In a previous post, I wrote about how poorly new Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Joshua Dobbs performed on third down pass attempts during his college career at Tennessee and in it I indicated that I planned on digging deeper into his 2016 tape in order to see what really happened. I have now started a study related to that topic that includes me breaking down all off Dobbs’ 2016 incompleted third down throws from his 2016 season.
In my first post for this series I looked at the third down incompletions Dobbs had in his first two games of the 2016 season. In today’s post, I will show you Dobbs’ third down incompletions in Tennessee’s next three games against Ohio, Florida and Georgia.
In the three videos below you’ll see all of Dobbs’ third down incompletions from those three games and underneath them are the charted play-by-play accounts complete with air yards from the line of scrimmage, snap to throw times as well as a brief description of what happened.
As usual, I invite all of you to comment on my assessments of each play in addition to any other analysis you believe is necessary. This series should take roughly a week to finish and at that point I will post a recap of the data. Thank you for following along.
Steelers Tape Study: Joshua Dobbs’ 2016 3rd Down Incompletions – Part 1
| QRT | TIME | DWN | DIST | LOS | PLAY BY PLAY | AIR YDS | STT | REASON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 4:55 | 3rd | 7 | TENN 31 | J.Dobbs pass incomplete to J.Malone | 16 | 2.75 | Throw off target maybe miscommunication |
| QRT | TIME | DWN | DIST | LOS | PLAY BY PLAY | AIR YDS | STT | REASON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11:16 | 3rd | 5 | FLA 40 | J.Dobbs pass incomplete to E.Wolf | 5 | 3.01 | Designed roll-out pass dropped |
| 1st | 4:32 | 3rd | 11 | TENN 40 | J.Dobbs pass incomplete to J.Malone | 8 | 5.79 | Pass caught but out of bounds after scramble |
| 1st | 2:44 | 3rd | 7 | FLA 43 | J.Dobbs pass incomplete to T.Byrd | 1 | 2.89 | Receiver turned upfield after crossing over middle |
| 2nd | 10:30 | 3rd | 5 | FLA 38 | J.Dobbs pass incomplete to J.Smith | 0 | 2.62 | Dropped pass thrown slightly behind receiver |
| 2nd | 8:57 | 3rd | G | FLA 7 | J.Dobbs pass intercepted by Q.Wilson | 15 | 2.95 | Forced red zone pass in end zone picked off |
| 2nd | 2:44 | 3rd | 6 | FLA 10 | J.Dobbs pass incomplete to A.Kamara | 1 | 1.89 | Dropped flair-out pass thrown low and behind |
| 3rd | 4:20 | 3rd | 8 | TENN 34 | J.Dobbs pass incomplete to A.Kamara | 15 | 2.53 | Sideline pass thrown out of bounds |
| QRT | TIME | DWN | DIST | LOS | PLAY BY PLAY | AIR YDS | STT | REASON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11:03 | 3rd | 9 | TENN 47 | J.Dobbs pass incomplete to J.Smith | 13 | 3.31 | Throw behind receiver after hit while throwing |
| 1st | 7:12 | 3rd | 8 | UGA 34 | J.Dobbs pass incomplete to J.Hurd | -4 | 2.25 | Short screen pass thrown too high |
| 3rd | 3:04 | 3rd | 9 | TENN 28 | J.Dobbs pass incomplete to J.Malone | 34 | 3 | Catchable deep pass through receiver’s hands |
