Willis990 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Owens finished 2008 with fewer catches (69) and yards (1,052) than any other season this decade. Owens had the NFL's second-highest number of dropped passes with 33, according to New Orleans coach Sean Payton. Even when Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo was healthy, Owens began showing his age. Owens, who turned 35 last December, rarely flashed the ability to single-handedly take over a game like in the past. http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/9310716...spective-moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans4e64 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 He was right up there with Brandon Marshall, Braylon Edwards and a few other great WR's. I guess that means they all suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fingon Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 That is completely wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VOR Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 STATS, Inc. said he dropped 9 last year. Next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt. Dan's Revenge Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 That is completely wrong. Yeah...I thought he had 12...? 33 just seems like a crazy number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 There's a reason why 'dropped passes' is not an official NFL stat. One person's dropped pass may be another's bad throw. For my part, I'll trust the 9 (10?) that Stats has him down for. At least there I can see how he compared to the rest of the league under their methodology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 This site shows 10 which puts him #4 Thrown to 140 times Big catches 12 to go with Evans 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt. Dan's Revenge Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 STATS, Inc. said he dropped 9 last year. Next. That seems a bit more accurate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderswr80 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 We can go through and count all the dropped balls by every teams #1 guy! Everyone has them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willis990 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 We can go through and count all the dropped balls by every teams #1 guy! Everyone has them! This is the bigger issue: Owens finished 2008 with fewer catches (69) and yards (1,052) than any other season this decade. He is clearly on the decline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 This is the bigger issue: Owens finished 2008 with fewer catches (69) and yards (1,052) than any other season this decade. He is clearly on the decline. The bigger issue: How are a 50 year old shawn springs and some sh------- 2nd year CBs going to cover both Owens and Evans? Or are you guys just gonna pump Springs with HGH like you did with harrison, seau, vrabel, bruschi, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ1 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 This is the bigger issue: Owens finished 2008 with fewer catches (69) and yards (1,052) than any other season this decade. He is clearly on the decline. At age 42, he will still be better than anyone on the Bills other than Evans. Take your stats and stuff 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadawg7 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 This is the bigger issue: Owens finished 2008 with fewer catches (69) and yards (1,052) than any other season this decade. He is clearly on the decline. By your logic, Lee Evans is washed up too...or maybe it just had a little bit to do with QB play... He also lost Romo for several games last year where his production was severly reduced by inept QB play. Once back, it takes time to rekindle the rhythm...if Romo doesnt go down he easily breaks 80 catches and 1200 yards...maybe even mid 80's to 90's with 1300 yards... A WR is only as good as the play of the QB sometimes...ask Lee Evans about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realist Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 This is the bigger issue: Owens finished 2008 with fewer catches (69) and yards (1,052) than any other season this decade. He is clearly on the decline. Owens on the decline is still far better than most of our receivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 This is the bigger issue: Owens finished 2008 with fewer catches (69) and yards (1,052) than any other season this decade. He is clearly on the decline. Considering that he had Brooks Bollinger and 9,000 year old Brad Johnson throwing him the ball for a number of games, are you surprised that his stats declined? Romo probably wasn't healthy when he returned to the starting lineup, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 This is the bigger issue: Owens finished 2008 with fewer catches (69) and yards (1,052) than any other season this decade. He is clearly on the decline. How does that compare to Randy Moss (69-1008)? Just checking ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willis990 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 The bigger issue: How are a 50 year old shawn springs and some sh------- 2nd year CBs going to cover both Owens and Evans? Or are you guys just gonna pump Springs with HGH like you did with harrison, seau, vrabel, bruschi, etc. How did Patriots cover Harrison and Wayne w. Hank Poteat as a starting corner corner in the playoffs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willis990 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 How does that compare to Randy Moss (69-1008)? Just checking ... He played w. a QB that had not played since HS. The Patriots offense played very conservatively for the first part of the season and then opened up as Cassell became more confident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 How did Patriots cover Harrison and Wayne w. Hank Poteat as a starting corner corner in the playoffs? Harrison: 6-0, 175 Wayne: 6-0, 198 Owens: 6-3, 226 One of these things is not like the others ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 He played w. a QB that had not played since HS. The Patriots offense played very conservatively for the first part of the season and then opened up as Cassell became more confident. And as already noted, Brad Johnson, who has assumed Kelly Holcomb's title as King of the Six-Inch Pass, played part of the season in Dallas. So what's your point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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