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PFF Says Kelvin Benjamin Is "One Of The NFL's Most Reliable Recievers" ....

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I've been preaching the "Cam needs a possession receiver" bit here lately so maybe I should clarify what I'm looking for.  I'm talking about that third down, possession type of receiver who is QB can count on.

Having great hands is just part of it.  Its also running good routes and being able to get open for a first down.  Finding the soft spot in the zone or coming back to you receiver when needed.  If a receiver does all that then catching the ball, if it is anywhere close, is the last part of the equation.

Think of it this way, it is 3rd and 9, who do you trust to get open and make the first down catch? KB, Funchess, or Cotchery

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Just now, AU-panther said:

I've been preaching the "Cam needs a possession receiver" bit here lately so maybe I should clarify what I'm looking for.  I'm talking about that third down, possession type of receiver who is QB can count on.

Having great hands is just part of it.  Its also running good routes and being able to get open for a first down.  Finding the soft spot in the zone or coming back to you receiver when needed.  If a receiver does all that then catching the ball, if it is anywhere close, is the last part of the equation.

Think of it this way, it is 3rd and 9, who do you trust to get open and make the first down catch? KB, Funchess, or Cotchery

This year, I'd trust either Shepard, McCaffrey, or Samuel with that role. All 3 are very reliable and clutch receivers, with Samuel leading the pack.

Besides being speedy, I've seen arguments saying he was the best 3rd down receiver in college.

 

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38 minutes ago, thomas96 said:

They have an effect on how well the offense performs as a whole and the stats of the WR, but don't mean anything about how the WR played. Look at DeAndre Hopkins. The dude gets open at will nearly on a play to play basis but doesn't have a QB who can get him the ball. KB's not like that. Cam locked onto him a lot this year even when he wasn't open. And when he was open, Cam usually saw it because he was the first read quite a bit so Cam would deliver it to him. On many of the plays where KB wasn't targeted, he wasn't getting open very well. The great WRs, like KB can be, get open consistently, even if they're not getting the ball when they get open.

 

PFF ranked him #28 overall WR based on their overall grades. The "reliable" was only being used to describe him having only 2 drops on the year. #28 isn't great for a receiver with KB's talent.

 

I still think he has a bounce back season. Crow induced comas abroad. 

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