As far as deep balls go we don't really have a deep threat on the outside like we have had the last two years. Polk and Thompkins are too small to be legit outside deep threat guys and Juwan, despite his size, has never been a deep threat. He's a possession guy who is good on those 7-8 yard out routes, the slants, and the hook patterns in the middle of the field.
The fly/go routes that we've used to kill teams the last two years with Godwin, Hamilton, or Gesicki just aren't there because we don't have guys who are good at those routes who have the physical tools (speed, hands, size, jumping ability combo) to come down with the balls.
Where we could be good deep are post patterns. We've seen our guys make big plays this year running them. I can remember 4 TDs off the post (from both the slot and outside) that went for long TDs so far this year. We are especially good at those big plays from the slot and should utilize those kinds of down the field pass plays more than the fly/go routes with our undersized outside guys in Polk/Thompkins.
Our WR drops have been a significant problem this year, though. Johnson has always been sure handed until this year, and guys like Polk, Thompkins, and Hippenhammer along with him have contributed to the biggest drop rate of any P5 school. It's bizarre.
