After 13 weeks, every team has suffered at least two losses, with 31 out of 32 having suffered at least three. It should result in an expansive stretch run, so fasten your seatbelt. Now, let’s discuss my Top Ten Takeaways for the opening weekend of December.
Tyreek Hill surpasses your expectations. And you already believe he’s quite great, most likely. But, what we’re witnessing right now goes much beyond just conventional awesome, and it may be moving toward a region that hasn’t been observed from Hill’s vantage point before.
The figures are what they are. The 29-year-old, eighth-year player has 93 catches for 1,481 yards and 12 touchdowns through the Dolphins’ 9-3 start. That translates to 132 catches, 2,098 yards, and 17 touchdowns over the course of a complete 17-game season. That would be incredible, even by Hill’s high standards, ranking sixth, first, and sixth all-time for a single season.
However, I find it incredibly bizarre how he continues to accumulate enormous sums. Hill continues to get by corners, get behind coverage, and make play after play even while defenses try everything to contain the threat he poses each week. next play after play. The same thing that has happened for eternity happened again on Sunday: two long, powerful touchdowns. The first was a 78-yard pass that was received in mid-stride and transformed into a footrace; the second was a 60-yard pass that was fielded like a pop fly because Hill was far enough clear of coverage to return to an underthrow.
After that, I contacted Wes Welker, who was once a fairly dominant receiver in his own right and is now an authority as Hill’s position coach, to inquire about why this keeps happening despite the defense’s best efforts. Since Miami pulled away for a 45–15 victory, it’s not like the Commanders were trying to make Hill go crazy.
Welker gave an intriguing response. In his opinion, a major reason why Hill’s home runs continue to fall is his ability to hit to all fields.
Welker stated, “I believe a big part of it has to do with the fact that he has such a full route tree,” as he climbed aboard the team jet on Sunday evening. “His speed and breakdown ability make him the fastest player on the field, and he can run as fast as he needs to on any given play.” He opens up. He simply goes in search of it. He made an amazing catch today, Willy Mays Hayes. Sometimes I was just kind of shaking my head.
Being that good is what counts, not coaching. It’s striking to observe. It really eludes me to explain. I am aware that we have made attempts to place the defense in conflict and other such situations. But he’s primarily to blame for the high level of strife.
Welker continued, saying that although Mike McDaniel’s offense does have the library of routes and concepts that enable Hill to pose a threat to a defensive back at every level, Hill’s ability to execute them all—a talent he has honed relentlessly—is exceptional for a player with his speed and explosiveness and contributes to the fact that his speed is almost impossible to counter.When you combine his expertise and experience, the difficulty increases even further.
“He is extremely intelligent,” Welker says. “He has it if he sees it and walks through it, even if it’s a walkthrough rep. You have to keep telling these excellent players, “Hey, remember this.” Recall that. He hears it once with him, and then it’s there. He is aware of coverages. He is aware of the need of understanding presnap and postsnap looks, how to attack leverages, and other critical concepts for a top receiver. It’s difficult to come by what he has, combined with the skill set to go with it.
The two lengthy scores that support Welker’s arguments are proof that the Commanders can attest to that.
The first occurred at 5:32 of the game when Hill outran veteran safety Kam Curl and outmanoeuvred Jartavius Martin on a double move out of the slot.
Welker claims, “The safety was cheated over toward the running back.” “We enjoyed our battle with the linebacker and running back. They probably already knew that. There, they conned the safety. He possessed significant external power. He departed from the slot wide and fast. He simply lets go of a man inside before returning to his landmark. You won’t be able to catch Tua [Tagovailoa] once he gets behind you because he puts it up there.
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