Brenton Bersin continues to impress

[KB_fan]

Go look for them. Are we your personal assistant? 

Here you go:

 

11 of 13 were first down conversions.

http://www.sportingcharts.com/nfl/stats/player-receiving-first-downs-and-first-down-percentage/2014/

​That is a great link.  Really appreciate your taking the time to post this. 

Bersin & Dickson really made the most of a small number of receptions in terms of converting for 1st downs.  Love it.  Stats are a beautiful thing.

[Panthers8969]

Shame he's gonna get cut then

[Mr. Scot]

I'd honestly love to see us win a Super Bowl with him on roster just so I could watch some people's heads explode at the idea of Sunshine having a Super Bowl ring.

[EightyNine]

I'd honestly love to see us win a Super Bowl with him on roster just so I could watch some people's heads explode at the idea of Sunshine having a Super Bowl ring.

​Imagine if he caught the game winning touchdown or had some sort of crucial play.

[rmoneyg35]

I honesty believe that Bersin is better than Cotchery. What we need to find out is can he offer more than Hill and Philly Brown. We already know Benjamin, Ginn and Funchess are locks so the final 2-3 spots will be Cotchery, Hill, Brown and Boykin. Hill and Brown offer speed but Brown and Boykin offer special teams exp. Boykin and Cotchery offer experience.

[Snake]

Yeah I was thinking I could see Cotchery getting cut, would be a ballsy move but could see it happening.  

Obviously Benjamin and Funchess have spots.  I think Ginn has to have a spot just because of his ability to return punts, that was a HUGE asset for us in 2013.  I think we all like Philly Brown too.  So then the coaches seem to really like Bersin too.  If we don't keep 6 wr's Cotchery has to be the odd man out

I think it would be more ballsy move to keep a worse WR. It's going to be a tough decision but as of now it looks like hill and Cotch are on the outside looking  in.

[Mr. Scot]

​Imagine if he caught the game winning touchdown or had some sort of crucial play.

I'd laugh pretty hard.

[KB_fan]

So... doing some number crunching thanks to the great link provided by a previous commenter

http://www.sportingcharts.com/nfl/stats/player-receiving-statistics/2014/

OK, so here's a stat that blows my mind. 

Bersin led all the WRs last year in reception %. (65%)  13 catches out of 20 targets.  11 of those catches for 1st downs.  1 TD, no fumbles.   His greatest weakness as many have mentioned seems to be yards after catch.  But seriously, the stats back up his making some clutch catches.  Nice.  Among the WRs, Cotch was next at 61.5%, then Brown at 58%; Kelvin at 50%

The RBs & Greg had higher reception percentages than the WRs.  Fozzy & DeAngelo nailed a tiny number of targets (83%).  JStew (80%) & Tolbert (70%) showed great hands.  Olsen was his awesome "Mr. Reliable" self 84 catches out of 123 targets = 68% reception %.

*REALLY* hope Kelvin can pull up his reception % this year.  If he does, our offense could be very exciting!

[KB_fan]

One more comment.  Here's a very fun (but perhaps meaningless?) stat.  Was looking at the 1stDown% (# of first downs / # of receptions). 

http://www.sportingcharts.com/nfl/stats/player-receiving-first-downs-and-first-down-percentage/2014/

When looking at all players with 10 or more receptions last year, Carolina has the top two players on the list! 

1.  Ed Dickson:  9 FDs out of 10 receptions = 90%

2. Bersin:  11 FDs out of 13 receptions = 84.6%

NEXT is.... wait for it....

 

 

 

 

 

3. Calvin Johnson (aka Megatron)  59 FDs out of 71 receptions = 83.1%

The average FD% for all players with 10+ receptions = 53.2%

The average FD% for players with 10 - 19 receptions (like Bersin) = 49.6%

So, among players used in limited receiving roles, Bersin's ability to get the 1st down really stands out.

Here's a list of the top 30 players in terms of 1st down %:

Name	Pos	Team	Games	Receptions	FD	FD%
Ed Dickson	TE	CAR	16	10	9	90
Brenton Bersin	WR	CAR	15	13	11	84.6
Calvin Johnson	WR	DET	13	71	59	83.1
Dwayne Allen	TE	IND	13	29	24	82.8
Terrance Williams	WR	DAL	16	37	30	81.1
Crockett Gillmore	TE	BAL	15	10	8	80
Corey Fuller	WR	DET	16	14	11	78.6
Brandon Lloyd	WR	SF	14	14	11	78.6
Lance Moore	WR	PIT	14	14	11	78.6
Coby Fleener	TE	IND	16	51	40	78.4
Randall Cobb	WR	GB	16	91	71	78
Travis Benjamin	WR	CLE	16	18	14	77.8
Andre Roberts	WR	WAS	16	36	28	77.8
Torrey Smith	WR	BAL	16	49	38	77.6
T.Y. Hilton	WR	IND	15	82	63	76.8
Nick Toon	WR	NO	8	17	13	76.5
Marques Colston	WR	NO	16	59	45	76.3
Brian Quick	WR	STL	7	25	19	76
Cooper Helfet	TE	SEA	10	12	9	75
Rishard Matthews	WR	MIA	14	12	9	75
Albert Wilson	WR	KC	12	16	12	75
Daniel Fells	TE	NYG	16	16	12	75
Malcom Floyd	WR	SD	16	52	39	75
Jason Witten	TE	DAL	16	64	48	75
DeAndre Hopkins	WR	HOU	16	76	57	75
Kenny Stills	WR	NO	15	63	47	74.6
Rob Gronkowski	TE	NE	15	82	60	73.2
Julio Jones	WR	ATL	15	104	76	73.1
Zach Ertz	TE	PHI	16	58	42	72.4
Jordy Nelson	WR	GB	16	98	71	72.4

 

P.S.:  Just need to add a shout out to Jeremy.  The new table formatting is AWESOME.  Just love it!

Edited June 11, 2015 by KB_fan
Added P.S.

[WOW!!]

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​Point is the dude suck and should not be so popular among fans. For some strange reason he is.

Every team has these guys..  The Armati Crew was worse.. 

[EightyNine]

You will fug wait until I can look down every roster and look up 4th Wr.  I got a job and can't do reaserch projects on my phone.. So wait.. 

​Ever get around to this?

[the butch]

I think his limitations really slapped people in the face, and that reality triggered a snap judgment that he sucks.  Well, he may not fit the roles he was thrust into last season, but he most DEFINITELY fits that 3d-and-5-spread-the-field-and-get-6-yards-with-a-tough-catch-over-the-middle role.  We all tried to make him something he isn't due to our lack of skill positions last year.  Now that he should fit comfortably back in his role this year, I think people will come to appreciate him more.

[WOW!!]

​Ever get around to this?

I gave you Moncreif and Nicks.. 

[EightyNine]

I gave you Moncreif and Nicks.. 

​haha, ok.. Guess that settles it then..