3 Yards Behind

A few times a game I wonder "Where do they find these guys?" after an announcer says something idiotic. The announcers in the Florida v. LSU game didn't disappoint. On a Matt Flynn pass, on of the commentators said that the pass was 3 yards behind where it should have been.

Now, it is possible that a ball could be three yards behind a receiver. But, there is no way THAT ball was three yards behind. It was a slant and the receiver got his hands on the ball. A throw directly to or just in front of the receiver would have been optimal. Let's give the announcer the benefit of the doubt and say that a throw 1.5 feet in front of the receiver would have been the correct place to put the ball. If it was 3 YARDS behind that point, it would have been 7.5 feet behind the receiver. Unless Inspector Gadget is suiting up for the Tigers this season, I don't think any of the LSU receivers would get their hands on a ball 7.5 feet behind them. In fact, they probably wouldn't get within 5 feet of the ball.