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Ammunition for those wanting WR upgrades... Official Dropped Pass Yardage

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33 minutes ago, mcdougal said:

And what makes it all the more sad is that is a volume stat. It measures purely how many yards were dropped...Yet Cam Newton threw the ball less than almost every QB in the NFL.

We were the only team to run more than pass and our WRs still lead the league in a stat like dropped yardage.

Yes, I thought of this too.  It would be interesting (and probably scary) to see teams listed by % of dropped yards / yards attempted.

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2 hours ago, thefuzz said:

Somewhat agree.  KB can't really create separation, nor Funchess, yet, but Ginn, Philly, and Olsen all do.

When you run a Coryell system, you won't see them get open like you will in a West Coast system, or a EP system.  But we also have a QB that likes to rely on his athleticism and size to get him out of trouble, and often holds the ball longer than he should.

It's a double edged sword.

In the Coryell you need your WRs to use there Athletics to get open. Perfect WR for example is Vincent Jackson. Big, fast,  and can separate different kind of ways. Unfortunately WRs like him don't come very often. I think it's why we use EP more and more. 

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1 minute ago, Snake said:

In the Coryell you need your WRs to use there Athletics to get open. Perfect WR for example is Vincent Jackson. Big, fast,  and can separate different kind of ways. Unfortunately WRs like him don't come very often. I think it's why we use EP more and more. 

Not sure what athletics means...maybe athletic ability?

Either way, VJ used his height and leaping ability to make himself valuable in a Coryell system, he was not great at precise shorter routes, and initial quickness/burst...that's a smaller mans game.

This team wants to take big shots, and wants big/tall pass catchers to be able to reel them in...hence Olsen, Funchess, and KB...Ginn is used a little differently, mostly because when KB went down we didn't have a deep guy we could trust with jump balls.  Once KB is back, everything will fit back together like it's supposed to.

Also, it won't surprise me to see VJ cut....and I'm not sure I wouldn't mind him coming here for a workout.

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4 hours ago, mcdougal said:

And what makes it all the more sad is that is a volume stat. It measures purely how many yards were dropped...Yet Cam Newton threw the ball less than almost every QB in the NFL.

We were the only team to run more than pass and our WRs still lead the league in a stat like dropped yardage.

But when anyone suggests that we should POSSIBLY look into getting not only KB back but possibly another WR too, many on the Huddle look at you as if you have 5 heads and act like we are rolling out Prime Jerry Rice, Prime Calvin Johnson, and Prime Randy Moss with a healthy WR core of KB, Funchess, Ginn, and Brown...

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