at the end of the day: it’s having a QB who is willing to throw him the ball. Unless every pass play has him as the last resort, he should get a couple of targets every game. As all of the receivers should.
Every QB has guys they look for first no matter the play call. Dixon was a stud with Shelley but ignored by Huntley who would throw it to Simpkins no matter how many times he dropped it, fumbled, or just ran the wrong route.
Bentley, after all the TO’s the first 2 games, was afraid to go through his progressions. If his first option wasn’t wide open – which to be honest, still didn’t help with all the bad passes – he would tuck and run. He got some first downs but a less athletic Huntley circa 2017 wasn’t what Utah needed at QB. Moving while keeping his eyes downfield is what turned Huntley from a liability to All-Conference.
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