More Moore may equal No. 1 receiver per Clutch Points

[top dawg]

People are wondering whether or not D.J. Moore will be the Panthers WR1, and rightfully so considering he's a first round draft pick. A writer for Clutch Points has come in  with his take:

 

"When Moore got comfortable with the offense in the second half of the season, he looked the part of a star. The differences between his first and second half, statistically, are distinctive.

• First half: 26 catches, 297 yards, 1 TD
• Second half: 29 catches, 491 yards, 1 TD

"Though he caught nearly the same amount of passes in the second half, he tallied a significantly larger yardage total. Moore’s yards per average jumped from 11.4 to 16.9. This second half jump wasn’t a fluke — Moore was inserted into a starting role as Devin Funchess earned a demotion.

"Moore’s promotion to the starting role was deserving, and an indication for what the future may hold. Although the wide receiver doesn’t come in a prototypical build (5-foot-11, 210-pounds), his game and athletic profile signify a No. 1 receiver in every sense, but not in the way the position has been typically thought of.

"Ten years ago, the No. 1 receiver was a team’s X-receiver. These were outside receivers that typically hand one of a large catch radius, size, or speed. But, that’s not how the game is played now. A No. 1 receiver is relied upon to be versatile in not only his route-tree but his game as well.

"That’s exactly what Moore is. He’s not your grandpa’s No. 1 receiver; he’s the new age version of it."

 

Indeed, I think that it's a valid point to say that people need to (perhaps) change the way that they define a No. 1 receiver. You shouldn't necessarily assume that the guy who is mainly playing the X position is the guy, but the real WR1 is the one that will slice up the opposition from all the positions and who has mastered the route tree. Moore can certainly do that, as evidenced by the article, but Samuel, a legitimate second rounder with upside, can do those types of things as well. 

The article ends by basically saying that Moore can become Stefon Diggs-like "if used correctly," but my thing is that we don't necessarily need him to be that, particularly since we have so many other weapons. I really appreciate thinking outside the box, but I have a suspicion that Cam (and therefore the offense )will likely be best when the ball is spread around, so that thinking even farther outside the box in terms of Moore (or anyone) as a No. 1 receiver, even in a "new age" sense, may be totally unnecessary.

[LinvilleGorge]

I really don't care about who's the #1 WR. When Cam was the MVP we didn't have one. I felt like when KB was here that Cam had a tendency to lock onto him.

[Hoenheim]

Dont know why they keep listing him at 5'11'', in all the pictures I've seen hes clearly taller than CMC and Samuel who are actually 5'11'' themselves

[rayzor]

Used to be this joke when I played fantasy football and hung out at some forum for it years ago. People would be trying to figure out who the Patriots #1WR would be so they could draft him or pick him up on the waiver wire or whatever.

The joke/question was, "who is Brady's #1 receiver?" "The open man."

I think that's the answer we're going to be seeing this year. Samuel and Moore are probably going to be the two WRs who see the most snaps with probably Hogan and Wright trailing behind and splitting time between them. 

Going by the way they were used last year, I think the vast majority of the touches are going to be CMC, Samuel, and Moore and there won't be a while lot of separation between them. I mean CMC will still be the focal point of a lot of it, but those three will be where Cam looks most of the time. Following behind those three will be Olsen/healthy TE, and then Hogan/Wright.

Point is, I don't know that you can or will be able to definitively say who the "#1" WR is. Best thing to do is just look at it in tiers. In regards to the passing game it's going to be:

Samuel/Moore

CMC

Olsen/TEs

Hogan/Wright

[ncfan]

Im going on a limb here

But predicting Moore/Samuel will be the best WR duo in the NFL south.

Yes Julio, Thomas, and Evans will have Better numbers than our top WRs.  But as far as the top Duo, I think these guys take it this year 

 

[Moo Daeng]

WR1 is the player with most fantasy points . When will people understand this?

[Palmetto]

Give DJ the ball and he'll make things happen  after the catch

Those long catch and runs look real nice on a Qbs stat sheet also

[Untouchable]

He's a good player and a valuable weapon to this offense but he is nothing like Diggs and he couldn't create with his route running (which was far from diverse and well-run like the article states) in his rookie year.  Even the route chart they use to try and further their point in the article is just full of drag routes.  Just issues with the article not a first year player.

[Dex]

5 hours ago, Hoenheim said:

Dont know why they keep listing him at 5'11'', in all the pictures I've seen hes clearly taller than CMC and Samuel who are actually 5'11'' themselves

What if CMC & Samuel are actually 5'10"?

 

 

[CPcavedweller]

Why is this even a question? Moore is a Steve Smith reincarnate without the jaw breaking attitude. 

[nogoodbum]

8 hours ago, Moo Daeng said:

WR1 is the player with most fantasy points . When will people understand this?

Why the obsession with #1 or #2 or whatever. Being #1 or #2 doesn't put team wins in the column.

[Hoenheim]

5 hours ago, Dex said:

What if CMC & Samuel are actually 5'10"?

 

 

completely false. I've seen several pictures from the 2017 season where CMC was clearly taller than Jstew at 5'10'' . 

And before you bring up the inevitable. Yes, Jstew is 5'10''. Because he's clearly taller than D.Will and Smitty at 5'9''. 

[Dex]

2 hours ago, Hoenheim said:

completely false. I've seen several pictures from the 2017 season where CMC was clearly taller than Jstew at 5'10'' . 

And before you bring up the inevitable. Yes, Jstew is 5'10''. Because he's clearly taller than D.Will and Smitty at 5'9''. 

But what if Smitty and Dwill were 5'8"???

[arbnranger]

1 hour ago, Dex said:

But what if Smitty and Dwill were 5'8"???