Was talking about this in another thread, but it was for the Broncos game next week and I didn't want to go off topic so here goes:

Let's keep it civil. I'm not being a Ben hater, I simply think he could stand to be better. Hell if anything, I don't think it's all his fault. Based on the commentary from Gumbel/Trent Green today it sounded like Tomlin and Haley were encouraging Ben all season to make risky deep throws because oftentimes, it's the equivalent of a punt. i love Ben and im forever grateful for what he's done for us so far but i think we all know Ben is more than smart enough not to force some of these super deep passes that he's attempted that resulted in INT's against the patriots, rams, raiders, and the bengals (twice now). picking up the 1st down/not turning the ball over would be a nice alternative to these thread through the eye of a needle throws 40+ yards downfield.

some of you will argue "it also sets up the deep pass later in the game," but are uncharacteristic under/overthrows into double/triple coverage really setting up these passes? yes, im aware that Ben leads the league in 40+ yard completions in the league despite missing 4 and a half games. however, the vast majority of these completions were far more open than the ones that got picked off. maybe if Martavis continues to grow as a receiver and learns to highpoint the ball and be more physical we can return to these types of attempts, but for now, no one else thinks this offense would be better if it were more in the mold of last season with a higher mixture of intermediate/short passes thrown in for good measure?

i really do think Ben is capable of having a season more along the lines of 4:1, 5:1, maybe even 6:1 in TD:INT ratio. and with these weapons, this O-line, i think it will be a reality if we play smarter ball. Ben's too good to have only had 2 30+ pass TD seasons so far for his career.

p.s on the flip side, just noticed that Ben has only fumbled once and not lost any this season


thoughts?