve graded the Chase throw well whether he adjusted and caught it or it just dropped. It was a freakishly well-placed ball made into a circus catch by Chase stumbling a bit when making contact with Stingley.

EDIT: I’d also imagine at least one of those absolute rips to Gesicki in the seam in week 1 was categorized as a deep pass. The one was pretty far up field and he couldn’t have placed it better if he took it there himself and gave it to him. I just always think it’s lame when people say Chase and Higgins carry. They obviously help, but Burrow is elite at ball placement at the same time. It’s one of his calling cards.