[washingtonismoney]

That's a playcalling issue, isn't it?

Could be. My guess--it's a security blanket type of deal for a young QB, both in the playcalling and in Hogan's mentality. Ertz, Hewitt and Taylor are really reliable, so he directs passes to him. The coaches aren't asking as much of Hogan in terms of complicated reads, etc., and are drawing up shorter passes, which targets security-blanket types. Hence more passes to TEs/RBs. I would guess that we'll see more passes to wideouts for the rest of the (hopefully three-game, two at the Rose Bowl) season.

ADD: That being said, I think this only is an at-the-margin issue. The wideouts aren't good enough anyway. As I said earlier, I don't have a good explanation as to why, but it's still undeniable the wideouts have not been satisfactory. It's possible things will sort themselves out next season -- Montgomery bounces back (he didn't seem to have catching issues his freshman year), Kodi Whitfield and Kelsey Young step forward. Young, I know, has been frustrating due to lack of touches and a frustrating drop against kal, but for a freshman his season has been solid. (Bad from the perspective of what we needed, solid from the age-adjusted perspective.)

[washingtonismoney]

That's a playcalling issue, isn't it?

Could be. My guess--it's a security blanket type of deal for a young QB, both in the playcalling and in Hogan's mentality. Ertz, Hewitt and Taylor are really reliable, so he directs passes to him. The coaches aren't asking as much of Hogan in terms of complicated reads, etc., and are drawing up shorter passes, which targets security-blanket types. Hence more passes to TEs/RBs. I would guess that we'll see more passes to wideouts for the rest of the (hopefully three-game, two at the Rose Bowl) season.

ADD: That being said, I think this only is an at-the-margin issue. The wideouts aren't good enough anyway. As I said earlier, I don't have a good explanation as to why, but it's still undeniable the wideouts have not been satisfactory. It's possible things will sort themselves out next season -- Montgomery bounces back (he didn't seem to have catching issues his freshman year), Kodi Whitfield and Kelsey Young step forward. Young, I know, has been frustrating due to lack of touches and a frustrating drop against kal, but for a freshman his season has been solid. (Bad from the perspective of what we needed, solid from the age-adjusted perspective.)