When to throw on routes

[Onion Dent]

Whenever I have receivers running routes that point towards out of bounds, or have any kind of slant i find my QB slinging it either in the complete wrong direction or out of bounds. Is there any specific strategy on timing for non linear routes or is it more of a thing that is decided by the QB stats

[toolie]

The QB generally leads the receiver (bad QBs will misthrow more than the good ones, of course).  This is sometimes annoying, but it is also how a lot of the timed jump-catch passes (JJs) are executed.  It can also be used to throw out of bounds intentionally on some plays, which helps when your play is called and you don't want to risk a fumble or an INT.  If the receiver stops his route, there is usually a small window where the QB will still lead the receiver instead of throwing to the stationary position.