They pass less because turnover risk is higher, the majority of playcalling today is attempting to draw penalties and run the ball because the defense is kneecapped to the point it’s almost redundant to have them on the field at all.
Sad but true. The amount of underthrown deep balls that result in PI because the receiver is trying to come back to the ball is hard to watch. NFL, like everything else, was peak in the 90s.
They pass less because turnover risk is higher, the majority of playcalling today is attempting to draw penalties and run the ball because the defense is kneecapped to the point it’s almost redundant to have them on the field at all.
Sad but true. The amount of underthrown deep balls that result in PI because the receiver is trying to come back to the ball is hard to watch. NFL, like everything else, was peak in the 90s.
I would even say the early-mid 2000s as the last dying gasps. The Goodell legacy is the biggest travesty any professional sports league has seen.
I think college rpo schemes have influenced the pros a bit as well.
RPO was a rule change by the ncaa which the nfl adopted too allowing linemen downfield 3 yards without a flag, it’s always about babying the offense.
Offense is sexy to non fans