passing game
noun
sports
: ability to pass the ball
The football team needs to improve its passing game.
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But with several of the top wideout talents off the board, the Panthers prioritize a different position in the passing game, and again, land Sanders to spark a change in the playmaking department.
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2024
In Davis' mock draft, Baltimore gives defending MVP Lamar Jackson another weapon in the passing game.
—Ayrton Ostly, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2024
Denver had most of its offensive staff, along with general manager George Paton, at North Carolina for quarterback Drake Maye’s pro day last week and, on the same day, had passing game coordinator John Morton and others in Seattle to watch Penix work out.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2024
Wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator Matt Miller will make $215,000 in his fifth season on staff at his alma mater.
—Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 2 Apr. 2024
The early attendees include New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo, Denver Broncos GM George Paton, Chicago Bears passing game coordinator Thomas Brown, and Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2024
The Dolphins have seldom used the tight end in the passing game since McDaniel arrived before the 2022 season but that could change with the arrival of Smith.
—Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
To my surprise, the ex-QB began with neither Brock Purdy nor the passing game.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2024
Defensive coordinator Jesse Minter is an inspired choice, but offensive coordinator Greg Roman has a lot to prove after his passing game floundered in Baltimore.
—C.j. Doon, Baltimore Sun, 12 Feb. 2024
Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2024
In Davis' mock draft, Baltimore gives defending MVP Lamar Jackson another weapon in the passing game.
—Ayrton Ostly, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2024
Denver had most of its offensive staff, along with general manager George Paton, at North Carolina for quarterback Drake Maye’s pro day last week and, on the same day, had passing game coordinator John Morton and others in Seattle to watch Penix work out.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2024
Wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator Matt Miller will make $215,000 in his fifth season on staff at his alma mater.
—Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 2 Apr. 2024
The early attendees include New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo, Denver Broncos GM George Paton, Chicago Bears passing game coordinator Thomas Brown, and Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2024
The Dolphins have seldom used the tight end in the passing game since McDaniel arrived before the 2022 season but that could change with the arrival of Smith.
—Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2024
To my surprise, the ex-QB began with neither Brock Purdy nor the passing game.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2024
Defensive coordinator Jesse Minter is an inspired choice, but offensive coordinator Greg Roman has a lot to prove after his passing game floundered in Baltimore.
—C.j. Doon, Baltimore Sun, 12 Feb. 2024
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