Chris Harris (ESPN): "Cam Newton is good. His receivers aren't"

[CRA]

We have the 29th pass offense. They are winning with defense and ball control. Of course our receivers suck as fantasy options.

Our WR corp is weak in general terms

[top dawg]

According to sportingcharts.com:

 

You have rank, receptions, drops, targets, target percentage & drop percentage

 

 

14   Steve Smith        32    4     56     57.1 %    7.1%

38   Greg Olsen         30   3      44     68.2 %     6.8%

74   Brandon LaFell   21   2      33     63.6 %     6.1%

103 Ted Ginn Jr.        20   1      29     69.0 %     3.5%

 

 

 

Ginn is actually doing pretty well. 

 

 

 

Stats don't always tell the whole story. You gotta take into account when the drops happen (which is my biggest beef), and sportingcharts.com added:

 

 

More about Dropped Passes

Usually receivers who play the slot position tend to drop the ball less because they catch shorter passes and are known for their 'good hands' over and above other physical attributes like speed and size.

It's easy to blame the wide receiver for dropped passes, but partial blame can sometimes fall on the quarterback.  Consistently throwing into tight situations or slight accuracy issues can lead to a higher percentage of drops as well.

 

 

[Kakarot]

Even if it's a fantasy football article, our WR's aren't that good. Gotta improve on that in the offseason. Drop Smith down to the 2 spot. Ginn is ok, and I knew a big drop was coming from him. I would like to see him back next year, though. He's a good 3rd option/PR/KR. Lafell is inconsistent, and I doubt they bring him back. Looks good at times, and disappears at others. Catches with his body a bit too much for my taste.

[Herbert The Love Bug]

But we have marvin nut and that good wr from Georgia. #dafuture

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[Happy Panther]

 Lafell is inconsistent, and I doubt they bring him back. Looks good at times, and disappears at others. 

 

Does he disappear because he can't get open or some other reason?

[TheRed]

Does he disappear because he can't get open or some other reason?

What's the other reason you are referring to?

I don't necessarily agree with this sentiment that our WR's are "not good", but they definitely need more consistency. If we expect consistency from our QB, we damn sure are going to expect it from our receivers. We've neglected the position long enough, I know that.

No more cheap band-aids. We need to acquire talent, and we can start with the draft next year.

[monkey48]

Ginn is a big-play guy, we can't expect him to make consistent plays, though it would be nice if he did. Lafell is just woeful, he can't get release, run routes or catch. At least he can block! Mike Evans 2014.

[Razeyfingers]

Our WR corp is weak in general terms

 

you think so? Hows st Louis. . . how bout Tampa?. . how bout Minni?. . . How about NY? How about the other NJ? my god I could go on an on, lol

 

System and schem CRA. . system and scheme

 

[MadHatter]

With Gross restructruing this year and becoming a FA next year....with Bell being marginal....there is no way that Gettlemen does not go OL in the first round.

 

Like it or not, he believes in building a team from the inside out.  he has talked abut hog mollies time and time again. 

 

Better run and pass blocking will do more for this offense than adding a rookie WR.

 

Those of you who are convinced a WR is coming in the first are going to be disappointed.

[TheRed]

With Gross restructruing this year and becoming a FA next year....with Bell being marginal....there is no way that Gettlemen does not go OL in the first round.

Like it or not, he believes in building a team from the inside out. he has talked abut hog mollies time and time again.

Better run and pass blocking will do more for this offense than adding a rookie WR.

Those of you who are convinced a WR is coming in the first are going to be disappointed.

Good to know that you had a personal conversation with Gettleman in which he told you his draft plans.

[rodeo]

What? Kaepernick? Bambi has one of the best O-Lines in the NFL with Davis at TE and Boldin at WR. If anybody deserves credit, it's Wilson and Brady.

 

I wouldn't give Wilson that kind of credit either, considering he regularly puts up comp % in the 40s. And how many times have you seen him throw up a duck or desperate dump off only to have one of his 'no name' receivers make an amazing miracle play on it? I've seen it many times this season. Happened against us, and happened this past week when his big highlight was a shovel throw-away as he was getting sacked that someone scooped up.

[CRA]

you think so? Hows st Louis. . . how bout Tampa?. . how bout Minni?. . . How about NY? How about the other NJ? my god I could go on an on, lol

 

System and schem CRA. . system and scheme

I don't get your point...

What you want is a good scheme AND great talent. We need better WRs and a legit 1

[*FreeFua*]

With Gross restructruing this year and becoming a FA next year....with Bell being marginal....there is no way that Gettlemen does not go OL in the first round.

Like it or not, he believes in building a team from the inside out. he has talked abut hog mollies time and time again.

Better run and pass blocking will do more for this offense than adding a rookie WR.

Those of you who are convinced a WR is coming in the first are going to be disappointed.

It wouldn't surprise me one bit for Gettleman to go OLine in the first. Obviously Gettleman has no idea who is going to be available when we pick in the first right now. But I'm sure he's thought about which position he'd like to address first. If that position is OL then he needs to get a deal for Gordon done and be willing to part with a second rounder.

I think Watkins, Evans, Moncrief, Ebron and Seferian-Jenkins, will all be off the board when we pick in the second. Gordon is better than anyone we could draft in the second and he's still on his rookie deal.

[top dawg]

With Gross restructruing this year and becoming a FA next year....with Bell being marginal....there is no way that Gettlemen does not go OL in the first round.

 

Like it or not, he believes in building a team from the inside out.  he has talked abut hog mollies time and time again. 

 

Better run and pass blocking will do more for this offense than adding a rookie WR.

 

Those of you who are convinced a WR is coming in the first are going to be disappointed.

 

Yeah...and our most consistent playmaker is a 35-year-old who, like it or not, is obviously slowing down to a point where getting a consistent and legitimate playmaker, or two, is critical to the success of the future.  So, I think the surety in your tone warrants a 50:50 "guesstimation" at best.