Redskins trade for Alex Smith

[skinsfan69]

Well Gruden pretty much called Cousins out on not taking enough shots down field.

I think when Cousins first came here, he was way more of a risk taker. In the end it got him benched. So I think there is some truth to what Salisbury is saying.

[BaltimoreSkins]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Well Gruden pretty much called Cousins out on not taking enough shots down field.

I think when Cousins first came here, he was way more of a risk taker. In the end it got him benched. So I think there is some truth to what Salisbury is saying.

I have not found the statistics for 2014 when KC was benched, but Gruden does want risk takers at QB. Over the last two years AS is slightly less aggressive of a passer than KC.
In 2017 KC was middle of the road while AS was right at the bottom, but in 2016 AS threw 16% of his passes into tight coverage compared to KC 14%.

There are other variables at play such as the receiver's ability to separate from the defender.

https://nextgenstats.nfl.com/stats/p...aggressiveness