Dibs Posted June 3, 2006 Posted June 3, 2006 Here is a list of 'dropped passes' percentages. Evans had the 14th best percentage in the league. As it happens, Moulds had the 11th. Considering the terrible play at O-line & QB for us...what does this imply? With an optimistic eye I can see Evans(super fast, agile & sure handed) blossoming into a #1 WR. http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/insider/col...r_kc&id=2466157 Here are the top 20 receivers in dropped pass percentage from the 2005 season: Dropped Passes Player Team Dropped passes Dropped pass % Houshmandzadeh Cincinnati 3 2.6% Marvin Harrison Indianapolis 4 3.2% Bobby Engram Seattle 4 4.3% Jason Witten Dallas 4 4.5% Steve Smith Carolina 7 4.7% Scottie Vines Detroit 3 4.8% Tony Gonzalez Kanas City 6 4.9% Eric Parker San Diego 4 4.9% K. Johnson Dallas 6 5.1% Joe Jurevicius Seattle 4 5.1% Eric Moulds Buffalo 7 5.5% Keenan McCardell San Diego 6 5.6% Reggie Wayne Indianapolis 7 5.7% Lee Evans Buffalo 5 5.9% Jabar Gaffney Houston 5 6.3% Larry Fitzgerald Arizona 10 6.4% Chris Cooley Washington 6 6.5% Marcus Pollard Detroit 5 6.7% Deion Branch New England 8 6.7% Jermaine Wiggins Minnesota 6 6.7% Let's also examine how the worst receivers in the league did (also a minimum of 40 catches to qualify). Dropped Passes-2 Player Team Dropped passes Dropped pass % Ernest Wilford Jacksonville 13 19.1% Justin McCareins NY Jets 16 16.7% Reggie Brown Philadelphia 13 16.3% Roy Williams Detroit 13 14.6% Brian Finneran Atlanta 11 14.3% Erron Kinney Tennessee 10 14.1% Antonio Bryant Cleveland 16 13.9% M. Muhammad Chicago 18 13.6% Greg Lewis Philadelphia 13 12.9% Eddie Kennison Kansas City 14 12.8% Randy McMichael Miami 12 12.0% L.J. Smith Philadelphia 12 11.8% Alge Crumpler Atlanta 13 11.5% Mark Clayton Baltimore 9 11.3% Donte' Stallworth New Orleans 14 11.2% Chris Chambers Miami 17 11.0% Todd Heap Baltimore 11 10.4% Terrell Owens Philadelphia 9 10.2% Plaxico Burress NY Giants 17 10.2% Ben Troupe Tennessee 8 10.1%
Dawgg Posted June 3, 2006 Posted June 3, 2006 shhh... don't tell Badol Evans had the 14th best percentage in the league.As it happens, Moulds had the 11th. 702492[/snapback]
Acantha Posted June 3, 2006 Posted June 3, 2006 Let's also examine how the worst receivers in the league did (also a minimum of 40 catches to qualify). Dropped Passes-2 Player Team Dropped passes Dropped pass % Ernest Wilford Jacksonville 13 19.1% 702492[/snapback] This would be fitting in another thread.
Dibs Posted June 3, 2006 Author Posted June 3, 2006 This would be fitting in another thread. 702552[/snapback] I got the link from that thread.
MadBuffaloDisease Posted June 3, 2006 Posted June 3, 2006 You got the link for the number of dropped passes Nance had in college? I can't seem to get the other guy to come up with this stat.
Acantha Posted June 3, 2006 Posted June 3, 2006 I got the link from that thread. 702554[/snapback] Darn....I even looked though the thread to see if it was there before I posted....missed it in the sea of quotation marks!
cantankerous Posted June 3, 2006 Posted June 3, 2006 Are these correct? Chris Chambers really dropped 17 passes?! BTW...I was watching the Denver game on TIVO the other day and Lee Evans dropped at least 3 in that game alone...so I find it hard to believe he dropped only 5 all year.
Oneonta Buffalo Fan Posted June 3, 2006 Posted June 3, 2006 Evans has already proved to be the next Eric Moulds in Buffalo, which is great.
Kelly the Dog Posted June 3, 2006 Posted June 3, 2006 Evans at #14 is substantially better than Moulds at #11 because of the kinds of passes they were both thrown over the course of the year. Moulds' percentage goes way, way up because he was thrown 5 yard passes on three step drops.
Rico Posted June 3, 2006 Posted June 3, 2006 Evans at #14 is substantially better than Moulds at #11 because of the kinds of passes they were both thrown over the course of the year. Moulds' percentage goes way, way up because he was thrown 5 yard passes on three step drops. 702636[/snapback] I'll buy that... these stats by themselves don't come close to telling the whole story.
Estro Posted June 3, 2006 Posted June 3, 2006 Notice How there's 4 players from philly on the "worst list". Donovan must not throw tight spirals.
Commander Posted June 3, 2006 Posted June 3, 2006 Where's Josh Reed? Everyone knows he drops more passes than anyone in the league!
Dibs Posted June 3, 2006 Author Posted June 3, 2006 Notice How there's 4 players from philly on the "worst list". Donovan must not throw tight spirals. 702652[/snapback] But....McNabb only played 9 games & at least 3 of those he was hampered by that sternum injury thingy. If you compare McNabbs stats to his backups(McMahon & Detmer) you see the reason appears perhaps to be them. Also T.O. might just have had 'lapses' in concentration due to his own 'issues'.
WhitnerIsAGod Posted June 5, 2006 Posted June 5, 2006 12 dropped passes between Moulds and Evans. If they had only dropped half as many passes, Losman might have been 119 for 228 for a 52% completion percentage -- and then maybe not an obvious bust.
MadBuffaloDisease Posted June 5, 2006 Posted June 5, 2006 According to snap.stats.com, Losman had 9 passes dropped. But he had 42 passes defensed. Maybe a better effort on the part of the WR's (wink, wink, nudge, nudge), might have helped.
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