(04-16-2013, 10:24 AM)Publius link Wrote:Revising what I said earlier. Just read that Hogan faced the 2nd team defense and Crower faced the 1st team defense. Shaw restricted the running dimension of Hogan's game, but that does that mean Crower is the better pure passer? I wasn't able to watch the game. Any comment from those that did?
That's not accurate -- sometimes Hogan faced the first-string D and sometimes the second string; similiarly, Crower was matched up against both first- and second-stringers.
As to whether Crower's the best "pure" passer, I suppose it's a matter of opinion. Crower doesn't really challenge defenses downfield -- by temperament, mostly, since he can put nice touch on deep balls. On the other hand, he lacks the arm strength to fit the ball into tight windows on intermediate routes (whereas Hogan can and does that). Overall I felt Hogan's performance was stronger than Crower's, both statistically (7.4 YPA versus five point something or other) and with the naked eye. That obviously doesn't evaluate running, which Hogan is much stronger at (note that the playcalls gave Crower many more opportunities to rollout and move the pocket, which Hogan was denied -- presumably to get Hogan working on his weaknesses.)
Crower looks like a good, solid backup, though, so that's a good thing -- and a positive reflection on the coaches' developmental abilities.
