I don’t necessarily agree with this, I think that having such a strong running game opens up a lot for the passing game, and McCaffrey being a receiving target opens up a lot of the field for Aiyuk. Instead of being able to drop fully back in coverage, LBs have to deal with the threat of a check down to McCaffrey which opens up a lot of space for Aiyuk to cook and for Purdy to feel confident throwing with anticipation. We also work so much out of play action, and that only works if there is such a threat to run from McCaffrey. He consistently chunks the D for big time runs and that opens up so much of the offensive capabilities. Dude’s also just a touchdown engine, every time he touches the ball it’s electric.
I don’t necessarily agree with this, I think that having such a strong running game opens up a lot for the passing game, and McCaffrey being a receiving target opens up a lot of the field for Aiyuk. Instead of being able to drop fully back in coverage, LBs have to deal with the threat of a check down to McCaffrey which opens up a lot of space for Aiyuk to cook and for Purdy to feel confident throwing with anticipation. We also work so much out of play action, and that only works if there is such a threat to run from McCaffrey. He consistently chunks the D for big time runs and that opens up so much of the offensive capabilities. Dude’s also just a touchdown engine, every time he touches the ball it’s electric.