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Mailbag: Why isn’t Jimmy Garoppolo targeting middle of the field?

Last week was undoubtedly a letdown for the Las Vegas Raiders as that has been the primary focus for a lot of Raider Nation’s questions ahead of this Week 3 Sunday Night Football Matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Without further ado, let’s get to the mailbag questions!

Q: Wasn’t one of Jimmy G’s strengths his ability to hit people over the middle of the field? Why has he struggled so much? Looks like he’s just looking towards the sidelines.

A: Yes, Jimmy Garoppolo was pretty good when targeting the middle of the field last season as two of his three highest PFF passing grades came on throws to the deep center of the field (96.